{"product_id":"celestial-lancets-a-history-and-rationale-of-acupuncture-and-moxa-9780700714582","title":"Celestial Lancets: A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gwei-Djen Lu | Joseph Needham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Alternative \u0026amp; Complementary Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing modern knowledge to shed light on ancient techniques, this text examines two of the earliest therapeutic techniques of Chinese medicine: acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture is the implantation of very thin needles into subcutaneous connective tissue and muscle at a great number of different points on the body's surface; moxibustion is the burning of Artemisia tinder (moxa) either directly on the skin or just above it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 2500 years the Chinese have used both techniques to relieve pain and to heal a wide variety of illnesses and malfunctions. Providing a full historical account of acupuncture and moxibustion in the theoretical structure of Chinese medicine, Doctors Lu and Needham combine it with a rationale of the two techniques in the light of modern scientific knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46930114019479,"sku":"9780700714582","price":3909.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780700714582.webp?v=1771604826","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/celestial-lancets-a-history-and-rationale-of-acupuncture-and-moxa-9780700714582","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}