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    ——— [INSTITUTE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE OS | (INDIA) | GALA | | Courses for laymen and doctors Diploma in Acupressure/Acupunture(D. Ac) BE YOUR OWN DOCTOR WITH Apress Chinese hrm whch specs psn he sine nc ped wes ay Peete Sra rey era nse these potest ACUPRESS “ira be rms ed Sep Diplo in Magnet Therapy (.M.7) tte Tera ee meio eames awh tase Ep nied naps aaa orion at Doctorate in Naturopathy (.D.) Naturopathy an excelent therapeute scence in which diseases, ae twesed using fores of Nature Ike food, water, execs! By Dr. Dhiren Gala | cp ol ed or tny Sea: eee Carre termed) Oi See OL atl Se ‘Arpongthe methods of curative trestment, Homoeopathy enjoys & place of pide. Extremely dled medicines are used in eo doses 0 enhance the body's munity. Homoeopathic medicines donot ete ny adverse defects. o. Navneer Pusuications dxpia) Livre ‘Navaeet House, Guha ond, | Navet Bhavan, 5. Ros, Marna, Apmadabid-380 052. | Oar, Mumbsi-400 028 Phone 743 6300/743 9200 | Phore 5662 6565, DHANLAL BROTHERS DISTRIBUTORS ma chain] 70, Pincess Sret, Mural Phone : 2201 7027 Certificate in Clinical Methods (C. C. M) The objective of ths cours feta teach the elements of cine methods to practitioners of aerate. therapies, ‘The slabus Inciies: (1) errogaton ofthe patent ease taking and recording, (2 Physical examinaton (pxse, BP, chest. abdomen, jan) 3) Interpretation of common labret reports. [These courses can be undertaken by correspondencetoo, Enrol today to open the doors to natural, ibrant health, For details of these courses and /or to organise teaching-cum-training programs In your city country, contact Dr. Dhiren Gala, #7 o1*.p0.0%0.00.0c% ans ‘Abbas Buldng ‘A, 1st hor, Near Tilak Market, Jilbbat Lane, Grant Read fas), MUNBI-400 004 Phone : 2386 7275, Time : 4 07 pm 0 002 Ga502 [Fat oat wer navccicom & comecschoncon] nail: rolenavrgstcon] Price : Rs. 30.00 ‘sehen reer ee 8 tele Semper taeda ai We nee ice | Set oti at de ae ik (© Allright reserved. No part ofthis ook may be copied adapted, Dr. Dhiren Gala 1st lor, Abas Building’, Nea lak Market, Jlbha Lane, Hain ol and ta Rnd, Cr Road st, Yamba 00 0 Phone : 2386 7275 b Meni so0 00 ————— “— (GED were toutes peprerspere pctrrterertr al ep save Sen, £7728, Ae Cl Sr, pa Bee ri 23 te ome, Send ep: on {Sr calAagtve a ‘esr Sun ong eae en nn a nd Published by ~ Navneet Pubiicati r ental, Rat i ra, Bai at Printed by Gurukrpa Ole, Armedabad. — B-6-2008 0a | PREFACE ») ‘Acupressure and Acupuncture therapies have been recognized in China, Japan and Korea as effective modes of, treatment. These therapies are widely used in the hospitals of these countries. During his visit to China, Richard Nixon the President of the United Sates of America had an opportuntyo observe for himself how these theraples work. He was deeply impressed by thei efficacy. Aer retuming to America, he sent a ‘commission of leading physicians of America to study ‘Reupressure and Acupuncture. They expressed a favourable pinion about these therapies. Thereafter, these therapies ‘apidly gained populaity inthe western countries, t00 “The people of India have come to know about these therapies only recently. is, therefore, natural that we do not hhave standard and authoraive books on the subject. We hope that this book on Acupressure wil fill hat vacuum and ect the needs of those persons who are interested in the subject. “Thoughthe book has been written keeping the layman in view, includes sient information regarding Acupressure. Everyone has a right to know how a treatment he is taking produces effects ‘We are indebted o Dr... Dedhia, Dr. Mugatal Thank and Shvi Manibhai Patel for their valuable suggestions. Readers views and constructive suggestionsin respect of this book are always welcome. | en) Note : Acupressure points in both men and women are the same. For convenience, only male figures find a place in this book. CONTENTS PARTI 1. Introduction 2. History of Acupressure 3. The Science of Acupressure 4. The Benefits of Acupressure 5. Directions for Successful Treatment PART It 6. Locations of Important Acu-points 68 PART IIL 7. Acupressure Treatment of Common Diseases 128 PART 1 1, INTRODUCTION Ignorance and negligence regarding health that prevail among people today are realy shocking. There are only afew persons who make sincere and active efforts to understand their body and health, As a matter of fact, we have entrusted the problems of our health to the care of medical science. “The limitations of the orthodox medical science are bbeing gradually revealed. Drugs which were once