This is an updated version of one of the first "modern age" presentations of acupuncture to be published in the West. It contains chapters on General Theory; The Acupuncture Points; The Medidians; The Twelve Spheres of Influence in the Body; The Five Elements; The Energy of Life-Qi; The Living Interdependent Dynamism of the Body; The Principle of Opposites; Pulse Diagnosis; Diseases that may be Treated by Acupuncture; Preventative Medicine: Statistics; The Scientific Proof; Strong Reactors: Patients who respond well to acupuncture. Patients who may respond adversely to normal doses of drugs; and The Liver or Upper Digestive Dysfunction. Given its tone and scope, it will likely be of interest to biomedical practitioners and others who are looking for a general overview of the field and its utility and complementarity with western biomedicine.