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Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf "Shinkyu goun sanjutsu sho" ("Five Aspects and Three Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion")

Manuscript on paper, entitled on first leaf "Shinkyu goun sanjutsu sho" ("Five Aspects and Three Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion")

by ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION

Two brush & ink drawings in the text. 89 folding leaves. 8vo (190 x 127 mm.), orig. wrappers (wrappers somewhat frayed), orig. stitching. [Japan?: mid-Edo]. A most interesting and extensive manuscript on acupuncture and moxibustion, divided into seven parts. Based on WorldCat and Kyoto University's manuscript with the same title, we can attribute the authorship of these texts to Chishin Tanaka, a physician of the early Edo period. The first four parts ("East," "West," "South," "North"; 17, 17, 25, 12... Read more about this item
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£2,041.00
Manuscript on paper, entitled on the label of the upper cover "Kyuketsu tekiyo" ["Acupuncture Pressure Points, Suitable & Precise Usage"]

Manuscript on paper, entitled on the label of the upper cover "Kyuketsu tekiyo" ["Acupuncture Pressure Points, Suitable & Precise Usage"]

by ACUPUNCTURE MANUAL

Two full-page brush & black ink illus. of the human body, front & back, with names of pressure points. 36 folding leaves. 8vo (247 x 172), orig. wrappers (wrappers rather worn & wormed, recased), new stitching. [Japan: late Edo]. Our manuscript is arranged by section of the body from head to foot, with a listing of about 120 pressure points and their meridians, allied organs, and related illnesses. There are precise instructions on how to locate each pressure point by measurement. At the end is a... Read more about this item
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£1,428.70
Jing xue zuan yao [trans. in Japanese: Keiketsu san'yo; trans.: Chinese & Japanese Acupuncture explained]

Jing xue zuan yao [trans. in Japanese: Keiketsu san'yo; trans.: Chinese & Japanese Acupuncture explained]

by KOSAKA, Eisho (or Gen'yu)

Numerous fine woodcut illus. (18 of which are finely handcolored). 48 (irregularly paginated); 33; 39; 26; 28, 3 folding leaves. Five vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers (some worming in upper margin of each vol.), orig. block printed title label on each upper cover, new stitching. Tokyo: Mankyudo Hanabusa Heikichi, [Preface dated 1810]. First edition of one of the three most important early Japanese books on the history and technique of Chinese and Japanese acupuncture. This work is very different from all... Read more about this item
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£6,939.40
Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper cover "Shinji hiroku" ["List of Secret Treatments by Acupuncture"]

Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper cover "Shinji hiroku" ["List of Secret Treatments by Acupuncture"]

by ACUPUNCTURE: SECRET TREATMENTS

Nine folding leaves. 8vo (207 x 145 mm.), orig. wrappers (a little worn & frayed), new stitching. [Japan]: from the first & final page in trans.: "Information provided by Asaemon Shimizu near Imabari Castle [in today's Ehime Prefecture]...on an auspicious day in September 1796." This rather slight manuscript is of considerable interest, as it lists 35 medical conditions, along with names of pressure points and methods of treatment. These illnesses include heart disease, skin problems, tumors, dental... Read more about this item
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£2,041.00
Manuscript on paper, entitled on label of upper cover, repeated on first leaf: "Kagawa kyuten zukai" ["Kagawa-style Placement of Moxa, illustrated & described. Complete"]

Manuscript on paper, entitled on label of upper cover, repeated on first leaf: "Kagawa kyuten zukai" ["Kagawa-style Placement of Moxa, illustrated & described. Complete"]

by KAGAWA, Shuan (or Shutoku), attributed author

Eight full-page drawings & one illus. in the text. 17 folding leaves. 8vo (243 x 165 mm.), orig. blue semi-stiff wrappers (some dampstaining to upper portion of each leaf). [Japan: mid-Edo]. Kagawa (1683-1755), a member of the medical family dynasty, studied in Kyoto with Ryozan Goto and Jinsai Ito, from whom he learned moxibustion and the therapeutic value of the waters of hot springs. Kagawa established the successful Ippondo medical school and was one of the most enthusiastic practitioners of... Read more about this item
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£2,245.10
Alternatives in Healing: An Open-Minded Approach to Finding the Best Treatment for Your Health Problems

Alternatives in Healing: An Open-Minded Approach to Finding the Best Treatment for Your Health Problems

by Robinson, Fran (Editor); Mills, Simon (Consultant Editor)

London: Grange Books. 1988. Small Quarto Size [approx 19cm x 27cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 240 pages. Explains, compares, contrasts and assesses six of the most popular alternative approaches to treatment including Acupuncture, Chiropractic Therapy, Homeopathy, Medical herbalism, Osteopathy with Naturopathy, western medicine. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.90
Aperus de mŽdecine traditionnelle chinoise.