considered effective on bacterial diseases are now proving tone ineffec- tive, After the invention of Chloroquine and Chemoquine it ‘was thought that malaria could be exterminated from the surface of the earth. But this hope has turned out to be illusionary as malaria is making a spirited comeback to many places ofthe world. Chloroquine has now litle or no effecton the getms causing malaria, Similarly many other drugs are now proving useless against several diseases. This has made it necessary to conduct experiments with a view to inventing, new, powerful drugs. Signs of getting out ofthis vicious circle are ‘nowhere in sight The more powerful the drugs, the more dangerous their side- effects are. The drugs which were once consi- dered perfectly safe have nowadays proved to be harmful and even dangerous. Thalidomide sed to be thought of asa harmless sleeping pill and . {5 YOUR OWN DOCTOR TH ACUPRESSURE Phenacetin a safe analgesic; but today itis recognized that ‘Thalidomide, when taken during pregnancy, isresponsiblefor ‘a number of cases of congenital deformities in babies while Phenacetin in quite few cases causes severe kidney rouble. There is the recent case of a laxative widely sold In Japan, whose manufacturer paid out Rs. 25 crores as compensation to those affected by untoward side-effect. There is a similar case over a slimming drug in America which drew public attention because ofits harmful effets. ‘Another drawback of modern medical system is that it tends to prescribe separate drug foreach ailment or symptom; 2g, sedatives or analgesics for pain, temperature reducing (ant-pyretic) drugs or fever, laxatives for constipation and so ‘on, Ths sort of management does not consider the patient or his ailment as one unit in this sor of management which ‘comprises separate treatment for each symptom of a disease, large doses of drugs have to be given. Besides, when the symptoms of the disease recur, more potent drugs have to be ‘administered. t should be remembered that the more potent a drug is, the greater is the risk o its side-effect, ‘Modern medical treatment relies onthe assumption that the human body is composed of separate, independentpieces and not of an indivisible unit. This has led to the steady increase inthe numberof specialists in different diseases. An ‘ophthalmologistwould treat only the eyes and an orthopedist would treat only the bones. Similarly a cardiologist would deal with the diseases pertaining to the heart only. ‘On the other hand, traditional therapists of the eastern ‘countries regard the human body as one indivisible unit or entity (as a whole). In their opinion no individual par of the ‘human body can remain healthy or unhealthy independent of the other parts. Their approach is to treat the patient and not the disease. They believe that diseases can be prevented provided the resistance power of the body is strengthened ae eae Se ten Oates fern een eee een ee aes soc i ea ie fon fn et ee ee ee areal ail eer hte eevee a eet a ratts ies eee eae eel eee 2. HISTORY OF ACUPRESSURE ‘Acupressure is the most ancient and simplest ofthe various oriental therapies such as acupressure, acupuncture, shiatsu, zone therapy and reflexology + which are prevalent today. Each ofthese therapies strives to produce healing effects onthe internal organs ofthe body through well-defined points onthe body-surface. Acupressure is a unique science. itis believed that eastern therapists evolved ths science several centuries ago With a view to maintaining health and curing common ailments Accordingto one opinion, acupressure and acupuncture cxiginated in India. They later spread to central Asa, Egypt China and other counties. tis believed that his therapy was taken from our county to other countries by Buddhist monks. ‘The Chinese consider acupressure as their own science and believe it to be more than 5000 years old, There are references of acupressure and acupuncture in the ancient Chinese books. The Chinese irespecive ofthe place of origin of this therapy, must be credited with making acupressure respected and popular in modern times. ‘When thet is pain in any part of the body, we generally try to get elie by rubbing or pressing that pan. Ifwe take this natural reflex into consideration, we should not be surprized atthe evolution of acupressure. Centuries ago the people ‘oticed that pain could be relieved when they pressed pointed stones on some specific parts ofthe body. During a bate, soldiers sometimes experienced that when they were wounded by arrows, they recovered from a. long-suffered illness. This ed those people, having the power of minute ‘observation, to think that cetain pointson the skin must have Fw reeslogyorzon therapy dest acypressrcharbeen explinedn 2 pec rateon pape no. 47 ‘connections with the internal organs of the body. The systematic study that followed helped to discover new acupressure points. There is the description of about 1000 acupressute points on the body in the various Chinese and Japanese charts. 