What are the characteristics of acupuncture therapy?

Acupuncture therapy is a unique medical method created by working people in ancient China. Acupuncture consists of "needle" and "moxibustion", which is one of the important components of Chinese medicine. Its contents include acupuncture theory, acupoints, acupuncture techniques and related instruments. In the process of its formation, application and development, it has distinctive Chinese national culture and regional characteristics, and is a valuable heritage based on Chinese national culture and scientific tradition.

The characteristic of acupuncture therapy is that it burns a certain part of the patient's body with acupuncture or warm stimulation of fire without taking medicine, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. The former is called acupuncture, and the latter is called moxibustion, collectively referred to as acupuncture therapy.

Clinically, acupuncture therapy can diagnose the cause, find out the key to the disease, determine the nature of the disease, determine which meridian and which viscera the disease belongs to, and determine whether it belongs to exterior, cold and heat, deficiency and excess, so as to make a diagnosis. Then make the corresponding acupoint prescription for treatment. In order to dredge meridians, regulate qi and blood, make yin and yang relatively balanced, and make the functions of viscera tend to be harmonious, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing and treating diseases.

Acupuncture therapy has many advantages: first, it has a wide range of indications and can be used for the treatment and prevention of many diseases such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ent, etc. Second, the effect of treating diseases is relatively rapid and remarkable, especially it has good functions of stimulating physical function, improving disease resistance, sedation and analgesia; Third, the operation method is simple and easy; Fourth, the economy of medical expenses; Fifth, it has no or few side effects, is basically safe and reliable, and can be combined with other therapies for comprehensive treatment. These are also the reasons why it has always been welcomed by the people.

In the long-term medical practice, acupuncture has formed a meridian theory consisting of fourteen meridians, eight odd meridians, fifteen different meridians, twelve meridians, twelve tendons, twelve skin parts, sun collaterals, floating collaterals, etc., as well as the knowledge of acupoints such as 3 1 point and odd meridians and the main diseases of acupoints, and found the law of specific connection between specific parts of the human body.