The PA of Acupuncture provides the reader with a brief overview of the

history of acupuncture in China and Europe, it describes the underlying

principles of Chinese medicine and how it differs from Western medicine, and it

looks at the way Western medicine attempts to explain the effects achieved by

acupuncture therapy. The main focus of this book is the presentation of the 361

classic acupuncture points giving details of their locations, the way they are

classified, their actions and indications, as well as the needling techniques to

be used. On the pages facing the descriptions, there are precise anatomical

drawings showing the paths of the channels and the points located on

them.