Bronze Acupuncture Needle (Warring States Period)
Place of Discovery: Shulinzhao Commune, Dalat Qi, Inner Mongolia
Date of Discovery: 1978
Material: Bronze
Size: 4.6 cm in length, 0.15 cm in blade width
Collection: Shaanxi Museum of Medical History
Introduction: One end of this needle is pointed, with a triangular waist, while the other end has a semi-circular blade. Its shape is very similar to the Tao Wa Acupuncture Stone. The pointed end is used for puncturing diseases, while the blade end is used for bloodletting. This indicates that not only have medical tools advanced, but people have also learned to use bloodletting therapy for treating certain diseases.