669 points are listed in Dr. Chu Lien’s Hsin ‘Chen Chiu. Hsueth’ (Modern Acupuncture), a standard textbook on acupuncture used in present day China However, out of these points 90 to 100 points are of importance for common ailments. The science of acupressure and acupuncirewas almost shrouded in antiquity until the fist half of the 20th century. Mao‘se‘ung, the farsighted and nationalist atesman of China revived it in 1989. However, ths scence awaited ‘world. wide recognition long afte came tobe wiely used in China. When in 1971 President Nixon came to China on an oficial vst, he was accompanied by @ number of persons that included James Reston, a renowned journalist. Shortly after he arrive in China, James Reston began to sufer fom appendicitis. is @ known fact if appendicitis is not ontolled in time, it would lead to the bursting of the Sppendix. This would cause grave complications. To avoid ths an emergency operation was performed upon James Reston. But as t happens in many cases, he didnot get elie from abdominal pain even afer the operation. When no remedy was efecive in relieving pain, James agreed to ty Scupunctute. To the surprise of al, James got immediate reliet President Nixon was greatly impressed by this treatment. Thereater the science of acupressure and flcupunctute took no time to spread throughout America In 1975, a goup of American doctors led by Dr. Paul Dudley White, a renowned cardiologist was sent to Chinato observe tnd study acupressure and_ acupuncture therapies. After ‘eturing to America, Dr. White conceded that though he Could not understand how these (acupressure and acupuncture) methods produced healing effects, he would definitely assert that they were certainly beneficial. Specific points on the ears too can be used to affect the imemal organs ofthe body in the same way as the pressure Points on other parts of the body. ‘The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine’ the ancient Chinese book too refers to the relation of the ears with other pars ofthe body. ‘The custom of twisting the ear forthe treatment of headache fr hysteria is quite common in China. The treatment of piercing the ear for asthma is well-known in India. In 1957, Dr. Paul Nogier, a neurosurgeonin France deeply stu acupressure and gave it the form of an authentic science, Dr. Nogier calls it ‘auricular therapy’. An extensive study of the method of ear-acupressure has been made in China too during te last ten to fifteen years. As a consequence, about 200 points on the ear alone have been discovered. However, only a few of them are of real importance for day-to-day illnesses. Dr. Rene Buordial, an acupuncture specialist in France, states that he would prefer to apply pressure on the points on the ears by fingers rather than puncture them with needles. Today the popularity of acupressure is increasing by leaps and bounds. It has become a favourite therapy of Evan Nagy, a well-known ballet dancer, Marilyn Monroe, a celebrated film actress and several international athletes. “Nothing has helped me so much recently as acupressure. Acupressure is of immense help in improving an athlete's physical performance.” Statements ofthis kind by the high jumper Dwight Stones, and the discus thrower Mac Wilkins, bboth world record holders at their respective events at the Montreal Olympics are worth noting. ‘The point tsu-san-li which is situated below the knee is also known in China as three villages’. A regular pressure on this point increases the strength of knees and feet. itis believedin China that one who takes the help ofthis point can walk much more (the distance between three villages) than ‘ordinary persons. The heat ofan athletels putto considerable strain, This is prevented by treating the acupressure point called nei-kuan situated near the wrist, which helps to regulate blood circulation and breathing. Dr. Zier of ‘Damp 2000’, a well= known hospital in Germany is ing out trials with acupres- |i sant sure. He has measured the per- \ formance of athletes on a static bicycle before and after the stimulation of acupressure points. He says that acupressure inereases strength and checks an improper increase in the heart- rate after strenuous activities. ‘Acupressure