What are the indications for acupuncture?

Acupuncture has a history of more than 2000 years in China and has been effective for many diseases. 1979, the World Health Organization proposed and recommended the worldwide application of acupuncture to treat 43 conditions. In 2002, these 43 indications for acupuncture treatment were updated to 107 conditions in 4 categories. In recent years, Chinese scholars’ research on the spectrum of acupuncture diseases has shown that acupuncture can play a therapeutic role for 461 diseases in 16 categories. In China, acupuncture is more common and effective for the following diseases: 1, neurological and mental system diseases: stroke, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, sciatica, peripheral facial nerve palsy, neurasthenia, hysteria, epilepsy, intercostal neuralgia, schizophrenia, traumatic paraplegia, brachial plexus neuralgia, peripheral nerve injury, headache. 2. Respiratory system disorders: bronchial asthma, acute and chronic bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infection, acute tonsillitis. Digestive system diseases: gastroptosis, peptic ulcer, diarrhea, acute and chronic gastritis, neurological vomiting, constipation, gastrointestinal neurosis, diaphragm spasm, hyperacidity, acute gastroenteritis, chronic enteritis, pancreatic spasm, bacterial dysentery. 3, gynecological diseases: dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, uterine prolapse, uterine fibroids, infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease. 4.Circulatory system diseases: hypertension, coronary angina, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac neurosis. 5, dermatological conditions: urticaria, herpes zoster, neurodermatitis. 6, endocrine system diseases: simple goiter, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism. 7.Bone, joint and muscle connective tissue diseases: cervical spondylosis, rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder periarthritis, lumbago, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute lumbar sprain. 8.Pentosynthesis: chronic rhinitis, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, rhinorrhea, toothache, neurogenic deafness, neurogenic tinnitus, otogenic vertigo, optic nerve atrophy. 9, genitourinary system diseases: impotence, prostatitis, chronic nephritis. 10.Pediatric diseases: pediatric enuresis, poliomyelitis sequelae. 11, surgical conditions: gallstone disease, intestinal obstruction. Acupuncture is being used more and more widely all over the world. The clinical efficacy of acupuncture around the world includes: allergic diseases such as catarrhal rhinitis (pollen allergy), psychosomatic diseases such as depression and insomnia, neurological diseases such as migraine, facial paralysis, facial spasm, polyneuritis, intervertebral disc syndrome, tremor paralysis, epilepsy, paralysis, various pain conditions, gynecological diseases such as menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, infertility, menopause syndrome, male sexual dysfunction such as seminal emission and impotence, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, abdominal pain. sexual dysfunction, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dizziness, cold, cough, asthma, tinnitus, deafness, sore throat, eruption, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism and other internal diseases, vitiligo, psoriasis, eczema, herpes zoster and other dermatological diseases, neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain and other orthopedic diseases, senile cataract, optic neuritis, optic nerve atrophy, eye fatigue, refractive error and other ophthalmic diseases. The treatment includes acupuncture for smoking cessation, drug rehabilitation, weight loss, beauty care, etc.