The dictionary collects more than 2,000 entries including channels and collaterals, acupoints, technique of acupuncture and moxibustion, acupuncture implement, principle and method of treatment, point prescription, acupuncture treatment for common disease, ancient acupuncturists, classics, verified formulas as well as terms of basic theory of TCM, and anatomical names concerning acupuncture.
The write and compile methods of acupoint name adopt ’Standard Acupoint Name’ inspected and approved by Acupoint Name International Standardization Science Group of WHO headquarters in conference, as well as ‘the Position of Acupoint’ approved by National Technique Supervise Bureau.
The entries are arranged according to the sequence of Chinese phonetic alphabet, also the strokes of Chinese-character, making the dictionary more information content and search function.