Existing over 3000 years, the Ancient chinese acupuncture is an art coming from China itself. This itself speaks for the volume of discoveries by China and with an interesting history behind it. Approximately 8000 years ago a Taoist by the name of Fu Hsi formulated the first two symbols that depict a broken and an unbroken line. These lines were symbolic of creation and reception and the interaction of these two lines represented life. Yin and Yan is therefore the backbone of the ancient chinese acupuncture and many other Chinese remedies.

Many objects have been unraveled by the excavations from the old and new stone age. Interestingly enough, while the new Stone Age artifacts consisted of knives made of stone for medical procedures, the medical instruments unraveled from the new Stone Age period consisted of stones that had been carved in to hair thin needles. These were called Bien. It is believed that ancient chinese acupuncture gained popularity in China during the period of the Yellow Emperor by the name of Huang Di (2697-2597). Though hieroglyphic evidence shows that ancient chinese acupuncture not only utilized the bien stone but also developed bronze needles as well. Four gold needles have been unraveled in the Warren states era. This period also boasts of the Nan Jing which is a book that attributes to eight extra meridians found in the body.

”systematic classic of Acupuncture and moxibustion” is known to be the most noted text of Ancient chinese acupuncture. Transition however was noted in Ancient chinese acupuncture later. Ancient chinese acupuncture however became a formal branch of medical applications in the ancient china. Many acupuncture schools appeared in this time and essentially being the highlighting part of many texts found. Ancient chinese acupuncture has also been noted in the Ming dynasty(1568-1644).

A backseat has taken place in Ancient chinese acupuncture during Ming Dynasty and all the way up to 1960’s. Western medicines gained more popularity and were given preference over traditional cures. ’Harmful’, ‘primitive’ were the two words used to describe Ancient chinese acupuncture. ’barefoot doctors’ have emerged with this. This amazing medicine methodology has therefore been able to keep alive by these medical practitioners. Ancient chinese accupuncture has been more appreciated after 1960’s. Therefore still the diamond remains strong as it was with some modernizations.

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