alg has avery good cffect on muscilar pain and ea cramps. Nowadays acupressure is mostly used as a means of curinga disease. But the Chinese give more importancetto the ‘preventive aspect of this science. In old days an acupressure 2 a¢ YOUR OWN DOCTOR Wm ACUPRESSURE or acupuncture specialist used to be paid regularly only so long as the person under his care remained healthy. The specialist was not pai ifthe person under him fell ill and the specialist had to treat the patient with medicines purchased with his own money. Ifa patient. inspite of not being very old ‘F not suffering from an incurable disease, died while under the treatment of an acupressurespecialst the specialisthad to hhang a lantern outside his house. Even a strangerwould know of the efficiency or ineficiency of the acupressure specialist by counting the number of lanterns hanging outside his house (see fig 2.2, Like the Chinese we should also accept the maxim ‘Prevention is better than cute’. Today, about 90 per cent of all treatments is of a ‘curative’ nature. But within the next few years 90 per cent of treatment will be ofa ‘preventive’ nature. Curative treatment or medicines will be needed in only the remaining 10 per cent of cases. Prevention of illness will be of immense benefit to mankind. Hospitals and doctors will be relieved of the great rush of patients. Asa consequence, those who are in genuine need of medical treatment or surgery will get it without any delay. Personal loss or loss in national Production caused on account of illness. will decrease considerably and nation’s precious wealth will be saved from being wasted. Today acupressure is being taught scientifically at a number of reputed universities all over the world. This fact itself is an evidence that the importance of acupressure has been acknowledged and recognized. The people of our country are still indifferent to health. However, itis certain that the popularity and importance of acupressure will increase in our country also with the increase of people's ‘consciousness in respect of health, ‘The World Health Organization too is now paying due attention to acupressure and acupuncture. In 1979, this a eee rural eners sites of toulde, tennis elo, 3. THE SCIENCE OF ACUPRESSURE For centuries, in india, China Japan and other counties, life has been considered asa bioelectrical phenomenon, that is,our life relies on the bioelecrcty that exis in our body. it isonly because of the existence ofthis energy in our body that we can move, breathe, digest food or think. We call this, bioenergy Prana’ or‘Chetana’. The Chinese callit’Chi bioenergy is composed of two kinds of forces: Vin’ and “Yang. Vinisa negativeforce while Yangis.a positiveone. A person remains in good health if there is co-ordination, harmony and balance between these two ores. if the balance is disturbed oF ‘warped’, that is, ifthe low of one force inthe body is greater than the other, illness arises. These forces (bioenergy) flow through definite courses or channels. in the body. We shall call these courses ‘meridians’. The ‘Chinese call them ‘ing itis believed that there areinall 14 merdiansin our body for the flow of bioelectrcty or bioenergy (Chetana). Out of ths 4 meray, 2 erase psertingin chon the right side and the lft side ofthe body, while the rema two ate single. One is onthe vertical mile in ont ofthe body and the other on the verically central line on the backside ofthe body. ‘The 12 paired meridians comprise of 6 "Vn’ meridians and 6 Yang’ meridians. "Yin’ meridians star from the toes or from the middle par ofthe body and goto the head orto the fingersof the hands. The 'Yang’ mesidiansstan from the head, the face or the fingers and go downside orto the middle par ofthe body (see figures 3.1 and 3.2). These meridians which maintain the flow of bioelectricity have connection with the main organs (or systems) ofthe body. Each meridian has been given the name of the organ with which it is connected. One end of each ‘meridian lies inthe hand, the leg or he face and the other in Tig 30 9 ine YOUR OWN DoctoR wim ACUPRESSURE ‘one main organ. Thats the reason why pressure applied to a ppanicular point on the hand or the leg, affects the remote ‘organ connected with this point ‘The names of the main 14 meridians are as follows : (1) Large Intestine Mer (2) Stomach Meridian {G) Small intestine Meridian (4) Bladder Meridian ‘Yang Meridians (5) Triple Warmer Meridian {) Gall Bladder Meridian (7) Lung Meridian (6) Spleen Meridian (9) Kidney Meridian (10) Heart Meridian Yin Meridian (11) Heart Constrictor OR Pericardium Meri (12) Liver