Literature reviews
McDonald, J. & Janz, S. (2017) The Acupuncture Evidence Project: A Comparative Literature Review
The Acupuncture Evidence Project
Books
- McDonald, J.(1985) Zang Fu Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. New South Wales College of Natural Therapies, Sydney
- McDonald, J.(1986) Acupuncture Point Dynamics (Vol 1: The Six Leg Channels); self-published
- McDonald, J.(1989) Acupuncture Point Dynamics (Vol 2: The Six Arm Channels, Renmai & Dumai); self-published
- McDonald, J. & Penner, J.(1998) Zang Fu Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Lone Wolf Press, Los Angeles
- McDonald, J.(1998) Acupuncture Point Dynamics (Vol 1: The Six Leg Channels) Revised Edition; Twin Dragon Books, Southport, Qld
- McDonald, J & Penner, J. (2010) Sindromes Zang Fu: Diagnostico Diferencial e Tratamento [in Portuguese] Editora Roca, Sao Paolo, Brasil

The new revised edition of Zang Fu Syndromes has finally arrived. The revised edition is available as a pdf file, but there are still a few copies of the original hard cover edition if you are quick. The revised edition and the original hard cover are selling for US$35.00 each from https://www.americandragon.com/order1.html

Peer-reviewed journal articles, editorials and abstracts
Wrist acupressure for post-operative nausea and vomiting (WrAP): A pilot study
- McDonald, J.L. (2007) Fire and Ice: The Great Debate on the Relative Value of Heat and Ice in Musculoskeletal Therapy – A Narrative Review Australian Journal of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine 2(2):3-8
- McDonald, J.L., Cripps, A.W., Smith, P.K., Smith, C.A., Xue, C.C. & Golianu, B. (2013) The Anti-inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture and Their Relevance to Allergic Rhinitis: A Narrative Review and Proposed Model. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2013, Article ID 591796.
- Cooke, M., Rickard, C., Rapchuk, I., Shekar, K., Marshall, A.P., Tracy Comans, T., Doi, S., McDonald, J. & Spooner, A. (2014) PC6 acupoint stimulation for the prevention of postcardiac surgery nausea and vomiting: a protocol for a two-group, parallel, superiority randomised clinical trial. BMJ open 4 (11), e006179
- Cooke, M., Rapchuk, I., Doi,S.A., Spooner, A., Wendt, T., Best J., Edwards, M., O’Connell, L., McCabe, D., McDonald. J., Fraser, J., Rickard, C. (2015) Wrist acupressure for post-operative nausea and vomiting (WrAP): A pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine (23)327-380
- McDonald, J.L. Guest editorials: Responses to friends of science in medicine. Australian Journal of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine 7(1):2
- McDonald, J.L., Cripps, A.W., Smith, P.K., Smith, C.A., Xue, C.C. & Golianu, B. (2013) The effects of acupuncture on mucosal immunity in perennial allergic rhinitis: a randomised, subject-and-assessor-blinded, sham-controlled clinical trial [WFAS Sydney 2013 selected peer-reviewed conference abstracts] Australian Journal of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine 8(2):30-31
- McDonald, J.L., Cripps, A.W., Smith, P.K. (2015) Mediators, Receptors and Signalling Pathways in the Anti-Inflammatory and Antihyperalgesic Effects of Acupuncture. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2015, Article ID 975632.
- McDonald, J.L., Cripps, A.W., Smith, P.K., Smith, C.A., Xue, C.C. & Golianu, B. (2016) Effect of acupuncture on house dust mite specific IgE, substance P, and symptoms in persistent allergic rhinitis Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (Article in Press)
Videos
- McDonald, J. (1996) Shen Disturbances (Vol 1 & 2) (video) The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd, Brisbane
- McDonald, J. (1997) Professor Lou Baiceng’s Ming Dynasty Secret Needle Techniques (video) The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd, Brisbane
- McDonald, J. (2000) Missing the Point (video) The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd, Brisbane
- McDonald, J. (2000) Zang-Fu Strategies (video) The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd, Brisbane