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Chinese acupuncture: five thousand years Hua Can shine so far

  

  Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion for thousands of years of continuous development, for the health of our people make a great contribution. Nowadays, the awareness of respecting nature is increasing and the awareness of acupuncture is increasing. In 2010, Chinese acupuncture was included in the "human intangible cultural heritage representative list", an important part of the world's medicine. Since then, in the world to be more widely used for global health contribution to the wisdom of Chinese culture.
  Acupuncture and moxibustion is the earliest discovery and application of Chinese medicine, and even can be said to be the origin of the development of Chinese medicine, but also the meridian theory of Chinese medicine and the origin of acupoint theory.
  From the acupuncture theory of "ache for pain"
  Who invented acupuncture? It should be said that acupuncture is the ancient Chinese medical scientists and working people in the production, life, survival practice, and nature and disease fight experience summary. It has experienced a long process of discovering, refining, processing, accumulating, forming and maturing, that is, from sporadic to integral, accidental to inevitable, passive to active, disorder to ordered, scattered to system, spontaneous to conscious, To the conscious use.
  Millions of years ago, the great ancestors lived and labored in the vast land, with the brutal struggle and hard work of nature, and slowly learned to make simple and crude stone tools and hunting weapons. The use of acupuncture tools, theoretical and practical knowledge of the rich, laid the foundation for acupuncture and health care, treatment.
  The origin of acupuncture generally have two versions: one is based on modern archaeological research, acupuncture technology when originated in the ten thousand to five thousand years since the Neolithic Age, some unearthed cultural relics may be evidence, this period for the needle Thorn tools, has been artificially processed into a certain shape. The second can be traced back to a hundred thousand years ago, the Paleolithic Age, this period people use the needle is the predecessor of the stone, more primitive and natural.
  When people drive beasts or in daily life, often use stone tools, sticks, etc., can easily be broken pieces, sticks and other hit or accidental trauma in labor, people began to subconsciously self-massage and knocking on these parts with the items. Over time, people gradually consciously use of small stone tablets or thorns, pine needles to stimulate certain parts, in order to relieve pain and disease. Later, people will stone a certain grinding processing, in order to better adapt and facilitate the application, this is the Stone. This method is unknowingly become one of the most remarkable academic, that is, "pain for the acupoint". Today's lesions, pain-sensitive points, reaction points, acupuncture points and other acupuncture point theory, that is mainly derived from this.
  The Art of Acupuncture in Huang Di Nei Jing
  To stone needle, acupuncture and governance, is the early stages of acupuncture treatment. At that time in different regions, different physicians, different periods, the "Stone" and the application of different names, some called needle stone, some called stone, there are called greedy stone. Which also created a precedent to acupuncture treatment as the representative of Chinese medicine.
  "Su asked the other side should be different," said: "The East of the domain, the disease are carbuncle, its Expelling Stone, Stone is also from the East to." "Shan Hai Jing" records: "Gao's Hill, Stone Ruyu, for the needle, light four Yao, can cure all diseases. For the Stone, "Shuowen Jiezi" interpretation reads: "Bian" to stone treatment also. Sui Jinyuan from the note: "Pan-stone who is the ancient rule of the law, there are three: a needle stone, two stone, three greedy stone, in fact, an ancient people failed to cast iron, so to stone needle.
  With the development of society, medical technology, acupuncture tools continue to improve, the production process continues to increase. Following the stone, stone needle, there have been different forms and texture of the tools, such as bone needles, bamboo needles, pottery needle. To the age of the Bronze Age to the Spring and Autumn Iron Age, due to the invention of metallurgical technology, needle and update to copper needles, iron needles, needles, lilies and so on. The invention of various metal needles, to promote the development of theory, in which the "Yellow Emperor" was born for acupuncture marks the birth of mature. The book "Lingshu", mainly on acupuncture. The emergence of nine-pin theory, both for the breakdown and application of needles, acupuncture is the clinical application of crystallization and sublimation. Therefore, nine-pin, that is, needle theory, acupuncture theory is a microcosm of maturity.