Aperus de mŽdecine traditionnelle chinoise.

by SCHATZ (Jean) - LARRE (Claude) & ROCHAT de La VALLEE (Elisabeth)

Paris, Guy TrŽdaniel Žditeur, (2006). Un vol. au format in-8 (214 x 139 mm) de 247 pp., brochŽ., 2006. ''Ce livre prŽsente avec la clartŽ d'un manuel la mŽdecine chinoise traditionnelle, sans l'isoler de la comprŽhension du monde qui en constitue la toile de fond''. L'ouvrage s'agrŽmente de figures dans le texte. Trs belle condition.
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£17.43
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion

by Xinnong Cheng, & Liangyue Deng

Beijing, China: Foreign Languages Pr. Very Good+. 1999. Hardcover. 7119017586 . A Very Good++ copy, bright, tightly bound with spare notes through the book, otherwise and unmarked copy. Fully illustrated in color and balck & white illustrations. ; 10.40 X 7.80 X 2 inches; 590 pages .
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£50.80
Natural Health Handbook

Natural Health Handbook

by Campbell, Dr Anthony (Consultant editor)

Balmain: Colporteur Press. 1984. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs and drawings. 224 pages. A lifestyle guide to the principles and practice of alternative medicine - acupuncture, homeopathy, osteopathy, naturopathy, herbalism and mental techniques. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all... Read more about this item
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£10.54
The story of Chinese acupuncture and moxibuxtion

The story of Chinese acupuncture and moxibuxtion

by Fu Wei-kang

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1975. Paperback. 40p., wraps, 5x7.25 inches, illus., very good. Collection of articles claiming amazing advances for the modern application of traditional Chinese medicine - for example, anesthesia using acupuncture.
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£9.80
Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper cover "Shinpo hiden" ["Secret of Acupuncture Methods Passed On"]; [alternate title at beginning of Part One]: "Shinpo den.

Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper cover "Shinpo hiden" ["Secret of Acupuncture Methods Passed On"]; [alternate title at beginning of Part One]: "Shinpo den.

by ACUPUNCTURE MANUSCRIPT

Two parts in one vol. 25, 13 folding leaves. 8vo (198 x 135 mm.), orig. wrappers (rubbed), old stitching. [Japan]: at the beginning of each part & on final leaf (in trans.): "Oyo [today, Nagoya] retired doctor Tokei [or] Tokoku Yoshida copied 6 June 1767." The first part provides a detailed explanation of the theory and practice of acupuncture, concentrating on 28 different ways to use the needle. At the end of this part, there is a most interesting discussion of Zi Wu Liu zhu [The Midnight-Noon... Read more about this item
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£1,591.98
Shinkan Kotei meido kyukyo [trans.: The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Moxibustion]

Shinkan Kotei meido kyukyo [trans.: The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Moxibustion]

by DOU, Guifang, trans. & proofreader

45 woodcut illus. in the text. 29 folding leaves. Three vols. in one. Large 8vo, orig. wrappers (rather rubbed, some light dampstaining), remains of block-printed title label on upper cover, modern stitching. [Kyoto]: Osumi Seibei, [Foreword dated 1311, colophon dated 1675]. The third edition - preceded by an undated early 17th-century undated edition and a 1659 edition - of this collection of dissertations on moxibustion and acupuncture. It concerns moxibustion treatment for adults and children with... Read more about this item
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£6,123.00
Cases illustrative of the remedial effects of acupuncturation

Cases illustrative of the remedial effects of acupuncturation

by Bache, Franklin

Philadelphia, 1826. One of the First American Scientific Efforts to Alleviate Pain: the First American Study of Acupuncture, Together with First English Translation of Ten Rhyne's "De acupunctura" (1) Bache, Franklin (1792-1864). Cases illustrative of the remedial effects of acupuncturation. In North American Medical and Surgical Journal 1 (1826): 311-321. (2) [Ten Rhyne, Wilhelm (1648-1700).] Wilhelmi Ten Rhyne M.D. Transisalano. Daventriensis, Dissertatio de arthritide: Mantissa schematica: De... Read more about this item
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£3,673.80
Manuscript on paper entitled on upper cover & first leaf "Aiketsu meiben" ["Comprehensive Method of Determining the Pressure Points by Measurement of Bones"]

Manuscript on paper entitled on upper cover & first leaf "Aiketsu meiben" ["Comprehensive Method of Determining the Pressure Points by Measurement of Bones"]

by HORI, Motomasa (or Kairan)

Many fine brush & black ink illus. in the text. 45 folding leaves. 8vo (245 x 170 mm.), orig. wrappers (wrappers somewhat soiled), old stitching. [Japan]: at end in trans.: "copied in 1807." We learn from the first leaf of the index at the beginning of this manuscript that this is a later copy of a unpublished manuscript by Hori (1725-62), a native of Kyoto, whose father was also a prominent physician. Hori began to lecture in 1758 but died early. In this work, Hori provides a guide to finding... Read more about this item
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£2,041.00
Shinkyu shisho [Illustrated Explanation of the Locations of Acupuncture Points]

Shinkyu shisho [Illustrated Explanation of the Locations of Acupuncture Points]

by IMAMURA, Akira (or Ryoan or Riyo)

Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Title-page, 31 folding leaves, one leaf of colophon. 8vo, orig. patterned blue semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title label on upper cover (label rubbed), new stitching. Tokyo, Kyoto, & Osaka: 1864. First edition and rare. Imamura (1814-90), was a leading physician and historian of Japanese medicine of his period. Professor of medicine at Tokyo University, he was physician to the future Emperor Taisho when he was a youth. Imamura found that many of... Read more about this item
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£2,245.10
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