This is a new edition of the most successful Chinese medicine textbook ever published in the English language. The book covers the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and discusses in detail the use of the acupuncture points and the principles of treatment. The material is based on rigorous reference to ancient and modern Chinese texts, and explains the application of theory in a Western practice context.

The new edition includes additional new material, as well as revised chapters, as detailed below. In particular, 50 more acupuncture points are discussed, and further patterns (as well as some combined patterns) have been added. More case studies and case histories have been included, and pinyin equivalents have been added to key terms.

Additional information is given on pathological processes and factors; principles of point prescribing; diagnosis, especially pulse diagnosis; the relative weighting of symptoms; identification of patterns according to the Four Levels and the Three Burners; channel theory; Warm and Cold disease; and vital substances. The glossary has been considerably expanded.

In addition, the text presentation has been redesigned to make it even easier and clearer for students to navigate around the chapters. A second colour has been introduced, and more drawings, diagrams and tables now supplement the text. Summaries are included at the beginning and end of each chapter, and icons have been added to support the clarity of the text.

A CD-ROM is also included with the book, and it contains over 750 self-testing questions in a variety of formats. The students have the option to be marked electronically on their answers. Also included are 65 full colour surface anatomy images as an additional resource.

What's new
• 50 new points, more patterns (combined patterns added to the individual pattern chapters and more information on the identification of patterns according to pathogenic factors)
• Many chapters revised and expanded throughout
• More case studies and case histories to support the text - applies theory to diagnosis and treatment
• Pinyin equivalents have been added to key terms to make immediately obvious which original term is being translated
• Glossary has been considerably expanded
• Attractive new and modern 2-colour design ensures the book is even easier to access and navigate
• More illustrations and tables now supplement the text
• Includes a CD-ROM with over 750 self-testing questions in a variety of formats that can be self marked. Also includes 65 surface anatomy images are included as an excellent ancillary for the student