Current development of acupuncture-moxibustion in India:a case study of West Bengal.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.03.026
- Author:
Yuyang YANG
1
;
Jingyuan LIU
2
;
Lu LUO
1
Author Information
1. China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
2. The World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies, Beijing 100061, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
India;
TCM;
West Bengal;
acupuncture-moxibustion;
current state;
legislation
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2017;37(3):313-316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Acupuncture-moxibustion was introduced to India in mid-20th century and has been legislated in two provinces in India where the registration of acupuncture practitioners is implemented at present. In India, the central government recognizes that acupuncture-moxibustion is an approach of treatment and is permitted by the licensed doctor. Because of the weakness of the basic development of acupuncture-moxibustion in India, the go-vernment put great effort to support and protect their national traditional medicine. Acupuncture-moxibustion development is mainly in the folk and in the progression for the provincial and governmental legislation. In the paper, by taking West Bengal as example, the legislation, clinical application, education and scientific research of acupuncture-moxibustion are analyzed so that an approach is explored for the further development of acupuncture-moxibustion in India.
