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by John A. Amaro L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM), DC
 Dr. Amaro is an internationally known author, lecturer and practitioner beginning his practice of Acupuncture and Chiropractic in 1971. He has led 13 diplomatic Acupuncture study tours of The People's Republic of China escorting more than 500 doctors and practitioners. He has personally studied Acupuncture in nine separate Asian nations.
He has received Certification in Acupuncture through the Columbia Institute of Chiropractic in 1973. This was one of the first Acupuncture postgraduate education programs for physicians in North America commencing in 1972.
He has been certified by the Waseda Acupuncture College in Tokyo, Japan in 1974 and graduated from the Chinese Medical Institute, Kowloon, China in 1976. He had previously taken postgraduate studies at the Tai Chung Medical School Taipei, China 1973.
The Pulse points from the
second century A.D.
John A. Amaro L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM), DC
The Han Dynasty which flourished from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D. gave us one of the most revered books on acupuncture ever written namely the "Nan Jing" . Otherwise known as the "Classic of Difficulties" , It was written following the famous Nei Jing which has been described as the first book on medical conditions.
The "Nan Jing" discussed a number of topics to include the "Eight Extraordinary Meridians", The theory of the mother/son rule regarding tonification and sedation, the Luo points, the meridians and points themselves, however, it is most known for introducing pulse diagnosis to the wrist.
Previously, acupuncture pulse diagnosis was used at a variety of points around the body with most meridians having multiple pulse locations. A very little known technique used in acupuncture, which developed within the first 400 years of the first millennium, was the stimulation of the related pulse points to affect the associated meridian.
Practitioners of acupuncture from the far Western Provinces of China use this technique to generally affect the meridian channels. The points shown here are of historical significance because It was at these points that acupuncture pulse diagnosis was originally used.
Should you have a difficult case in which you have properly ascertained which meridian is involved, use the points listed here you may find remarkable clinical response. Even though there is very little further information on this ancient system of healing, it definitely bears our attention.
LUNG LU9 - LU5 - LU4 - LU3 - LU2 - LU1
LARGE INTESTINE LI4 - LI5 - ST4-
STOMACH ST5 - ST9 - ST30 - ST42
SPLEEN SP11 - SP12
HEART HT1 - HT3 - HT4
SMALL INTESTINE SI16 - GB1
BLADDER BL54
KIDNEY KI3 - KI9 - KI10
PERICARDIUM P8
TRIPLE HEATER GB2 - GB3
GALLBLADDER ST7 - GB2 - GB39
LIVER ST9 - CV2 - LIV3 - LIV10 - LIV11
For those who are well versed at "therapy localization" aka AK, these particular points are very reactive for meridian examination. I am told by one of the Masters I studied with in Western China, some previous Masters were known to literally dowse these points with a small piece of gold, malachite or jade attached to a leather string. They were all legends in healing.
As you can see by the list of points, they are all with the exception of a few, noted powerful points. Try them on your next difficult case you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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