  Millennium ancient needle into the modern science and technology elements
  So, the archeology of needle tools have any empirical? In 1963, China's archaeologists in Inner Mongolia, Toronto flag, unearthed about one-and-a-half, one end of the flat, tapered end of the stone. In 1972, Henan Xinzheng unearthed the Spring and Autumn Warring States stone needles, one end can be massage, one end can be blood.   Shandong province Weishan two city mountain, unearthed four Han Dynasty stone, one of which engraved half, half bird, intended to refer to the doctor BianQi hand thick needle acupuncture stone to the patient body. In 1978, Inner Mongolia and unearthed a Warring States period to the Western Han Dynasty "copper needle." In 1968, Mancheng County in Hebei tomb, unearthed four lilies, five silver needles.
  Today, with the introduction of modern technology elements, needle increasingly rich, a variety of needles such as silver needles, pestle, needle, needle, needle, periosteum needle, plum needle, trocar, hook live needle And so on, showing the "Yellow Emperor" under the guidance of nine-pin theory, needle constantly evolving, innovative pattern.
In the history of acupuncture therapy, the Bian Que in the Warring States period treatment Guo Taizi dead Jue, is known as the earliest cases of acupuncture treatment, become legendary. In today's view, so that the recovery of syncope or shock patients may have been considered normal things, but dating back two thousand two hundred years ago, the distant pre-Qin period, it is unusual. In the long history of Chinese medical acupuncture and moxibustion doctors and sages, the application and development of acupuncture and moxibustion medicine has become the founder, forerunner, practitioner and communicator, and has made important contributions to the theory and application of acupuncture. , Also makes the development of acupuncture on behalf of.
  To the Western Han Dynasty, "Yellow Emperor" of the book, marking the acupuncture therapy from theory to practice the full maturity, after more than two thousand years of all acupuncture schools or family heritage, are basically in the "Yellow Emperor" created by acupuncture Practice and Enrichment under the Guidance of Theory.
  Acupuncture and moxibustion to be incorporated into foreign medical insurance system
  In recent decades, people's understanding of acupuncture has been deepening, the application tends to universal and universal. Not only that, acupuncture has become an integral part of the world's medicine, is its wide range of indications and excellent efficacy, to benefit the people of the world.
  The United States, Australia and other countries, acupuncture has been included in the national health insurance system, and countries will be included in the national medical acupuncture system is accelerating the trend of health insurance coverage has gradually increased. Over the next 15 years, more than half of the world's countries will be acupuncture into the national health insurance system.
  At present, the world recognized acupuncture treatment of disease has reached more than 100 species of clinical research data show that acupuncture conventional treatment of disease has reached more than 200 kinds, basically covering the vast majority of clinical disease. The acupuncture and acupuncture academic organizations represented by the Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Association and the acupuncture and moxibustion academic organizations represented by the World Federation of   Acupuncture and Moxibustion are also growing. They have become an indispensable academic group to study acupuncture and moxibustion academic and disseminate acupuncture and moxibustion culture at home and abroad. At the same time, a group of acupuncture academic journals, acupuncture and moxibustion academic to show grace. China's nearly 30 institutions of traditional Chinese medicine for decades, train a batch of Chinese acupuncture talent. To the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Research Institute consisting mainly of research institutions for the study of the contribution of acupuncture a lot of results. Acupuncture and moxibustion of a standard items available, but also the traditional acupuncture to the standardization, standardization, scientific direction.
  Although the mystery of the meridian essence has yet to be solved, many scientists in the field of acupuncture, for the meridian and the clinical mechanism of acupuncture to reveal the essence of human meridian to unlock the ultimate goal. We have reason to believe that the future of Chinese acupuncture will be in the medical field, health, etc., has a broad space for development and unlimited application prospects, to protect our people and the world's important medical methods of health. With five thousand years of Chinese medicine acupuncture tomorrow, will be more brilliant.
