Needling or acupuncture is an important part of traditional Chinese medical science. At first, acupuncture is used only as a way of treatment, but then gradually develop into a discipline. Science is the science of acupuncture to prepare and learn the techniques of acupuncture treatment and the law applied clinical and basic theory. (Picture left is a map of some acupuncture points)
Acupuncture has a long history. In the book of ancient times had repeatedly stated that acupuncture primitive tools made of stone, called rock needles. Needles rock first appeared in the new stone age (Neolithic) of approximately 8000 up to 4,000 years ago, or about the end of the clan commune system. In archaeological research in China have discovered the original objects of stone needles. Until the time of Chunqiu (year 770 BC-476 years before Christ), medical science has to break away from traditional ties, and have a professional doctor. In the book Chunqiu Zuozhuan, there are notes about the words of the famous doctor about acupuncture Huan Yi when he examined the health of King Jinggong of the Jin Dynasty.
From the Warring States era until the Western Han Dynasty (BC 476 years-years 25 AD), the metal needle is used more widely in line with advances in technology, iron smelting, and metal needle is gradually replacing the stone so that needle acupuncture has been used more widely and accelerate the process of development. In the Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms, there are many who are good at acupuncture medical experts, among them the Book written by Huang Pumi Acupuncture has become a work of complete special about acupuncture system. At the time of the Eastern Jin dynasties and the Western Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties (256 BC-589 years BC), works specifically on acupuncture increases more and more, and at the same time acupuncture spread to Korea, Japan and other countries .
In the Sui and Tang dynasty (AD 581-907 years), acupuncture developed into a discipline. In the medical educational institutions of medical science when it held majors acupuncture. Later, the science of acupuncture continues to grow in depth. Until the 16th century, acupuncture was introduced to Europe. But until the Qing Dynasty, the doctors prefer the drug rather than acupuncture, so at a certain degree of knowledge has hindered the progress of acupuncture.
Acupuncture achieved great progress after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Now, in over 2,000 traditional Chinese medical hospitals throughout the country there's an acupuncture; scientific research on acupuncture have covered various human body systems and various clinical sections; A large amount of valuable scientific experimental data has been made in research on the role of regulation, pain reducer and increased immunity acupuncture, as well as the symptoms jingluo (acupuncture meridians) and the relationship between acupuncture points and body organs.