Meridian (13) Governing Vessel Meridian. Merdians that govern (14) Conception Vessel Meridian f other meridians ‘The intensity of the flow of bioenergy in a panicular meridian isnot the same throughout the day. The flow of bioenergy in a meridian is maximum only once ata definite time during twenty-four hours. Twelve hours after that time the bioenergy flowing in that meridian isthe minirmum. This has been explained in the following figure which can be termed ‘the organ-clock’: ‘The figure 3.3 shows thatthe lungs have the maximum flow of bioenergy during 3 to 5 o'clock in the morning; the kidneys, during 5 to 7 in the evening the gall bladder, during 11 to at night and the liver during 1 to 3 after midnight. ‘Attacks of asthma mostly occur during 3 5 in the morning, renal colic occurs during to 7 in the evening, the pain in the gall-bladder occurs during 11 to 1 at night and the headache and insomnia which are caused by malfunctioningof the liver Occur during 1 to 3 after midnight. These facts are significant and any doctor will confirm them, Modern physicians are unable to explain the reason for the radiation of chest-pain to the shoulder and the whole arm al Seinen (34rd on cot tc afin al “eciono than ee "HE SCIENCE OF ACUPRESSURE » in cases of many patients who have suffered from a heart- attack. But an acupressure or acupuncture expert finds no dificult in explainingthe reason forthis pain. Even the oldest ‘books on acupressure and acupuncture show the location of the heart meridian in that very part of the arm in which a person with heart-attack experiences the radiating pain. Each of the 14 main meridians has subsidiary meridians. Figure 3.5 shows one subsidiary branch ofthe Heart Meridian (see the dotted line). One patt of this subsidiary meridian passes through the lungs and blood-vesses ofthe heart and then penetrating the diaphragm joins the small intestine. The other part of this meridian passes through the neck and reaches the eye. The figure shows that the arena of the influence of the main meridian gets expanded due to its subsidiary meridians. One of the subsidiary meridians of the Heart Metidian proceeds tothe eye. On the basis ofthis fact ceye-allments can be treated through the Heart Meridian also. Tig 3 airy rida fi Wea Mere ‘The medical philosophy of the eastern countries gives sole importance to body-meridians. On the other hand, the ‘western medical science, following Dr. Virchov, approaches » fat YOUR OWN DOCTOR WT ACLRRESSE to the minute study for finding out the diseased tissue. It even tries to discover which particular cell in the tissue have been diseased (bone-cells, nerves, muscle-cells, cells of blood- vessels, etc.). Managementand medicinesto be given change according to the type of diseased cells. But acupressure therapy is different from the above therapy. A particular part of the body may suffer from any disease such as anhits, wound, odema or skin-disease, bt the acupressure treatment isthe same, The reason is simply that the meridian itself isthe ‘main controllingforce ofthe par of the body through which it passes. This meridian controls all types of cells present in its Corresponding part of the body. This is why the acupressure therapy is simple and easy to apply. ‘When there is any disorder in an organ of the body, the whole of its corresponding meridian does not become tender ‘or painful but only some points lying on that mecidian become tender. Severe pain is felt when these points are pressed. How does this happen ? Why is the whole meridian not painful? The reason is that acupressure points work as regulators, They regulate and direct the energy flowing in the ‘meridians, A meridian and its acupressure points can be compared to a telephone exchange and operators respectively. In a telephone exchange the operators regulate the incoming and outgoing telephone calls. n the Same way acupressure points regulate bioenergy which flows through the meridia, lithe flow or circulation of bioenergyin a meridians not Proper, it can be corrected and made proper by stimu Certain points lying on that meridian by applying pressure on them and thus the disease of that organ can be eliminated. ‘The decisive proof ofthis fact is that as soon asthe disease is eliminated, the pain in the acupressure points is relieved. This implies the following three facts : (1) fan organ ofthe body i diseased, pain is experienced in the points ofthe meridian connected with that organ. (2) A disease is eliminated by applying pressure on the painful points. In short, the relation between the organ and its ‘meridian is not one-sided. The meridian