Ranking of the best books on acupuncture in 2024

Acupuncture or acupuncture is the oldest method of treating many diseases without the use of drugs. China is considered its homeland and it has been practiced in the Celestial Empire for more than one thousand years.

There are legends according to which it turns out that this method was first used in ancient China more than four thousand years ago. Much later, people from neighboring countries - Mongolia, Japan and Korea - began to use the acupuncture technique.

In Europe and Russia, acupuncture as a traditional type of medical treatment began to be used only at the end of the 20th century. Therefore, books on acupuncture are very relevant, expanding knowledge in this area.

How acupuncture works

Acupuncture is considered the most effective non-drug treatment for many diseases.

The following diseases can be cured with acupuncture:

• recurrent or persistent headaches;
• musculoskeletal and musculoskeletal disorders;
• digestive disorders;
• hematopoiesis problems;
• breathing and lung problems;
• neurological diseases;
• gynecological and urological diseases;
• colic and spasms of various origins;
• helps to get rid of nicotine and alcohol addiction.

After the course of acupuncture, there is an improvement in the functioning of the immune system, which has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the patient.

The essence of the acupuncture procedure

Reflex action on the body through special needles of different lengths, which are inserted into specific, depending on the disease, bioactive points.

The impulse from the injection goes to the central nervous system, and then to the area of ​​the affected organ. The result of acupuncture healing can be felt immediately after the first session: inflammation decreases and pain is partially relieved, blood circulation improves.

Contraindications

And yet, before prescribing this type of reflexotherapy to a patient, a specialist carefully diagnoses the whole organism, and only after that he selects an individual technique of acupuncture for each particular patient.

With all the effectiveness of the treatment of a wide range of diseases, there are still several categories of people for whom acupuncture is contraindicated due to age or circumstances:

• babies;
• pregnant women;
• elderly people over 70 years old.

Also, this procedure cannot be carried out for people with the following diseases:

• tumors of various etiologies, benign or malignant;
• blood diseases;
• mental disorders;
• infectious diseases - AIDS, tuberculosis, venereal diseases and purulent inflammations.

If the patient has a high fever, or is under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or in the case of an acute surgical abnormality, acupuncture is not performed.

Types of acupuncture

In clinics where the methods of oriental medicine are practiced, they use not only the classic type of acupuncture - acupuncture, but also alternative versions of stimulating human bioactive points.

Electric acupuncture

A relatively new way to enhance the therapeutic effect of the procedure by connecting needles to an electrical device.

Subtle electrical impulses to the needles improve metabolism, thereby contributing to a faster healing process.

Moxibustion (Ren-qiu)

Contactless "moxibustion" of acupuncture points with biological cigarettes (moxa). They are made from pounded dry Chinese wormwood.

Sometimes cigars consist of different mixtures of medicinal herbs, but wormwood is an essential component.

Thus, there is a deep heating of the bioactive points, which allows you to relieve the spasm and have a sedative effect.

It is believed that this type of acupuncture helps to rejuvenate the skin. To speed up obtaining the expected result, the Ren-qiu method is used in combination with other types of reflexology.

Auriculopuncture and auriculopressure

Improvement of the affected organs by reflex action on the acupuncture points located on the auricle.

There are over a hundred points here, each of which is associated with a specific organ.

Acupressure

Acupressure massage of the ears and the whole body.

Unlike other types of acupuncture, massage of bioactive points of the ears has a softer effect and is quite accessible for independent execution. It allows you to relieve headaches, toothaches, relax, or vice versa, activate internal energy.

The inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom are sure that the needles make a passage to release the disease, and moxibustion destroys it with heat.

For the implementation of acupuncture, certain sizes of needles are used, depending on the area of ​​their use.

The needles can be disposable, made of metal or stainless steel. And the reusable tools are plated with silver or gold.

The cost of one acupuncture session in Moscow, depending on its type, varies from 1200 to 6000 rubles. And given that in many regional cities, such specialists are a rare exception, the average cost of a procedure in the periphery is about 3,000 rubles.

Therefore, the desire of many people to learn the art of acupuncture or the skill of acupressure is understandable.

Of all the listed types of reflexology for independent mastery for an ordinary person, only the technique of finger impact on the energy meridians of a person is available - acupressure. And to master acupuncture in all its forms and to treat people, you need to be not only a doctor by education, but also by vocation.

Books, reference books, atlases are just an important handwritten manual. The knowledge of all the bioactive points of a person or the skill of acupuncture is also insufficient.

It is important to know and understand the foundations of Chinese medicine, which invariably relies on the ancient philosophy of two essences - Yin and Yang - a harmonious combination of good and evil.

Eastern ancient healers in the process of healing came to a wonderful conclusion - all human diseases are inextricably linked with the energy imbalance that formed in the body and soul of the patient. They believed that only a complete restoration of this balance would help relieve the patient of many ailments.

