For the over one billion Chinese people, massage, acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine are familiar and trusted methods of health care. Across China, there are nearly 300,000 doctors practicing Chinese medicine and nearly 2,000 hospitals specializing in Chinese medicine, not to mention that almost in every general hospital there is a section where the patients are treated with traditional Chinese medical methods. A more astounding fact is that the people of China, despite their low living standard, have an average lifespan of sixty-nine. In this regard, Chinese medicine with traditional methods of health care certainly plays an important role.

Massage at home, without even stepping out of your bedroom, by yourself or your family members. Follow the simple, step-by-step procedures detailed in this book once a week or once a day, and you will get relief from ailments and discomforts and feel refreshed. With its preventative health care approach, this manual offers an alternative to frequent the hospital trips and pharmaceu-tical medications, few of which are side-effect-free. Headaches? Back pain? Or hypertension? Apoplexy? Look it up in the index and find out what to do.

Introduction

What is yin-yang?

What is qi?

What are meridians and collaterals?

What is"general acupoint massage"?

Why is it good?

Indications and Contraindications

Notes and Cautions

How long is one cun?

Questions and Answers

1.Why does this massage start from the foot?

2.If l want to treat a particular disease, what shall I do?

3.How frequently and how long am I supposed to do this massage?

4.Why are there "transient manipulations"?

5.Why in some steps am I supposed to tap randomly at a certain place?

Manipulations

Category 1: Manipulations That Promote the

Circulation of Qi and Blood

Category 2: Manipulations Smoothing the Meridians and Collaterals

Acupoints Used in This Massage

Massage Operation1：Massage for Two People

Massage Operation2：Self Massage