10 facts about Acupuncture
1. Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting needles into specific points of the body, which is helpful in relieving pain and improving well-being. The word acupuncture was formed from two Latin words: acus (needle) and pungere (to prick).
2. In Chinese, acupuncture is called zhēnbiān.
3. Traditional Chinese physicians believe that acupuncture points are situated on meridians along which qi (life energy), flows.
4. Modern science has not been reconciled with traditional Chinese acupuncture. Scientists can’t explain how acupuncture works.
5. Shiji, Chinese text, is known to be the earliest written record of acupuncture.
6. There are different variations (schools) of acupuncture that are practiced and taught globally.
7. Almost ninety works on acupuncture are known to be written in China between the Han Dynasty and the Song Dynasty.
8. Renzong, Song Dynasty Emperor, started the production of bronze statuettes with acupuncture points and meridians.
9. The First Acupuncture Clinic was founded by Dr. Yao Wu Lee in the USA in 1972.
10. According to some researches, acupuncture reduces nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy and surgery.
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