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A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxa. Routledge Curzon, London u. a. 2002, ISBN 0-7007-1458-8. Wolfgang Michel: Medicine and Allied Sciences in the Cultural Exchange between Japan and Europe in the Seventeenth Century. In: Hans Dieter Ölschleger (Hrsg.): Theories and Methods in Japanese Studies. Current State & Future Developments.
The Zhenjiu dacheng was compiled by Ming dynasty physician Yang Jizhou (杨继洲; 1522–1620), whose grandfather was an imperial physician. [10] Yang originally intended to only write about the medical traditions in his family that had been collected in a manuscript titled Weisheng zhenjiu xuanji miyao (衛生針灸玄機秘要), or Mysterious and Secret Essentials of Acupuncture and ...
The US FDA classifies single-use acupuncture needles as Class II medical devices, under CFR 21. [219] Acupuncture is often accompanied by moxibustion – the Chinese characters for acupuncture (针灸; 針灸; zhēnjiǔ) literally meaning "acupuncture-moxibustion" – which involves burning mugwort on or near the skin at an acupuncture point. [220]
Acupuncture is generally only used in combination with other forms of treatment. [13] For example, the American Society of Anesthesiologists states it may be considered in the treatment of nonspecific, noninflammatory low back pain only in conjunction with conventional therapy. [31] Acupuncture is the insertion of thin needles into the skin. [3]
Beginning in 1929, he authored a number of articles and works on acupuncture and he became an advocate of acupuncture treatment in the French medical corps. His work l'Acuponcture chinoise, which was based on Chinese texts from the Ming dynasty such as Zhēnjiǔ Dàchéng (針灸大成), is still regarded as a classic work on acupuncture and ...
Tung's acupuncture techniques were passed down over generations only within the Tung family. Tung Ching Chang was the last descendant of the Tung family to practice this unique style, [ 3 ] and he decided to accept his first disciple, Lin Ju Chu, outside the Tung family in 1962 in Taipei, Taiwan, [ 5 ] [ 4 ] bringing the unique style to ...
The most common applications of Korean traditional medicine are acupuncture, herbal medicine, and moxibustion. [10] They describe a combination of natural and medical sciences research. [10] In Korea, adherents of the medicine that has been traditionally developed advise that acupuncture comes first. [10]
Miriam Lee (1926 – June 24, 2009 [1]) was one of the pioneering acupuncturists in the United States and was responsible for acupuncture being legalized in California.. Miriam Lee was born in China in 1926, but left the mainland in 1949.