Chu Zhen or Pestle Needle is a representative acupuncture style from Sichuan, where I come from. Pestle Needle originates from Taoist medicine and Dao Ying (Qi guiding) practices. The ancestor of Li’s family learned the technique of Pestle Needle from the Taoist Master Ru Huan in Wudang Mountain. From then on, it has passed through 16 generations. […]
A research team from China performed a system review to discover the potential acupoints to treat schizophrenia(Wang et al. 2020). In total, 49 clinical trials with 51 acupuncture prescriptions were included. DU20, PC6, DU29 (Yintang), ST36, SP6, LI4, LR3, ST40, HT7, EX-HN-1 (Sishencong), DU24, and DU26 were the most frequently used acupoints. The Du channel […]
Source: Ekaterina Pesheva, HMS Communications, The Harvard Gazette, August 12, 2020 A team of researchers led by neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School has successfully used acupuncture to tame systemic inflammation in mice. In the study, published Aug. 12 in Neuron, acupuncture activated different signaling pathways that triggered either a pro-inflammatory or an anti-inflammatory response in animals […]
Among several biological correlates that may explain the principle of acupuncture, the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is frequently considered to be a mediator of acupuncture stimulation because it can interconnect external somatosensory inputs with internal organ responses via the central neural networks. Sympathetic and the parasympathetic nerves broadly regulates the functions of internal organs, which […]
Rani et al(Rani et al. 2020) from Sawai Man Singh Medical College reported their latest research on the effectiveness of acupressure therapy with pharmacological treatment on pain, depression, anxiety, and stress in knee osteoarthritis patients. Eligible 212 knee osteoarthritis patients were randomized into two groups (acupressure vs medication). Initially, patients of both groups reported severe pain. […]
Read the blog in Danish 1. About Master Lu Shouyan Lu Shouyan (1909-1969), a famous acupuncturist in China and overseas, started to learn medicine from his father Li Pei-qing (a distinguished acupuncturist) at the age of 16, and started to practice medicine in Shanghai when he was 18. Later on, he created the “New-China Acupuncture Research Association” and acupuncture […]
Læs blog på dansk 1. Background of Acne Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin disease that occurs when dead skin cells and oil from the skin clog hair follicles. Typical features of the condition include blackheads or whiteheads, pimples, oily skin, and possible scarring. It primarily affects skin with a relatively high number of oil glands, including the face, upper part of the […]
For most acupuncturist, it’s new to use GB12 for tinnitus. This blog will introduce the novel use of GB12 for tinnitus. 1. Introduction on Tinnitus Tinnitus refers to an individual’s perception of sound in the absence of an external acoustic stimulus. Globally, 10–15 % of the general population is affected by the disease, sometimes even […]
A research team from the Chengdu University of TCM just published there an intriguing study on JAMA Internal Medicine, that true acupuncture showed beneficial effect as an adjunctive treatment for Chronic Stable Angina (CSA). In the 20-week randomized clinical trial with 404 patients carried out in 5 hospitals in China within 3 years. The subjects received […]
Militær Akupunktur blev grundlagt af professor Wang Wen Yuan (1945~ ), professor på Beijing University of TCM ogChef på National Military Balance Acupuncture Training Centre. Prof. Wang har en omfattende erfaring med behandling af skader, opstået i forbindelse med militær træning. Ping Heng blev I starten udelukkende anvendt i forbindelse med militærets sundhedsordninger, og takket […]