To read books about the philosophical teachings of classical Chinese medicine, there are practically no restrictions on their selection and purchase.

Most Popular Acupuncture Books: Ranked 2024

Pathogenesis of diseases. Diagnosis and treatment using traditional Chinese medicine: acupuncture, massage and moxibustion

Author: Nguyen Van Ngi
Publisher: Ven-Mer, Eureka
Year of publication: 1992
Price 1610 rubles

The book was written by the Chinese doctor Nguyen Van Ngi, who possessed not only significant theoretical knowledge, but also a huge experience of practical activity.

This bestselling book contains a wealth of information on oriental reflexology techniques and provides many practical advice on how to apply them to specific diseases.

For decades, the fundamental two-volume work of a Chinese doctor has been the reference book of many leading acupuncturists around the world.

In essence, this book is a comprehensive guide to accurately establishing a diagnosis and correctly defining a treatment method, according to the philosophical aspects of Chinese medicine.

Accurate and timely diagnosis is the key to a speedy recovery of the patient. The doctor and the author of this book, all his life studied and practiced the method of healing through acupuncture.

The book is recommended both for studying the methods of oriental medicine by professionals and for reading by fans of the genre.

• a large number of practical recommendations with pictures;
• detailed information characterizing the essence of Chinese medicine;
• very interesting and easy to read.

• in comparison with the original has significant inaccuracies in the translation of terms;
• many fragments from the original source are generally missing from the book.

The basics of acupuncture

Author: Tykochiiskaya E.D.
1979 edition.
Genre: medicine
Price: 827 rubles.

The book is intended for the target reader - medical acupuncturists, both beginners and those who already have a specific practice experience.

The author, a well-known specialist in acupuncture, doctor of medical sciences, in his guide covers the methods of reflexology, their essence and methods of application. In it, for the first time, facts about the effectiveness of the use of classical oriental medicine are presented and the most complete (for that time) list of energetically active points with their reference is given.

A voluminous part of the book is devoted to the use of acupuncture in the treatment of neurological diseases and diseases of internal organs in children and adults.

• can serve as additional guidance for existing doctors of different specializations;
• the text is written in an accessible language, without a large number of medical terms;
• you can recommend reading the book for general educational purposes to everyone who is interested in the methods of acupuncture;
• illustrations in the amount of 44 pieces, tables accompanying the monograph, contribute to a good assimilation of the text read.

• given the time the book was published, many of the facts are not accurate enough.

Chinese Medicine Textbook for Western Physicians

Author: Klaus K. Schnorrenberger.
Genre: Chinese medicine
Publisher: M: "Balbe"
Published in 2003.

This is the second Russian edition of K. Schnorrenberger's textbook, a more perfect translation.

The book by the German scientist K. Schnorrenberger is recommended for reading by European doctors who study traditional oriental medicine.

Western specialists in functional and morphological medicine rarely use oriental healing methods. This was due not so much to the difficulty of correct diagnosis as to the lack of competent, full-fledged translation of manuals from oriental languages.

K. Schnorrenberg, with German pedantry and accuracy, quite accurately presented the ancient knowledge of Eastern healers to the Western minds of doctors.

Thanks to this, the study of the basics, methods and techniques of Chinese health improvement became available to both foreign and Russian doctors.

• a unique book with voluminous useful information without "water";
• completely captures the reading process;
• meaningful and fascinating presentation, does not cause difficulty in understanding;
• ease of presentation and excellent structure;
• perfectly perceived by both doctors and ordinary people who care about their health.

• quite high cost.

Chinese acupuncture

Author: Georges Soulier de Moran
Year of issue: 2013
Publisher: Profit Style
Genre: medical book
Russian language
Cost of a five-volume book: 5,056 rubles

Georges Soulier de Moran is the founder of Chinese acupuncture in Europe. His monograph in five volumes is a comprehensive guide for physicians of various specializations studying oriental healing methods using acupuncture and moxibustion.

The first three volumes are devoted to the basis of ancient Chinese philosophy about the harmony of two bases - Yin and Yang. The author outlined its essence, in accordance with the principles of European thinking, which significantly helps to understand all the intricacies of the teaching, to understand and accept it.

The author supplemented many ancient discoveries with his own ingenious guesses and discoveries. Georges de Moran presented descriptions of the research and their results on the pages of his three-volume textbook.

The fourth volume - the scientist thoroughly, with great accuracy, describes the location of bioactive points with reference to specific organs and with a full description of the therapeutic effect.

The fifth and final volume is a comprehensive therapeutic guide to the treatment of various diseases with acupuncture.

All five volumes are published in three books: 1 and 3 volumes are published in one book, and 4 and 5 are published in separate volumes.

• unique manual, durable binding and quality paper;
• point values ​​and their locations are written in simple language and are quickly remembered;
• exciting books, even on a trolleybus it is difficult to break away from reading;
• a large number of author's illustrations and drawings.

