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Article: The Treatment of Pain With Chinese Herbs & Acupuncture.(Book review)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Chinese Medicine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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THE TREATMENT OF PAIN WITH CHINESE HERBS & ACUPUNCTURE Edited by Sun Peilin Churchill Livingstone, hardback, 656 pages, 39.95 [pounds sterling]
The last 25 years has witnessed a phenomenal growth in interest in traditional Chinese medicine. Although many factors have played a part in this, a single event may be seen to encapsulate the moment when acupuncture in particular was brought into the spotlight. The journalist, James Reston, accompanying President Nixon to China in 1972, wrote a front-page article in the New York Times, telling of his emergency appendectomy. Chinese doctors used acupuncture to control Reston's post-surgical pain, and his recovery was ...