History of Acupuncture Acupuncture consists of “needles” and “moxibustion”, and is a part of Chinese medicine, which is based on the Chinese tradition of using acupuncture or fire to treat diseases. It has distinctive Chinese cultural and regional characteristics in its formation and application. The content of acupuncture includes acupuncture theory, acupoints, acupuncture techniques and related instruments. As early as the Neolithic era, people used “acupuncture stone” to stab a part of the human body to treat diseases, which is the germination stage of acupuncture. “, which refers to the art of moxibustion, which describes in detail the shape of the nine needles and extensively records the theory and techniques of acupuncture. In 1972, there are records of “Moxibustion Sutra for the Eleven Veins of the Foot and Arm” and “Moxibustion Sutra for the Eleven Veins of the Yin and Yang” in the silk book excavated from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, which contain the routes of the meridians and the various diseases treated by them. The Jin Dynasty Huangfu Qui compiled the three classics “Suwen”, “Needle Classic” and “Mingtang” into “Acupuncture and Moxibustion A & B Classic”, which combined the theory of acupuncture and moxibustion with the main treatment of acupuncture points, which was more practical and had a great influence on later generations. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, acupuncture and moxibustion developed into a specialized discipline, and the medical education institution of the time, the Tai Medical Department, had a specialist in acupuncture and moxibustion. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the medical officer Wang Weiyi unified the positioning of acupuncture points, examined the main treatment of acupuncture points, and in 1026 A.D. wrote “acupuncture points of bronze people” and issued it to the whole country, and the following year cast a bronze model, which greatly promoted the academic development of acupuncture and moxibustion. In the Ming Dynasty, Yang Jizhou compiled the “Acupuncture and Moxibustion Dacheng” based on his family’s experience, which had a profound impact on the development of acupuncture and moxibustion in later generations. The development of acupuncture and moxibustion through successive generations has accumulated a large number of acupuncture and moxibustion literature, and there are more than 300 kinds of ancient acupuncture and moxibustion books surviving. During the long-term medical practice, the theory of meridians and channels, including the 14 meridians, the eight odd meridians and channels, the 15 other meridians, the 12 meridians, the 12 tendons, the 12 skin parts, and the Sun Luo and Floating Luo, as well as the 361 acupuncture points and the theory of acupuncture points and acupuncture points main diseases, were developed. This has led to the creation of the basic theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, the doctrine of DD meridians, and a series of methods of treatment, such as the meridian method, moxibustion, gua sha, cupping, and qigong therapy. These unique traditional medical treatments have played a great contribution in the prevention and treatment of diseases in the Chinese nation. In recent years, the discipline of acupuncture and moxibustion has been continuously absorbing modern scientific knowledge and improving its scientific connotation. On the basis of meridian theory, it has gradually formed a series of acupuncture treatment methods, mainly milli-needle acupuncture and moxibustion, such as trigeminal acupuncture, skin acupuncture, intradermal acupuncture, fire acupuncture, mango acupuncture, electroacupuncture, ear acupuncture, head acupuncture, eye acupuncture, wrist and ankle acupuncture, acupuncture point laser irradiation, acupuncture point Acupuncture point laser irradiation method, acupuncture point patching method, acupuncture point buried thread method, acupuncture point magnetic therapy, acupuncture point injection method, etc. Although acupuncture has a wide scope of application, it is not a cure for all diseases, but has certain indications. Acupuncture cures diseases by stimulating the meridian system or nervous system of the body through acupuncture points and exerts regulatory effects. Generally speaking, acupuncture is more effective in treating dysfunctional diseases than organic diseases, and it is more effective in treating motor and sensory disorders and painful diseases. Acupuncture indications are mainly focused on musculoskeletal system, nervous system, digestive system, genitourinary system, mental behavior disorders and skin diseases, such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, stroke, facial paralysis, diarrhea, chronic colitis, chronic prostatitis, infertility, sleep disorders, dementia, urticaria and neurodermatitis. As early as 1980, the United Nations World Health Organization suggested that 43 diseases would be treated with acupuncture with outstanding efficacy, and in 2002, our acupuncture spectrum research group confirmed that acupuncture could play different therapeutic roles for 461 diseases in 16 categories. Acupuncture can not only treat diseases, but also prevent them and take care of them, which is what Chinese medicine calls “treating the untreated”. The so-called acupuncture health care is to stimulate certain points of the human body with milli