is influenced by the ‘organ and the organ i influenced by its meridian; eg. in heart- disease; the points lying on its meridian become tender. Similarly, ifany one of these pointsis hurtor stung, the heart is affected. Fig. 367 Te bet act merida ad he erin fc ae This ison ofthe get advantage ofthe acupesire thepy, ease the agross an Westen become proccaly the sare, mane tt dite dogs Becomes osibe wth the fly of poi the same pi Pecomes vcr hetentner ore ese. On heather Rand dfnt agosnot porblean the vesmen ger onthe bas oftrence succeeds, the Inference In Iepect of gress rovesto be core 15) Pani the pois vedas soon a the sei elinined Te dsease might have been cured by anyone ofthe therapies: acipesue,raropay, moro, Ayuveda orallpaihy-thepanin the pois isrelivedwihihe caret Mardoen. The ease of a midileaged woman is vary inresing “he woman ad bean sft fom headache and gener 2 {5€ YOUR OWN DOCTOR WT ACUPRESSURE ‘malaise (indisposiion) for years. All tests as regards her Stoo}, urine and blood had been repeatedly done. But those tesis proved to be of no use in diagnosing the disease. Whenever she gavea sample of herblood from the vein ofher hand, an extraordinary thing used to happen. All her complaints sed to vanish for afew hours. This had actually made her to look forward to fresh blood examination. ‘Whenever she brought this matte to her doctor's notice, the later paid no attention to it. Once she accidently came into contact with an acupressure expert. The acupressure expert at ‘once realized that the temporary relief from pain which the Patient experienced was due tothe simulation ofa certain Point with the injection needle. Thereafter this acupressure expert methodically treated her with acupressure and she was permanently elieved of her longstanding troubles. ‘An acupressure point isa tiny sensitive czcle of the ize ‘of fingertip. ts diameter is about 1 sq cm. Therefore gréat cares necessary o correctly locate a paricularpoiet. only 2 slight touch or pressure on an acupressure point causes severe pain, itis a symptom of a severe disease. ‘There are some acupressure points which enable one to come othe correct diagnosis of a disease; e.g, the pain on the point no. 6 on the Lung Meridian suggests piles, the pain on the point no. 39 on the Gall Bladder Meridian suggests gal sione and the pain on the point no, 4 on the Large Intestine Meridian suggests constipation. ‘There are several acupressure pointson each meridian. f an organ becomes diseased, the question that arises i which points should be pressed to eliminate the disease from the ‘organ. For the cure of a disease some of the points on a ‘meridian are more important than the others. One or more of the following reasons may be responsible fr it (1) Bioenergy isinhibited easly andto a greaterextentin some points (2) Atsome pins the underlying merdlans quite ner the hin (3) Some points can be found very easly and so treament on these points becomes as. (Theres ahardtsue (eg, bore) blow some pins. Such pins can easly be pressed againa the hard tase 1) Some points are very sensitiv. If presie applied on these pon, the dteae I eiminated rapidly Only such important points at mentioned above have been ndated in ts whole bok forte coe o irent dense : ; ain on any point onthe body s possibly a symptom o some dnd svaganorin asym ofthe body thous te assumed tat the poi, through pan leas for hp tn ender to elp the onan or the system concerned, pressure Should be Pethodclly applied on ie Factors such 3b methods of applying. presure, mings, et have been Gisesed in the ith chapter, Tokoow which organ 1 ovrelatd wih the painful point isnot alway important trove imporantsthe application of methodical pesue on tha pom. ‘curate and methodical application of pressure on painflacupressure points gives on or more ofthe following Feet: (1 One ges rele fom the symptoms of the diese Somaimes ts rele! Is immediate. The disease tl aso gyadualy varices, (2) The sain ofthat part ofthe body orsometimesothe whole boy and te mind alleviated (3) Even f the symptoms ofa few dass like asthma reappear, thet acuteessis considerably lesen {on dseases like asta, the period between two consecuve ack is gradual lenghened. (5) Sometimes a critical condition (eg, after a severe heartattack ) can be averted. When treatment is given through other manipulative therapies such as osteopathy, chiropractic or Swedish massage, at times acupressure poinis are unknowingly pressed. This may be the cause of the benefits, to some », which these therapies give. note : Currently, ear-acupressure has been developed in which the organs of the