-Atlas Akupunktur

With 135 coloured illustration pages
Graphic designer: Ulrike Brugger
The dtv-Atlas Acupuncture gives an overview of the history of acupuncture in China and Europe. It presents the basics of Chinese medicine and describes the indication, treatment and effects of classical acupuncture therapy.
The dtv-Atlas Acupuncture has become a standard work on this topic and is now available in a print run of 150,000 copies. The book offers interested laymen a clear insight and provides doctors, students and medical professionals with a clear and accurate reference book.
From the content: History of acupuncture. Chinese and Western medicine. Correspondence system of the functional circuits. Teaching of the pathways and stimulation points. Diagnostics. Description of the functional circuits. Pathways and irritation points. Practice and technology. Ear acupuncture. Western explanatory models.
In 1995, the dtv-Atlas Acupuncture was awarded the title "one of the most beautiful German books" by the Stiftung Buchkunst.
With glossary, bibliography and index