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Acupuncture Congress 2018
Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151
Page 60
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
9
th
International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
T
he face holds numerous clues about the internal functioning
of the body. This has long been known in both allopathic
medicine and holistic medicine. In China, facial diagnosis was
one of the first forms of diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. Some
of the oldest maps of acupuncture found were of the facial age
map combined the meridians. In recent years, there has been
interesting research coming out that confirms this ancient
technique of gathering diagnostic information from the face. This
lecture will give an overview of facial diagnosis and how it can be
used in the clinic. Special attention will be paid to the connection
between organ function and the features of the face and the
important diagnostic meanings of facial coloration and markings.
dc@deirdrecourtney.comFacial diagnosis – a valuable tool in the clinic
Deirdre Courtney
Yo San University, USA
Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-003