Chinese Acupuncture History

Chinese acupuncture history shows us that acupuncture is an ancient medicine used to promote good health and maintain a healthy body. It is carried out by inserting hundreds of tiny needles into special acupuncture points in the body where “qi”. Qi is reported as being the body's natural energy source, travels through channels around the body.

Acupuncture can be thought of as the oldest, known practice of medicine that is still being used today. Besides knowing that Chinese acupuncture history and it's medical practice, what else do we know?

By following the roots of acupuncture we can see that archeologists have found the Chinese acupuncture history and medical practice going back thousands of years. These remnants were found in the form of Hieroglyphs in cave dwellings and date back to one thousand years before Jesus Christ was born, making them 3,000 years old.

Looking even further than this, there is evidence that acupuncture was used thousands of years prior to the archeological finds mentioned.

A five thousand year old mummy was found in the Alps mountain range and named Otzi. When scientists were investigating the mummy and what it could tell us, they were interested to find that Otzi had several ailments, and what they found more intriguing was that Otzi had tattoos located at the acupuncture points that would be used today for the ailments he suffered with.

It may be disheartening, or interesting to learn that the origins of acupuncture in China are uncertain. The reason this is uncertain is that the first mention of acupuncture in a Chinese medical text dated to three hundred years before Christ but Chinese medical texts found from the first century before Christ, two hundred year later, had no reference to acupuncture in them.

It has been a much talked about debate, but research has shown that the first needles used by those of years gone by were made from sharp Bian stone, this changed through the years to bronze, gold and then silver.

Fast-forward to today and we still use acupuncture. The acupuncture we use is a descendant of that used by Daoism philosophers two thousand years ago; this shows that although the material used for the needles has changed, the actual treatment of acupuncture has not changed through the millennia.

There has been ripples of talk through the scientific and archeological communities that Europe may have had its own version of acupuncture pre Christ but there is no evidence to support this. As far as we are aware, acupuncture did not cross over to the west until the late 1960's and 1970's where it became the interest of people in Great Britain.

Acupuncture has grown in stature and become a widely used alternative treatment in the western world, which shows that there must be some positive affect from the treatment.

This is a complete history of acupuncture to date; it will be interesting to see what will lie in the future use of acupuncture. If acupuncture can last through centuries of war, illness and famine, through times where publication of material was not as easy as it is done, then it is clear that it will last for many years to come.

Mike Herman

How Chinese Acupuncture Does not Use Any Kind of Medication

It is difficult to imagine that one can get rid of physical pain and mental stress without succumbing to expensive medical treatments. Have you ever heard about Chinese acupuncture? All this is possible with the help of Chinese acupuncture. Acupuncture helps the immune system of our body get rid of the diseases and painful conditions. Acupuncture is a technique of applying pinpointed pressure to certain tiny yet key areas on our body. Acupuncture has had revolutionary effects on treating progressive diseases. It is believed that the acupuncture therapy was invented in ancient China. It is associated with Traditional Chinese medicine also known as TCM. Chinese acupuncture follows the authentic and traditional principles of acupuncture that were developed many years ago in order to treat different types of ailments.

Chinese acupuncture does not use any kind of medication. However, it cannot be declared as an absolute alternative treatment. Chinese acupuncture is effective for treatment of progressive chronic diseases. In ancient times, it was even used as a first aid treatment for emergencies. Acupuncture stimulates flow of energy and helps to remove toxic from body. Chinese acupuncture works by stimulating specific points in body called as acupuncture points. It is not mandatory to use needles to stimulate acupuncture points. Rather it can be done efficiently even without needles by lasers as well as by electro-acupuncture equipments.

Chinese acupuncture even controls lung functions through certain breathing techniques. It reduces asthma attacks and normalizes skin pores. It controls mental activities and has cleansing effect on the body. It helps to increase body resistance by formulating white blood cells and antibodies. It regulates Pancreas's functions so as to secret insulin to control blood sugar in the body. Acupuncture helps Pancreas to transport energy from blood to lung and provides energy to all parts of the body. Acupuncture releases all toxic chemical from your body and enhances the flow of biochemicals in the body. Analgesia, Sedation, motor recovery, homeostasis and increase in immunity are some of the physiological effects produced due to biochemicals. Analgesia means relief from pain and useful in headache. Increase in immunity is especially essential to deal with flu as well as the cold virus. Sedation helps to prevent anxiety. Homeostasis helps to maintain equilibrium and permanent Paralysis is prevented by motor recovery.

With the help of Chinese acupuncture, you can increase your height to a considerable level until 25 years of age. Nervous deafness occurs due to physiological changes that occur in internal ear and nervous system. Deafness also impairs the patient's speech ability. All this can be controlled with the help of Chinese acupuncture. In patients having high myopia i.e. refractory errors in eyes, acupuncture gives best results.

Even eye diseases like night blindness, adverse effect of hypertension and diabetes on eyes, retinal bleeding, cataract in early stages, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy can control with the help of acupuncture. Skin diseases are caused by excessive use of cosmetics, emotional stress, and junk food habits. Dark circles, pimples, pigmentation, hair falling can reduce with the help of Chinese acupuncture. Gynecological problems like irregular periods, infertility, menopausal syndrome are curable by using acupuncture. Urinary disorders, cardio vascular problems, endocrine problems, gastro intestinal problems can also be treated by using Chinese acupuncture. Neurological disorders such as migraines, sinus, paralysis, comatose, parkinsonism', cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, brain stroke respond well to Chinese acupuncture.

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