Meridians and collaterals are the conduit system for the circulation of qi and blood. Along the meridians there are certain points where the qi of the visceral organs reaches. Because acupuncturists use these points, they are called acupoints. Although no acupuncture is involved in this book, there are many instructions for digital pressing, kneading, massaging and performing other manipulations of the acupoints. I have adopted in my translation the Standard Acupuncture Nomenclature recommended by WHO Working Groups and published by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific.

Preface

Part One Methods of Curing Diseases

 Treatment of White Hair

 Treatment of Myopia with Still Qigong

 A Therapeutic Exercise for Stiff Neck

 Prevention and Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis by Writing a Chinese Character

 Exercise for Periarthritis of the Shoulder

 Patting as Treatment for Shoulder Pain and Backache

 Abdomen-Kneading -- A Remedy for Gastrointestinal Diseases

 Treatment of Lower Back Pain -- "Back-Moving"

 Treatment of Sciatica -- Lying, Sitting and Standing

 Anus-Lifting Exercise -- A Method for Preventing and Treating Hemorrhoids

 Waist-Rubbing Exercise

 "Waist-Turning" Exercise -- A Remedy for Constipation

 An Effective Treatment for Enuresis

 Treatment of Pain in the Knee Joint by Physical Exercise

 Self-Massage for Insomnia

 Massage Treatment of Meniere's Syndrome

 Rubbing the Arch of the Foot and Massaging the Head and Neck to Lower Blood Pressure

 Digital Acupoint Pressure for Treating Common Ailments in the Aged

 Treatment of Headache, Syncope, Lumbago, Angina Pectoris and Nocturnal Emission by Digital Acupoint Pressure

 Prevention and Treatment of Systremma(Cramp in the Leg)

 Qigong Therapy for Nocturnal Emission, Hemorrhoids and Incontinence of Urine

Part Two Methods of Keeping Fit

 Patting All over the Body

 Ten-Minute Self-Massage Before Sleep

 Ten-Minute Qigong Practice

 "Rocking on the Wave" -- A Kind of Self-Massage

 Health Exercise for the Prevention of Colds

 Protection of Health by "Hair-Combing"

 Laozi's Brain-Tonifying Exercise

 Protection of Teeth

 Digital Exercise

 "Hungry Tiger Stretches Itself "-- A Simple Health-improving Exercise