Acupuncture

A Review on Acupuncture (The Relationship Between Chinese Acupuncture Points And Blood And Lymph Vessels And Nerves in Western Medicine)

“…Additionally, studies have shown that acupuncture can have an effect on blood flow and the lymphatic system. Therefore, it is clear that there is a connection between Chinese acupuncture points and blood and lymph vessels and nerves in Western medicine, and further research is needed to explore this connection further [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36].…”

“…These groups all relate to different bodily systems. According to what Armstrong (1972) has said, "the pain or sensation signifying disease in that organ is recorded along the path of that organ's meridian." (p. 1582) Acupuncture is believed to have originated in China between four and five thousand years ago.…”

“…The separation of functions is a method that may be used to classify everything from portions of the body to mental states to different types of sensory modalities [8]. According to Armstrong (1972), the number 1584 was found. To paraphrase (with credit going to Julien, 2001), "The logic contained in classical Chinese thought, derived from observing the harmonic relationships of the universe, contemplating the cycles of nature, the functions of the organism, and their interrelations, developed a synthetic and dynamic reasoning that differs from Western, analytical and static, based on linear causality (cause/ effect relationships), and observation of objects or phenomena relatively isolated from one another."…”