By summarizing the academic achievements of acupuncture in China for thousands of years, we will outline the academic thoughts and characteristic techniques of several modern acupuncture schools for everyone to understand.
Chengjiang Acupuncture School
The Chengjiang Acupuncture School, centered in the southern region of Jiangsu Province, has been active in the field of traditional Chinese medicine since the 1930s. It was initiated by Mr. Cheng Dan'an, a renowned Chinese medicine practitioner, acupuncture educator, and the first president of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. The Chengjiang Acupuncture School has laid the foundation for the modern acupuncture discipline, higher education system, and scientific research system. The academic strength of the Chengjiang Acupuncture School is still active in medical and educational institutions at home and abroad, dedicated to expanding the academic influence of acupuncture and promoting the progress of acupuncture education and research.
Zheng (Zheng Kuishan) Acupuncture Technique and Acupuncture Academic School
The famous acupuncturist Zheng Kuishan is an outstanding representative in the field of acupuncture needling techniques and is known as the "Acupuncture King of Northwest China." The acupuncture discipline inherited and developed Zheng's needling techniques such as "warming tonification" and "cooling purgation," and has continuously innovated and developed, forming the Zheng Acupuncture Academic School through four generations of transmission.
Guan's Special Needling Technique Academic School
The Guan's Acupuncture technique has been passed down for five generations. Guan Zhengzhai, the third-generation inheritor of Guan's Acupuncture technique, is a chief physician, professor, renowned acupuncturist, and a famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Yunnan Province. Guan Zhengzhai, who comes from a family of Chinese medicine, has made innovations and developments in meridian differentiation, needling techniques, tongue acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, guo liang needle, zi wu liu zhu, ling gui eight methods, and other areas. He has laid the theoretical foundation for the Guan's Acupuncture Academic School.
Gui School of Traditional Medicine Master Huang Jinming Zhuang Medical Acupuncture
Zhuang Medical Acupuncture has a long history, dating back thousands of years. Archaeological artifacts show that Zhuang Medical Acupuncture has been practiced since primitive times and became popular during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It spread to the Central Plains region and achieved significant achievements. It is the summary of the Zhuang ethnic group's experience in long-term production, life practices, and struggles against diseases. It is the most characteristic and practical treatment method of Zhuang Medicine.
The book "Chinese Zhuang Medical Acupuncture" edited by Professor Huang Jinming provides a detailed introduction to the definitions, origins, mechanisms, functions, indications, characteristics, operating methods, contraindications, and specific applications of three characteristic therapies: general acupuncture, lotus needle cupping and blood stasis removal, and medicine-threaded point moxibustion in clinical practice.
"The characteristic of Zhuang Medical Acupuncture is that it does not rely on the theories of meridians in traditional Chinese medicine but is based on the theories of 'three paths and two routes' in Zhuang Medicine. It emphasizes painlessness and treats the treatment as a kind of enjoyment, curing diseases in the process of enjoyment," emphasized Professor Huang Jinming.
Mongolian Warm Needle Therapy School
Mongolian Warm Needle Therapy is a traditional external treatment method in Mongolian medicine, which uses special silver or gold needles to apply warm moxibustion stimulation to specific acupoints on the body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases.
Using Mongolian Warm Needle Therapy in combination with sodium silicate injection at acupoints can effectively inhibit inflammation in knee osteoarthritis, enhance knee joint stability and improve knee joint function, prevent knee joint deformity, and reduce the disability rate caused by knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly people. Mongolian Warm Needle Therapy has the effects of promoting blood circulation, reducing inflammation and pain, relaxing tendons, dispelling cold, and releasing adhesions, as well as balancing the "Hei, Xie, Bada Gan" dryness and "Xie Ri Wu Su" in Mongolian medicine.
Huxiang Acupuncture and Tuina Academic School
"Meridian-Viscera Correlation" is the core of the Huxiang Acupuncture and Tuina Academic School, which stands on the land of Hunan and Hubei provinces and has played an irreplaceable role in promoting the advancement of Huxiang Acupuncture and Tuina Academic School.
The academic thought of the Huxiang Five Meridian Combinations Acupuncture and Tuina School is that "meridian-viscera correlation" is the core of meridian theory research, the core content of modern language expression of traditional Chinese medicine's meridian theory, and it reflects the connection pathways of medical models under the guidance of the concept of traditional Chinese medicine as a whole. It has been recognized by the medical community. The theory of "meridian-acupoint-viscera correlation" that guides acupuncture and tuina clinical practice is the core content of traditional Chinese medicine's meridian theory.
Jin San Needle Therapy School
Jin San Needle Therapy is a clinical acupuncture school that focuses on the use of the "Jin San Needle" combination of acupoints formulated by Professor Jin Rui. It is simple, easy to learn, and practical.
The Jin San Needle Therapy refers to the technique of needling three acupoints at a time. It was invented by Jin Rui, hence the name Jin San Needle. After the publication of the book "Jin San Needle Therapy" edited by his disciple Dr. Peng Zengfu, its influence has been rising both domestically and internationally. Jin San Needle Therapy has become a continuing education program of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
