Discussion about the Acupuncture and Needling Sensations
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.09.1130
- VernacularTitle:"针者,感也"刍议
- Author:
zhi Li ZHANG
1
;
gui Neng XU
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学
- Keywords:
Acupuncture sensation;
Acupuncture points;
De Qi;
Points combination;
Points selection
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(9):1130-1132
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article aimed to discuss the definition of the ancient characterZhen (needle) from three aspects: the origin of the character, the meaning of hexagramXian, and application of interaction in acupuncture. The writers hold thatZhen means feeling, and the definition ofZhen reveals that the key to achieving acupuncture efficacy is needling sensation. In clinic, when practicing acupuncture, the writers should especially pay attention to the use of interactions between the left and the right, the upper and the lower, the anterior and the posterior, and intersections among meridians, which will benefit the enhancement the clinical efficacy of acupuncture-moxibustion therapy.
