Comprehensive Textbook of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Published 2007 Hardcover book 1228 pages, 7.00 x 10.00" ISBN 9787117086998 By (author) Shi Xuemin Professor Shi Xue-min, born in 1938 in Tianjin, is China's most distinguished modern living acupuncture master. His Comprehensive Textbook of Acupuncture and Moxibustion is the culmination of over forty years of clinical experience and insight. Published in a luxuriously boxed two-volume set, this work is a complete resource that includes discussions of channel and collateral theory, point location and energetics, and acupuncture needling and moxibustion techniques. A major portion of the book includes treatment protocols which are arranged by category, and include diseases of an infectious etiology and diseases of the respiratory , digestive, circulatory, neurological, urological, obstetrical, gynecological, EENT,and musculoskeletal systems. A short chapter includes unique and thoroughly explicated point combinations for commonly encountered clinical symptoms. Professor Shi is perhaps best known for his development of the Xing Nao Kai Qiao protocol (Awaken the Mind and Open the Orifices). It a is highly efficacious therapy for the treatment of stroke patients. The Xing Nao Kai Qiao method, with over 30 years of development and clinical application, has an astounding therapeutic success record. It is introduced herein for the first time in English, and is accompanied by case studies that deepen the reader's grasp of the technique. This text is a treasure for the serious student and senior practitioner alike.