Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture History Resources

Oriental Medicine, which includes the practice of acupuncture, is backed by more than 2 thousand years of research and development. The medicine is intertwined with oriental culture, psychology and history. The information that people outside of the Chinese culture come to know as acupuncture is a mere aspect of the depth and complexity of the art. The following resources are intended to help bridge that gap.

If you are new to acupuncture and oriental medicine you may want to start with our "basics" section. You will find more theoretical information related to oriental medicine within our theory section.


History Related Resources:

cover of Sources of Japanese Tradition: Volume 2, 1600 to 2000 (Introduction to Asian Civilizations) cover of Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen: Nature, Knowledge, Imagery in an Ancient Chinese Medical Text cover of The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine: A New Translation of the Neijing Suwen with Commentary cover of Forgotten Traditions of Ancient Chinese Medicine: A Chinese View from the Eighteenth Century cover of Sources of Chinese Tradition, Vol. 1 cover of Ling Shu or The Spiritual Pivot cover of The Classic of Difficulties: A Translation of the Nan Jing cover of Nan-ching--The Classic of Difficult Issues (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care) cover of Medicine in China: A History of Ideas (Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care)