Five Zone Acupuncture and Six Actions Herb Prescribing: Countering the Adverse Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy

The most frequent references to point selection consistent with the five zone method of therapy is to be found in the book Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts (6).  Though the book was compiled in 2009 and published in 2011, it predominantly presents case reports from before the year 2000, some going back to the 1960s.

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