Soulie de Morant's masterpiece is the most detailed study of acupuncture available in a Western language. It was nominated for a Nobel prize and provided the foundation for French acupuncture. This text is divided into 5 parts: the energetics of acupuncture, the application of the energetics, physiology, meridians and points, and treatment. This book is a unique historical document, but more than this, it is the most practical of texts and has already served a generation of clinicians well.
I ENERGY: POINTS, MERIDIAN, CIRCULATION: The Points. The Twelve
Meridians. Description of Each Meridian. The Two Median Lines. The Fifteen
Secondary Vessels. The Circulation of Energy. Energy (Qi). The Radial Pulses.
The Numbers. The Cun: A Variable Measurement. Numbering the Vertebrae. The
Energy (Prana) of Indian Hatha Yoga II the MANAGEMENT of ENERGY: The
Possibilities of Acupuncture. Contraindications and Precautions. The Patient.
The Personality. Illness. Excess or Insufficiency. Tonification. Dispersion.
Where to Tonify or Disperse. The Interaction of the Organs. Various Actions
of the Meridians. Special Points of Each Meridian. Needle Technique.
Massageand Electricity III the PHYSIOLOGY of ENERGY: PART I VITAL ENERGY:
Introduction. Vital Energy (I-VI) PART II SOURCES, TRANSFORMATION,
DISTRIBUTION and STIMULATION of ENERGY: Sources of Energy (I-IV). The
Transformation of Energy. The Distribution of Energy (I-III). Occasional
Stimulants of Energy PART III ACTION on the ENERGY: Action on the Energy
(I-X) IV MERIDIANS, POINTS and THEIR SYMPTOMS: Introduction PART I: The
MERIDIANS: Lungs. Large Intestines. Stomach. Spleen-Pancreas. Heart. Small
Intestine. Bladder Meridian. Kidney. Heart Governor. Triple Warmer.
Gallbladder Meridian. Liver PART II the MEDIAN LINES: Anterior Median Line.
Posterior Median Line PART III POINTS OUTSIDE the MEDIAN LINES: Marvellous
Points of the Head. Marvellous Points of the Upper Limb. Marvellous Points of
the Hands and Fingers. Marvellous Points of the Trunk. Marvellous Points of
the Lower Limb V ILLNESSES and THEIR TREATMENT: Introduction. Energy: The Yin
and the Yang. Energy: The General Command Points. Energy: General
Insufficiencies. Energy: General Excesses. Nervous Centres, Endocrine Glands.
The Psyche. Sense Organs. Digestive System. Respiratory System. Circulatory
System. Genital System. Lower Pelvis. Urinary System. The Form. Complexion.
Skin. Head, Limbs, Trunk . Children