body are treated by stimulating points on the ear. A reference ofthe fact thatthe ear is closely related to all parts of the human body has been found in some ancient books too. But the credit for the scientific development of ear-acupressure goes to Dr. Paul Nogies, a well-known French neurosurgeon. Everyone knows that the earis the organ of hearing: some are aware that itis also the centre fr the maintenance of body balance; but only a select few know thatthe eat is a miniature representation of the human embryo. (1) Lobe : It corresponds to facial region. (2) Anti-tragus : It coresponds to head region. THE SCENCE OF ACUPRESSURE x» (3) Helix Limb : It corresponds to diaphragm and It comespondsto trunk. (3) Upper Limb of Anthelix corresponds to legs. (6) Lower Limb of Antihelc : corresponds to butocks. (7) Triangular Fossa : It corresponds to genital organs. (8) Scapha : It coresponds to arms. (9) Tragus =I corresponds chiefly to throat. (10) Supra-tragic Notch: It corresponds chiefly to mouth (1) Intertragic Notch It corresponds to internal secretions (12) Cymba Concha It coresponds to abdominal G1) Cavum Concha: corespondsto ches region. (14) Concha Edge of Anti-elix: It comtesponds o spina column. (15) Helix: corresponds chiefly to liver (16) Back of Ear: ft corresponds to back region. IANS AND ACUPRESSURE POINTS Fy 39 mgr Pano ang Merdn 1 cl cog ana — 5: cout pn in tow, bebhing cay eatne) 9. Sal headache, pale lal mols 2 eg yh ro ae 210 Inport Plt on Large nese Medan ie of Pits 1 ee, datos 4. onion drone pun in ha ty diponon 10: bythe nap 3.13 Amparo Pots on ea ean ero olay 2. tnencouen nig na, cnpon oa {8 YOUR OWN SOCTOR WH ACUPRESURE ‘SOHNE OF ACUPRESSURE 9.316 baer Rion Hdny Mein ses of Pins 1. combo gies pel enranion 3. ng ees {8 YOUR OWN DOCTOR Wi ACLPRESRE 1. pan int eatery of eters ‘i rao cated ig. 3.20 :tmportan Foner Mean es of Pointe Jf ni mat 12 tn cl Mtoe bec cll lle, 16 cath pan 2 fe tat pl 36 aig cnn 2.21 simon Pinon Coven Vee Maran “THE ScENCE OF ACUPRESSURE » 4. maar does impr { Sitcloce dons contain pli mest 12, paoe voting arto 1, Doma pn od nr, can maths dent aon Note : The pressure on the points located on Governing Vessel and Conception Vessel meridians produces a local effect; eg, an ulcer in the stomach can be treated by simulating points two inches above the navel on ether of ese meridians. ‘At the outset, itis beyond our mental perception how an application of pressure on a point on the body causes effect fon a remote organ in the body; but that it so happens is undoubtedly a proven fact. Itisafactthat acupressure has cured a number of patients who could not be cured by the established method of modem ‘medical practice. Though the doctors are aware ofthis fac, it is deplorable that they are not prepared to recognize this science. Observation, study, scientific researches and in- ‘numerable experiments have helped to accumulate so many evidences to prove the efficacy of acupressure tha itis nigh impossible to disregard this ol, traditional therapy. The doctors who deny the efficacy of acupressure or consideritto bbe quackery, in fact, deceive themselves and deprive their Patients of ths simple and effective treatment, Aldous Huxley, 22 well-known literary person, says that acupressure is dis- garded by those very persons whose prime duty is to scrutinize such therapies. Several principles have been put forward to explain how curative effects really take place by pressing acupressure points. Some of these principles have a support of scientific ‘experiments, while others are based solely on inferences. Two ‘of these principles are very important. They ate : (1) Dr. Kim ‘Bong Han’s Bioelectric Bong Han Corpuscles Principle and (2) Dr. Felix Mann’s Cutaneo- Visceral Reflex Principle. These two principles will be discussed in detail and a passing reference will be given to other principles. (1) Bong Han Corpuscles Theory : Prof. Dr. Kim Bong Han presented two paperson his acupressure esearch at wo "HE SCINCE OF ACUPRESSURE “ Scientific Symposia held at Pyongyang in Korea on 30th November 1963 and on 15th April 1965. For centuries the Koreans have believed that the body ‘contains an independently working system called ‘Kyungrak’ ‘which regulates the flow of bioenergy in the body. The belief was substantiated by Dr. Bong Hans experiments. Dr. Bong Han succeeded in discovering inconspicuous, specific kind of Bong Han corpuscles lying beneath the skin, ‘exactly tthe site of acupressure or acupuncture points on the skin, These corpuscles are linked with tiny ducts, which, if

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