Acupuncture textbook launched in the US

WASHINGTON - The new edition of a well-received international acupuncture textbook is now available in the United States, offering help to a growing number of acupuncture practitioners in the country.

Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, initially edited by the late Chinese acupuncture master Cheng Xinnong, has, in its fourth English edition, treatment techniques for common diseases in the modern age.

Also, it is more integrated with World Health Organization medical standards in describing the locations and structures of acupoints, the specific points on the body where a needle is inserted, says Cheng Kai, an editor of the new book and professor at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.