ARCHAEOLOGY OF ACARCHAEOLOGY OF ACUPUNCTURE SONGS AND ODESUPUNCTURE SONGS AND ODES
Published In: 3RD INTERNATIONAL E-CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Author(s): JAUNG-GENG LIN , YEN-HSI LEE
Abstract: The rise of acupuncture and moxibustion can be traced back to more than two thousand years ago. Usually the knowledge of both medical skills has been accumulated and handed down to later generations by four ways. The first way is family heritage. The second way is disciple heritage. The third way is common practices found among people. The fourth way is the heritage of acupuncture literature and canons. Of course, the most influential legacy of acupuncture and moxibustion comes from canons. Earliest canons such as Foot and Arm Eleven Meridian Moxibustion Classic, Ying Yang Eleven Meridian Moxibustion Classic, Huangdies Internal Classic, Classic of Difficult Issues, and A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion have the greatest impact on later generations. The later acupuncture and moxibustion literature just follow, revise, and add extra information and data to make this ancient medical technique more colorful and better. This essay is to concentrate on acupuncture rhymed songs and o
- Publication Date: 27-Sep-2020
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-190-0-15
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ARCHAEOLOGY OF ACUPOINT NUMBER AND INSERTION DEPTH IN ACUPUNCTURE TECHNOLOGY
Published In: 3RD INTERNATIONAL E-CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Author(s): YEN-HSI LEE , JAUNG-GENG LIN
Abstract: The history of acupuncture and moxibustion can be traced back to more than two thousand years. The number of current acupoints is 361. However, 1800 years ago, 349 acupoints were listed and used. This means that in the past 1800 years, only 12 acupoints have been added to the commonly used acupoints in acupuncture technology around the whole world. Besides, the insertion depth of acupuncture needles was also formulated more than 1800 years ago. Not until this century do modern acupuncturists use hi-tech methods to fathom the safe and useful insertion depth of acupuncture needles. Since insertion depth is highly concerned with the safety of patient's health, it is of great necessity to see how insertion depth has been discussed in the past centuries. This essay concentrates on the gradual development of both acupoints and insertion depth chronologically by analyzing Chinese medical canons to have a thorough understanding of both developments.
- Publication Date: 27-Sep-2020
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-190-0-16
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