26cm¡Á8.7cm,

225 pages, 1993,4.

ISBN

7-81010-209-5/R.208

PREFACE

The zhenjiuology is an important part of Chinese medicine and pharmacology. The acupuncture treatment of diseases must depend upon the acupoints on the body surface to dredge meridians and regulate and harmonize qi and blood for obtaining therapeutical effect, therefore how to correctly master the location of acupoints and the method of acupoint localization becomes an important link for obtaining therapeutical effect in the acupuncture treatment “Huangdi’s Canon of Medicine”, a classic medical book in the 3 rd to 5 th century, B.C., recorded the total number of 295 acupoints, including 25 single acupoints and 270 double acupoints, and also explained the meridian system of the human body, which connects with Zangfu organs internally and connects with the acupoints of the whole body externally.“A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion”, an early treatise on acupuncture and moxibustion compiled and written by Huang Fumi in the Jing Dynasty in 282 A.D., recorded 349 acupoints on the whole body, including 49 single acupoints and 300 double acupoints. Afterwards, the number of acu0oints recorded in the acupuncture books of the successive dynasties increased progressively. For instance, in 1026 A.D.,“Illustrated Manual of Points for Acupuncture and Moxibustion On a Bronze Statue with Acupoints” written by Wang Weiyi in the Song Dynasty recorded 354 acupoints, including 51 single acupoints and 303 double acupoints, and also the first bronze statue with acupoints China was casted. In 1601 A.D., “A Complete Work of Moxibustion” compiled and written by Yang Jizhou in the Ming Dynasty recoded 359 acupoints, including 51 single acuoints and 308 double acupoints. In 1742 A.D., “Gold Mirror of Orthodox Medical Lineage” in the Qing Dynasty recorded 361 acupoints, including 52 single acupoints and 309 double acupoints. Each book provided concrete explanation on the location of acupoints and their relations with the meridians. Since liberation, Chinese government correctly implemented the Party’s policy on Chinese medicine, the science of acupuncture has been applied extensively in the clinical work and also many new acupoints have been discovered. In 1971, China released the news about success in acupuncture anaesthesia, which powerfully promotes the further research on acupuncture and moxibustion and the principle of acupuncture anaesthesia. Since then on, the science of acupuncture, an ancient and newly developed medicine becomes an important content in the international cultural exchange and cooperation.

Since 1976, the author has undertaken the systematical research work in the aspects of “Anatomy of Acupoint Sections”, “Layer Anatomy of Acupoints”, “Anatomy of CT Scanning Pictures of Acupoins”, and etc.. In accordance with the summarization of scientific and research materials, the author has compiled and written a series of books which are the trans-subject works of anatomy, acupuncture and moxibustion and CT radiology and which are characterized by the integration between western medicine and Chinese medicine and between basic theory and the clinical application. Over ten years, the author has compiled, written and published 15 sets of total 23 books on anatomy of acupoints and also has released 38 papers on anatomy of acupoints in the related magazines at home and abroad. In the integration of ‘blue-spot localization’ and the needling sensation, the microstructure of acupoints has been observed on the amputated limbs. “Sectional Anatomy of Acupoints in CT Scanning Pictures” also has been photographed by the integration of CT technique with the sectional anatomy on the localization of acupoints also has been undertaken. Therefore, the contents in a series of the trans-subject works have been supplemented in succession since those scientific and re-search materials were summarized. Besides the sectional anatomy of acupoints, the layer anatomy of acupoints, CT scanning picture anatomy of acupoints, tissue structure of acupoints and receptor observation, the author has also undertaken the comprehensive research on the morphology and function of the acupoints together with postgraduates, by the transverse connection and intersection in the multiple subjects and fields of histochemistry, electron microscope, HRP, autoradiography, the determination of trace elements in acupoints, electrophysiology, electro-oculogram, immunity and biochemistry, and some achievements have been obtained in the study of various fields from gross anatomy, optical microscope, electron microscope to the level of molecular and quantum biology and from necropsy to biopsy, from form to function and from basic theory to clinical work.. The author has also undertaken the re-search on the morphology and spatial structure of acupoints for studying the stereoscopic distribution of blood vessels, nerves and muscles in the different layers of acupoints. The re-search lies between gross anatomy and microbody anatomy and belong to the contents of the macroscopical-microscopical anatomy and is a pioneer work in the study of acupoints with extensive prospects.

