Do you know much about traditional Chinese acupuncture? Today, I'm going to talk about what acupuncture is and why it can treat diseases. I believe that many friends who have been cured by acupuncture are aware of its effectiveness. Indeed, acupuncture is a good method of treatment. Let's understand its principles!
Acupuncture refers to the combination of needle therapy and moxibustion therapy. Needle therapy involves inserting fine needles into specific acupuncture points in the patient's body and applying techniques such as twisting and lifting to treat diseases. Moxibustion therapy involves burning moxa on specific acupuncture points to apply heat stimulation to treat diseases.
Acupuncture is one of the commonly used methods in ancient China to treat various diseases. It is a unique method of treating diseases in Chinese medicine. It is a method of "treating the inside from the outside". It treats systemic diseases by using the effects of meridians and acupuncture points and applying specific techniques. In clinical practice, the cause of the disease is diagnosed according to the diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine, the key factors of the disease are identified, the nature of the disease is determined, and it is determined which meridian or organ the disease belongs to, as well as whether it belongs to the exterior or interior, cold or heat, deficiency or excess types. After making a diagnosis, corresponding acupuncture prescriptions are applied for treatment.
Acupuncture aims to regulate the meridians, balance the qi and blood, and achieve relative balance between yin and yang, so as to harmonize the functions of the organs and achieve the goal of preventing and treating diseases. Acupuncture therapy is part of the heritage of Chinese medicine and a unique national medical method in China. It has made remarkable contributions to health maintenance and the reproduction of the nation for hundreds of years. Even now, it still fulfills this mission and is trusted by the general public.
Acupuncture consists of "needle" and "moxibustion". It is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture theory, acupuncture points, acupuncture techniques, and related instruments. In the process of formation, application, and development, it has distinct Chinese cultural and regional characteristics. It is a valuable heritage based on Chinese culture and scientific tradition.
Why can acupuncture treat diseases?
Why acupuncture can treat diseases has been a subject of research both in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. There are many theories, but there is still no consensus. The main reason is that current research on the adjustment of human body functions is often limited to the aspects of nerve reflex, biochemical reactions, and the physical movement of biomolecules. Research on acupuncture in China and abroad is also often confined to these areas and has not delved into the potential functions of the human body.
After long-term exploration of acupuncture treatment and research on its mechanisms, it has been found that the nerve impulses caused by acupuncture points can activate the potential functions of the human body and exert powerful regulatory effects on various systems, organs, and tissues of the body, which are mainly controlled by the nervous system. This is the fundamental function of acupuncture.
It is well known that the human body has many functions. Laozi, an ancient Chinese philosopher, said: "People have functions between heaven and earth." Xunzi, another ancient Chinese philosopher, also said: "Man can conquer the heavens." Modern science has also confirmed that the human body indeed has many functions, but only 10% of them are explicit and commonly used, while the other 90% are latent and have not been activated or utilized.
Why does the human body have so many functions? This is because in the long process of evolution, human beings have gone through countless hardships, dangers, and diseases in the three major activities of defending against invasion, seeking things, and prolonging life. In response to these challenges, certain abilities were developed, which gradually evolved into innate abilities. Some of these functions are constantly being used and have become explicit, while others have been inherited but gradually become latent due to changes in the external environment.
Every function has a set of functional devices to perform its role. These devices are intricately and closely integrated in the human body, mainly including the central nervous system, internal organs, and the body. The functional devices in the human body are interconnected in a complex way, so they can also be called segmental functional devices of the nervous system.
When a person is ill, the central nervous system can establish pathological reflexes to communicate with various functional devices in order to enhance the measures to prevent and treat diseases. This is also formed by the body in the process of evolution to adapt to the environment.
Research results have shown that acupuncture only needs to be performed on the meridians, selecting acupuncture points based on the information of "cutting the meridians", and then performing acupuncture based on the information of needle sensation, in order to activate the potential functions of the human body, activate its functional devices, and exert powerful regulatory effects.
This not only improves the effectiveness of disease treatment, but also can treat a large number of difficult and complicated diseases and incurable diseases, such as male and female sexual dysfunction, infertility, infantile uterus, breast hyperplasia, hydrocephalus (or accompanied by cerebral atrophy), vascular headaches, neurosensory deafness, dwarfism, etc. Therefore, the functional devices in the human body are not only the local units of the morphological functions of the human body, but also the local units of "cutting the meridians" and acupuncture treatment. This is the mystery of meridian diagnosis and treatment.
Various qigong therapies, massage therapies, psychological therapies, and behavior therapies are actually methods of activating the potential functions of the human body to treat diseases. Compared with these therapies, acupuncture has the advantages of faster, more effective, simpler, easier to perform, and with minimal side effects and costs. Therefore, it is worth further discussing and researching how to use acupuncture methods or modified methods similar to acupuncture to safely, fully, and flexibly activate the potential functions of the human body for disease prevention, treatment, and anti-aging according to clinical needs. This principle may create a new medical science with Chinese characteristics for the benefit of humanity.
Conclusion: The above article discusses knowledge related to acupuncture. I wonder how much you have learned after reading it. You should have gained some understanding of acupuncture. Previously, when we mentioned acupuncture, we only saw the intuitive scene of Chinese medicine doctors treating patients in three-dimensional space. Now, we have summarized it in written form, which feels more objective.