Most people know that "needle" do not know "moxibustion"
  Acupuncture is generally acupuncture and said, in fact, acupuncture and moxibustion acupuncture abbreviation, but most people only know "needle" do not know "moxibustion."
  The acupuncture, the needle as the main tool; and moxibustion, will have to "moxibustion" method of treatment. Moxibustion is a warm stimulus, warmth and warmth is the instinct of man and animal. Moreover, many diseases, the application of warm stimulation and treatment, can achieve a good effect.
  The origin of moxibustion is relatively clear. Primitive human heating and baking of food in the fire, with the process of fire-driven animals may be accidentally burned by fire, but also found that after being burned or burning, anti-some of the original disease to reduce or eliminate, or pain relief . This experience continues to accumulate, people gradually conscious burning or baking with fire, to the purpose of illnesses and health care, the original method of moxibustion also followed.
  Moxibustion origin and development, there are several major historical facts as the main symbol. The following aspects of the history of moxibustion, marks the moxibustion gradually to the development until maturity:
  First, moxibustion is accompanied by the invention of the fire generated. About 600,000 years ago the invention of human fire, then our ancestors tried to use mulberry or Yagi as a heat source for moxibustion. Although this moxibustion high heat, but the heat is not easy to control, easily scalded, and the fire is not easy to save. Therefore, in order to explore and find new sources of heat, that is conducive to moxibustion of the material, it was placed in an important position. This not only marks the early primitive moxibustion method to the end of wood, but also marks the development of moxibustion.
  Second, the leaves of moxibustion as raw materials to the emergence of methods. To the Warring States period to the Western Han Dynasty, the modern sense of the moxibustion was fully mature, that is to start to establish the leaves as the main material. Now called "moxibustion", in fact, mainly refers to "moxibustion therapy." The ancients chose Ai as the moxibustion raw material, mainly based on the leaves easy to burn, easy to control temperature, aroma, rich in resources, wide range of sources, easy processing, easy storage and other characteristics. In addition, in the ancient Ai burning fire easy, easy to save the fire, and can be used as religious supplies and other sacrifices, and therefore the most commonly used. The discovery of moxibustion, moxibustion is an important symbol of practical.
  Third, moxibustion the application of various methods, giving moxibustion a wide range of adaptability and better curative effect. Moxibustion proposed by the ancient direct moxibustion, indirect moxibustion, moxibustion and other equipment dozens of methods, combined with moxibustion rich easy to use, practical, effective and efficient features.
  Fourth, moxibustion the emergence of holistic view. From Mawangdui unearthed on the 3rd Tomb, now found the earliest study of the meridians of the silk "Foot eleven pulse moxibustion by" "Yin and Yang eleven moxibustion by", have stressed that "moxibustion of its meridians." In the application of moxibustion, in the "pulse" on the moxibustion, often compared to a specific point on the moxibustion, more area, the role of wide, easy to get gas, through the fast characteristics of clinical significance.

Fifth, the "virtual complement of the" "cold hot" "trapped under the moxibustion" and "dirty cold full of disease, the treatment of moxibustion 焫" and other theories put forward for the treatment of moxibustion and health care provided the right Of the rule. "Lingshu functional" said: "The needle is not, moxibustion should be." "Introduction to medicine" is stressed: "Where the disease is less than drugs, acupuncture less than, must moxibustion." These are the Ai Refinement and Explanation of Moxibustion Principle. Subsequent to the "life insurance of the law, burning Ai first", but also stressed the importance of moxibustion treatment. Therefore, moxibustion under the guidance of this principle, for a variety of diseases, especially for the deficiency syndrome, cold syndrome, difficult illnesses, with other treatment can not replace the prominent effect, but also for thousands of years people continue to use the enduring Health care methods.