• the drawings are black and white, so it is difficult to see the points, everything merges;
• high cost of publication.

Acupuncture points of Chinese Zhen-Chiu therapy

Author: Belousov P.V.
Genre: folk alternative medicine
Year of issue: 2004
The price is 1300 rubles.

This book is the third printed edition in the Chinese Zhen Chiu Therapy series.

In fact, this is a translation from the Chinese language of various specialized literature on acupuncture, which was written by leading Chinese specialists and scientists and published in the PRC.

In particular, the author used educational publications of higher educational institutions of the PRC on medicine, numerous reference books in Chinese: "Zhen tszyu da tsy dian" and "Zhong i da tsy dian", as well as a large number of comments and interpretations of the concepts of oriental medicine from various sources.

In the book, the author describes in detail the channel and non-channel points, makes a comparison of their names and presents versions of the combination of points that are described in ancient writings.

• the best book of all printed publications on reflexology;
• is a desktop reference for the study of hotspots and practical application for the treatment of many diseases;
• it can also be a guide to further study of acupuncture;
• many specific recommendations for healing with the help of oriental medicine;
• the book is written in an easy-to-understand language for an ordinary reader, read in one breath.

• high price

All publications described above are of great interest to professionals engaged in research and practice in this area of ​​medicine, as well as to medical students.

For an ordinary person, whose interest is connected with oriental medicine, reading these books will provide a lot of interesting and useful information. It will help to learn the location of all acupuncture points and find out their effect on a specific anatomical organ. This knowledge is especially necessary for those who have decided to independently master the technique of acupressure.

Important! Experts recommend that while memorizing the names of the bioactive points, their location, you should make drawings and put all the studied points on them. This method will greatly help in the good memorization of energy meridians.

Acupressure

The type of action on bioactive points is not with needles, but with fingers. The most accessible type of acupuncture for self-study, which does not always require a medical education.

How to Choose the Right Acupressure Learning Aids

Before you start learning and looking for a textbook, you need to clearly understand what is at the end of the path:

• treatment of your own specific disease;
• relieve the ailments of your loved ones and friends;
• get a professional skill level.

The acupressure technique is widely represented in many publications of the genre: health and beauty, medicine and others. The authors of such books are both practicing massage therapists and experts with advanced degrees in this type of reflexology.

A selection of printed publications on the acupressure guide will help you choose a study guide that meets all the criteria for a future massage master at a budget price.

Top 10 Best Books for Learning Oriental Acupressure

Name	Author	Publication year	Price
Point massage: tutorial	Popova Nina Mikhailovna, Kharlamov Evgeny Vasilievich	year 2009	59 rubles
Complete massage course. Tutorial (updated version of the tutorial)	Fokin V.N.	year 2014	300 rubles
Chinese acupressure. Diagnosis and Treatment Guide	V.N. Fokin	year 2014	385 rubles
Healing points of the body. The most reliable self-help techniques	Vladimir Vasichkin	2015 year.	169 rubles
Large Atlas of Healing Points. Chinese medicine for health and longevity	Dmitry Koval	2015 year	124 rubles
Great guide to massage	Vladimir Vasichkin	year 2013	378 rubles
Acupressure massage for every day	Wagner F.	2007 year	121 rubles
Acupressure	Aurika Lukovkina	year 2013	25 rubles
Traditional Chinese massage	Zheng Zhaoguang	2006 year	70 rubles
I'll spread the pain with my hands. Recommendations for acupressure	Wolf N.L.	1989 year	150 rubles

For clarity, the texts are accompanied by colorful illustrations, drawings and diagrams with a detailed description of the techniques and techniques of acupressure.

Acupressure is a unique way of operational recovery. Regular stimulation of certain bioactive points in a specific area of ​​the body or feet, face, can make the disease recede and return vigor, and normalize the work of the whole organism.

The virtues of owning acupressure

• absolutely safe and painless method of treatment and pain relief;
• the ability to provide first aid before the arrival of doctors in case of an emergency;
• people who know the technique of Chinese massage have the opportunity to help not only others, but also themselves. For example: if you do not give up completely, then significantly reduce the amount of consumed medicines, relieve pain and restore vital energy;
• free massage treatments will help improve the well-being of elderly relatives. Especially if they are inactive and suffer from a violation of the motor apparatus;
• unlike acupuncture, acupressure is indicated for babies, which makes it possible to carry it out in the required volume for the correct and harmonious development of the baby;
• mastering the method of acupressure, does not need substantial expenses or search for additional time;
• all printed how-to guides are affordable.

Mastering Chinese massage is a timely and safe help, saving money and time.

However, one should remember: all types of acupuncture (acupressure is no exception) require unconditional knowledge of the anatomical structure and physiology of a person.