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FOREWORD
Foot therapy is a branch of traditional
Chinese medicine. It contains a number of unique therapeutic methods established
and developed over a very long historical period of medical practice by many
physicians of successive dynasties. Because the foot is closely linked with the
internal organs through meridians, and fixed acupoints and corresponding areas
of the internal organs are located on the foot, different stimuli applied to
those acupoints and areas on foot can prevent and treat diseases, and improve
and preserve health. Foot therapy methods are easy to learn and can cure many
diseases, without any harmful side effects.
Employing the
basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine and the modern medical knowledge
and rich clinical experience of the authors, this book was written for the
enlightenment of foreign readers so that they might understand, learn, and use
this wonderful traditional therapy of China.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction to Foot Therapy
1. Origin and Development of Foot
Therapy
2. Foot Therapy Indications
Chapter 2 Foot diagnosis
1. Reflecting Areas of Internal Organs
on Foot
2. General Examination
3. Physical Examination on Foot
Chapter 3 Meridians and Acupoints on
Foot
1. Foot Meridians
2. Foot Acupoints
3. Extra Foot Acupoints
Chapter 4 Foot Acupuncture
1. Method of Localizing Foot Acupoints
2. Foot Acupoints (FA)
3. Principles for Selecting Acupoints
4. Application Methods
5. Precautions
Chapter 5 Other Foot Therapies
1. Foot Massage
2. Foot Acupuncture
3. Application of Drugs on Foot
4. Foot Bath
Chapter 6 treatment of common Diseases
I. Medical Diseases
1. common cold (influenza)
2. Cough
3. Pulmonary tuberculosis
4. Asthma
5. Heat stroke
6. Hypertension
7. Hemiplegia
8. Facial palsy
9. facial spasm
10. Insomnia
11. Heart Palpitations
12. Hysteria
13. epilepsy
14.Psychosis
15. Stomachache
16. Ptosis of stomach
17. Hiccups
18. Flank pain
19. diarrhea
20. Bacillary dysentery
21. Constipation
22. Diabetes mellitus
23. vertigo
24. Impotence
25. Emission of Semen
26. Stranguria
27. Bi-syndrome
28. Periarthritis of shoulder
29. Lumbago
30. Sciatic neuralgia
31. cervical spondylosis
32. Rheumatic arthritis
33. Poor memory
34. Nephritis
35. Vomiting
36. retention of urine
37. Incontinence of urine
38. Low fever
39. Trigeminal neuralgia
40. Proctoptosis
41. stiff neck
42. carsickness
43. Obesity
II Gynecological Diseases
1. Irregular Menstruation
2. Dysmenorrhea
3. functional uterine bleeding
4. Leukorrhagia
5. Amenorrhea
6. Prolapse of uterus
7. Pudendal itching
8. Pregnancy vomiting
9. chronic pelvic inflammation
10. Infertility in women
11. Menopausal syndrome
12. Abnormal Position of fetus
13. Postpartum fainting
14. Hypogalactia
III Pediatric Diseases
1. Whooping cough
2. Indigestive malnutrition
3. Epidemic parotitis
4. Bed-wetting
5. Diarrhea
6. Poliomyelitis
7. Acute convulsions in children
IV Surgical and Dermatological Diseases
1. Furuncle and Carbuncle
2. Acuter mastitis
3. Hyperplasia of breast
4. Erysipelas
5. Acute cholecystitis
6. Diseases of prostate gland
7. Hemorrhoids
8. Constrictive tenosynovitis
9. Soft tissues sprain
10. Eczema
11. Urticaria
12. Alopecia areata
V. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose, ad
Throat
1. Red eyes
2. Hordeolum (stye)
3. Myopia
4. Optic atrophy
5. Presbyopia
6. Nasal bleeding
7. Sinusitis
8. Tinnitus and deafness
9. sudden aphonia
10. Aphtha
11. Toothache
12. Sore throat
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