| The ancient medicinal practice of acupuncture | | | | of acupuncture shows us that the skill and |
| has only relatively recently experienced boom | | | | practice of this alternative medicine at |
| in popularity. Yet it is popularity in the | | | | greater acceptance in the Far East in such |
| Chinese world statues back as far as 5000 | | | | cases as China and Japan. These people were |
| years. In the ancient land of China its use | | | | more convinced than of people in the West. |
| has never dwindled not even over five | | | | It is only recent that was the techniques |
| millennia. Its exact roots however are | | | | have become widely accepted in these United |
| curtained by the years of time and in many | | | | States of America and Europe. Today in these |
| cases it is a story on the history. Recent | | | | countries it is very easy to find some |
| discoveries in the field of archaeology have | | | | practitioner of other historical art of |
| thankfully opened the window of time to an | | | | Chinese acupuncture. The History Of |
| extent and we now understand that both Korea | | | | Acupuncture extends into Modernity Progress |
| and Japan practised acupuncture. From the | | | | of modern medical science was partly to blame |
| very beginning, he influenced of the | | | | for the loss of faith in alternative medicine |
| acupuncturists began to spread from it is | | | | is generally. This also hit the progress of |
| humble birth into a global phenomena. We are | | | | acupuncture in the West. Scepticism is |
| grateful today for ancient literature | | | | hardly surprising when you consider what |
| especially at literature that reveals | | | | acupuncture is. Who would expect that the |
| something of the history of acupuncture. | | | | system of inserting sharp needles into the |
| Much of this literature will describe the | | | | skin would bring about the healing of the |
| techniques of acupuncture. Different names | | | | body? It does seem strange! Yet today |
| are used in different languages but they all | | | | acupuncture stands shoulder to shoulder with |
| described the techniques with great | | | | some of the most advanced, modern and |
| similarities. The earliest record of | | | | scientific techniques in medicine. If you |
| Acupuncture is the 4,700 year old Huang Di | | | | need to find acupuncturists today it is just |
| Nei Jing, or the Yellow Emperor's Classic of | | | | so simple. Just opened the local directory, |
| Internal Medicine. This is also very likely | | | | finger through the business pages and take up |
| to be the oldest medical course book in the | | | | the phone. Within minutes you'll be talking |
| world. Apparently, Shen Nung, the father of | | | | to somebody who may be able to offer you a |
| Chinese Medicine, may have transcribed it | | | | real alternative to suffering and pain. |
| from even earlier theories. Shen Nung | | | | Booking fee appointment is no problem and you |
| recognized theories about circulation, pulse, | | | | could be on your way to real conflict and |
| and the heart over 4,000 years earlier than | | | | relief, even if modern medicine has failed |
| European medicine even had any concept of | | | | you. The history of acupuncture is the |
| them. The history of acupuncture demonstrates | | | | history of the success of tradition over |
| that throughout time acupuncture has faced to | | | | scepticism. |
| wall of scepticism. Yet acupuncture has | | | | |
| still growing in popularity and the | | | | Peter Wellington writes for a website |
| techniques used in this art represents some | | | | providing a comprehensive archive of free |
| of the most important and influential | | | | information and guides on the ancient art of |
| advances in medicine and medical techniques | | | | Chinese Acupuncture. |
| for many, many years. Obviously, the history | | | | |