needles, in order to stimulate the qi of meridians and channels, so that the body’s metabolism can flourish, thus playing the purpose of strengthening the body and prolonging life. The so-called health care moxibustion method is to apply moxibustion on certain specific points of the body to achieve the purpose of harmonizing the qi and blood, regulating the meridians, nourishing the internal organs, and prolonging life, which can be used not only for strengthening the body, but also for the rehabilitation of people who have been sick for a long time. Commonly used acupuncture points for health care acupuncture or moxibustion are: Foot San Li, San Yin Jiao, Life Gate, Shen Que, Qi Hai, Guan Yuan, Ankylosis, Zhongyin, Dazhi, Kidney Yu, Spleen Yu, etc. Features and Advantages Acupuncture therapy has many advantages: firstly, it has a wide range of indications and can be used for the treatment and prevention of various diseases in internal, external, gynecological, pediatric and five sensory departments; secondly, it has a rapid and significant therapeutic effect, with the effect of improving the ability to resist disease and sedation and analgesia; thirdly, it is simple and easy to operate; fourthly, it has low medical costs; fifthly, it has few or no side effects and can be used in combination with other methods for comprehensive treatment. These are the reasons why acupuncture is popular among the public and continues to be used. In the long term medical practice, ancient doctors concluded that acupuncture has the function of unblocking the meridians, harmonizing yin and yang, and helping to eliminate evil. When the meridians are blocked, the flow of qi and blood is obstructed, which often manifests clinically as pain, numbness, swelling and ecchymosis. According to the circulation of the meridians, the corresponding acupoints and acupuncture techniques, such as trigeminal needling and bleeding, plum blossom acupuncture, cupping, etc. are selected to make the meridians flow smoothly and the flow of qi and blood normal, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases, which is the most basic and direct therapeutic effect of acupuncture. Acupuncture and moxibustion harmonize yin and yang mainly refers to the fact that acupuncture and moxibustion can transform the body from the imbalance of yin and yang to a balanced state through the properties of yin and yang of meridians, the combination of meridian points and acupuncture techniques, which is the fundamental purpose of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment. For example, inversion of the foot after stroke can be identified from the meridian identification as yang slow but yin urgent, and the treatment is based on the acupuncture method of tonifying yang meridians and dipping yin meridians to balance yin and yang. The process of disease occurrence, development and its regression is essentially the process of the struggle between good and evil. If the positive prevails over the evil, the disease will be slowed down; if the positive does not prevail over the evil, the disease will be aggravated. Acupuncture can support the body’s positive energy and dispel the evil. It is the basic guarantee for the disease to return to the benign direction, and it is also the process of acupuncture to treat the disease. International Exchange As early as the Tang Dynasty, Chinese acupuncture has spread to Japan, Korea, India, Arabia and other countries and regions, so far, acupuncture has spread to more than 140 countries and regions in the world, playing a huge role in ensuring the life and health of all human beings, which is impossible to be replaced by traditional medicine of any country. In order to promote understanding and cooperation among the world acupuncture community, strengthen international academic exchanges, and further promote and develop acupuncture medicine, the Beijing-based World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies was established in China in November 1987, affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and established official non-governmental relations with WHO in 1998, with 124 group members, representing 50 countries and regions of It has 124 group members representing more than 200,000 acupuncturists in 50 countries and regions. The Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Medicine is one of the three WHO Collaborating Centers for Traditional Medicine in China, and in April 1975, the State Council approved the establishment of the “China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center” to popularize and promote acupuncture knowledge worldwide. For more than 30 years, it has provided training in acupuncture, massage, Chinese herbal medicine and qigong to tens of thousands of medical practitioners from 106 countries and regions, enabling traditional Chinese medicine, represented by acupuncture, to go global. In addition, the non-profit academic organization DD International Medical Association for Acupuncture and Related Techniques was founded in 1983 by European physicians. Founded in 1983 by European physicians, it has 80 branch medical acupuncture associations worldwide, with more than 30,000 members engaged in acupuncture and related technology medical activities, all of whom are Western medical doctors, who also play an active role in promoting the scientific research and clinical application of acupuncture medicine.