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  2. List of acupuncture points - Wikipedia

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    The only [verification needed] ambiguity with this unique systemized method is on the urinary bladder meridian, where the outer line of 14 points found on the back near the spine are inserted in one of two ways; following the last point of the inner line along the spine (會陽) and resuming with the point found in the crease of the buttocks ...

  3. Meridian (Chinese medicine) - Wikipedia

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    There are about 400 acupuncture points (not counting bilateral points twice) most of which are situated along the major 20 pathways (i.e. 12 primary and eight extraordinary channels). However, by the second Century AD, 649 acupuncture points were recognized in China (reckoned by counting bilateral points twice).

  4. Cun (unit) - Wikipedia

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    It continues to be used to chart acupuncture points on the human body, and, in various uses for traditional Chinese medicine. The cun was part of a larger decimal system. A cun was made up of 10 fen, which depending on the period approximated lengths or widths of millet grains, [2] and represented one-tenth of a chi ("Chinese foot"). [3]

  5. Six levels - Wikipedia

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    As can be seen the names of the levels are the same as the names of the head and foot pairs of acupuncture meridians. The order is roughly the order that a disease takes as you go from health to death. In some disease levels are skipped or the order can change.

  6. Traditional Chinese medicine - Wikipedia

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    Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into superficial structures of the body (skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscles) – usually at acupuncture points (acupoints) – and their subsequent manipulation; this aims at influencing the flow of qi. [217] According to TCM it relieves pain and treats (and prevents) various diseases. [218]

  7. Hara (tanden) - Wikipedia

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    The pitfalls of translation, interpretation and association we have already seen for the case of the "Dantien" can also be found for the acu-point "QiChong" on the stomach meridian (ST30). In the classical literature of Chinese Medicine ST30 is widely said to be the starting point of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel). The trouble is that ST30 ...

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Holcomb assured them that once the paperwork was reviewed, releasing the records would be a mere formality. He even offered to have a staff member go over the records with them once they were on hand. But it took Jim and Anne another three months of calling and emailing. At one point, Recovery Works told them they needed to fill out another form.

  9. Acupressure - Wikipedia

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    Acupressure therapy was prevalent in India. After the spread of Buddhism to China, the acupressure therapy was also integrated into common medical practice in China and it came to be known as acupuncture. Scholars note these similarities because the major points of Indian acupressure and Chinese acupuncture are similar to each other. [4] [5]

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