Xie’s Veterinary Acupuncture serves as a comprehensive and accessible reference on the basic principles, techniques and clinical application of veterinary acupuncture. Written by a world renowned authority on veterinary acupuncture, Dr. Huisheng Xie, and a panel of experts, the book incorporates a traditional Chinese approach to veterinary acupuncture, including ancient and newly developed acupuncture techniques for both small and large animals. With the growing interest in veterinary acupuncture worldwide, this ground-breaking and authoritative text is a timely resource for practitioners and students alike.

Dr. Xie wrote this handbook based on his personal experience with teaching Western veterinarians. As a teacher, he feels that it is his responsibility to find an easy way for Western veterinarians to learn Chinese herbal medicine and be able to integrate it into their practice. This handbook introduces 212 of the most commonly used herbal formulas and provides a quick selection guide of herbal formulas according to Clinical Conditions and Zang-Fu Syndromes.

The availability and popularity of Chinese herbal medicine in the West has grown dramatically over the past 5 years. To meet these rising demands, Dr. Xie have added 42 newly developed Chinese herbal formulas in this second edition. These 42 herbal recipes have thier basis in ancient classical formulation and have been developed through our clinicial experience. Detailed information on their actions, indications, ingredients, dosage, and usage are included in this text. We continue the effort to make this handbook simple and easy to use. Twenty new tables and five charts have been added to help readers quickly find formulas for specific conditions, Patterns or diseases. Please click here to download herbal formula quick selection guide of this book.

This book delivers the principles of Tui-na and how to practice veterinary Tui-na. Tui-na, also called An-mo, is Chinese manual therapy used for preventing and treating disease. Tui-na practitioners use various manipulations applied to acupuncture points and meridians or apply special limb-stretching movements to prevent and treat diseases. Tui-na can regulate meridians, soothe joints and sinews, promote circulation of Qi and Blood, balance Zang- Fu organs and strengthen the body's resistance. These techniques of manual therapy have been successfully used for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, Bi syndrome and osteoarthritis, disc problems, peripheral nerve paralysis, Wei syndrome and internal diseases. Both geriatric and pediatric patients are perfect candidates for Tui-na therapy.

• 210 Pages (133 pages in 1st Edition)
• 103 Color Pictures of Dr. Xie practicing Tui-na on Dogs, Cats and Horses
• Various Tui-na protocols and Technics for Dogs, Cats, Horses and Human
• Case Reports