Table of Contents Cover image Front matter Copyright Introduction Foreword to the first edition 1. The philosophical foundations of Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture 2. Five Element theory 3. The importance of the spirit 4. The Constitutional Factor 5. The causes of disease 6. The inner development of the practitioner 7. Introduction to the Five Elements 8. Wood – key resonances 9. Wood – The Organs 10. Patterns of behaviour of Wood Constitutional Factors 11. Fire – key resonances 12. Fire – The Organs 13. Patterns of behaviour of Fire Constitutional Factors 14. Earth – key resonances 15. Earth – The Organs 16. Patterns of behaviour of Earth Constitutional Factors 17. Metal – key resonances 18. Metal – The Organs 19. Patterns of behaviour of Metal Constitutional Factors 20. Water – key resonances 21. Water – The Organs 22. Patterns of behaviour of Water Constitutional Factors 23. Some common confusions between different CFs 24. Diagnosis – the purpose and process 25. Diagnosis – the key methods 26. The body language of the different CFs 27. Diagnosis – levels and golden keys 28. Diagnosis by touch 29. The Five Element blocks to treatment 30. Aggressive Energy 31. Possession 32. Husband–Wife imbalance 33. Entry–Exit blocks 34. Needle technique 35. The use of moxibustion 36. The use of acupuncture points in Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture 37. Using points to treat the spirit Chapter 38. Lung and Large Intestine points 39. Stomach and Spleen points 40. Heart and Small Intestine points 41. Bladder and Kidney points 42. Pericardium and Triple Burner points 43. Gall Bladder and Liver points 44. Ren and Du channel points 45. Treatment planning Chapter 46. Treatment – pulling it all together 47. Integration with TCM – a brief introduction to how a practitioner can integrate the two styles 48. Case histories illustrating integrated diagnosis and treatment Appendix A. Different terms used to describe the spirit Appendix B. The external and miscellaneous causes of disease Appendix C. Four Needle Technique Appendix D. Blocks from scars Appendix E. Treatment reactions Appendix F. Checklist for a traditional diagnosis Appendix G. Outcomes for treatment Appendix H. Diagnosing and treating element within element Bibliography Glossary Index Front matter Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture For Churchill Livingstone Commissioning Editors: Karen Morley, Claire Wilson Project Development Editors: Natalie Meylan, Louisa Welch Project Manager: Alan Nicholson Designer: Stewart Larking Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture SECOND EDITION Angela Hicks, MAc, DIP CHM, MBAcC, MRCHM, Joint Principal of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading, Berkshire, UK John Hicks, PhD, DR Ac DIP CHM, MBAcC, MRCHM, Joint Principal of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading, Berkshire, UK Peter Mole, MA (OXON), MAc, MBAcC, Dean, College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading, Berkshire, UK Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The right of Angela Hicks, John Hicks and Peter Mole to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. 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