There are totally twelve colour-printed big charts in “Practical Anatomical Charts of Acupuncture and Moxibustion”, three pieces are the charts of acupoints on the whole body surface in which the courses of the fourteen meridians and the location of 361 meridian acupoints and 48 extraordinary acupoints (approved by WHO) are shown respectively on the front, back and lateral side; two pieces are the anatomical charts of acupoints on the head and neck, including one chart about acupoint anatomy in the superficial layer and the other chart about acupoint anatomy in the deep layer, each chart contains three pictures of the front, back and lateral side; three pieces are the anatomical charts of acupoints on the trunk, respectively about the front, back and lateral side, each chart contains two pictures of acupoint anatomy respectively in the superficial layer and in the deep layer. Two pieces are the anatomical charts of acupoints on the upper limbs, including one chart bout acupoint anatomy in the superficial layer and the other chart about acupoint anatomy in the deep layer, each chart contains three pictures of anatomy respectively about the front, back and lateral side. Two pieces are the anatomical charts of acu0oints on the lower limbs, including one chart about acupoint anatomy in the superficial layer and the other chart bout acupoint anatomy in the deep layer, each chart contains three pictures of the front, back and lateral side.

This set of charts has been prepared in the combined form of the whole anatomy and regional anatomy. There are three pieces of charts on the acupoints of the whole body and nine pieces of charts on the regional anatomy of acupoints, in each region the anatomical structure in the different superficial and deep layers are supposed to explain their relations with the meridian acupoints in total twenty-seven pictures. The anatomy in the superficial layer indicates the relation between the muscles and the distribution of the superficial nerves with the acupoints; the anatomy in the deep layer is drawn in three dimensions for indicating the relation between the structural layers of nerves, blood vessels, bones and viscera with the acupoint, in the attachment with a comparatively detailed booklet of instructions. Besides, the author had been engaged in the research work for ‘Project For Standard Location of Acupoints’ led by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which has been appraised by the experts in acupuncture and anatomy. The location of acupoints in this set of chart depends upon “Project for Standard Location of Acupoints”.

In comparison with the published sets of acupuncture charts, this set of charts in mainly characterized by the close integration between the acupoints and anatomical structure in the art of three dimensions for fully indicating the relation between the acupoints and the anatomical structure of the superficial and deep layers in the human body. This set of charts is most plentiful in anatomical illustration and most meticulous about the relation between the acupoints and the anatomical structure among the various available acupuncture charts of the similar type. This set of charts, in the newest, most abundant and most complete big-scale colour pictures, is of the stronger scientific nature and pratical value.

In the Chinese medical classics, the depth of the needle insertion was deseribed with ‘cun’ as a unit. By the measurement, one cun in the adult is similar to one inch, therefore, in this set of charts the depth of the needle insertion is going go be described with ‘inch’ as the unit. But, if applied in children, the depth of the needle insertion is suggested to be measured proportionally.

During the compilation and drawing of this set of charts, the publishing house of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine offered great assistance and cordial help. In addition, I must express my heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Zhang Jianhua who assisted me in the revision of the acupoints on the whole body, anatomical structure and the booklet of instructions as well as in the work of localization of some acupoints, to Mr. Jiang Jun who used to undertake transcription of the booklet of instructions and also to Mrs. Chen Tingli who was engaged in word sticking and final layout.

This set of charts is able to assist the acupuncturists in their clinical application, the teachers and students of the medical universities in their acupuncture education and also able to assist acupuncture learners in various schools for their application and reference.