Ancient Chinese Acupuncture

Let’s Look into History of Ancient Chinese Acupuncture
The earliest knowledge of the existence of acupuncture is found during the Sui dynasty which existed between AD 561 to 618. During this time, the Imperial Medical College which is one of the earliest medical colleges of China was formed.

Evidence shows that acupuncture and moxibustion was the basis of the curriculum. Herbal medicine was also part of the syllabus. The Imperial Medical College was started to conduct researches and train doctors thus records the first mention of the practice of acupuncture.

Acupuncture also mentioned and discussed in one of the most ancient Chinese Medical Text called the “Huang Di Nei Jing” which was in existence more than two thousand years ago. With Asia becoming developed and a general improvement in transportation and communication, acupuncture as a part of Chinese Medicine spread in the 6th century to Japan.

With the advent of Buddhism, religious medicine became popular and acupuncture became a popular healing method. The insertion method that used by acupuncture practitioners all over the world, especially in Japan was first invented by Waichi Sugiyama in the 17th Century. This insertion tube is small and cylindrical and the needle inserted through this. The practice of acupuncture was very predominant in Japan even until the 19th Century. An acupuncturist was equal to the modern doctor and acupuncture was the primary health care procedure followed.

Many of the researchers consider that it was found in the ancient Chinese caves and crypts were the original Acupuncture instruments. These probes are approximately over 5000 year ago. Acupuncture is done by making use of needles on specific meridians. However, basic philosophy, possibility and principles were put forward by The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Medicine classic.

The use of acupuncture to cure infertility is a comparatively new concept for western countries. This practice proved to be effective by increasing ovarian wellbeing. Acupuncture is a rather painless procedure and side effects are very uncommon. The most common negative events reported include the transmission of infectious agents, minor bleeding at the insertion point and needles broken beneath the skin. These kind of risks will be greatly reduced if the acupuncturist is a licensed and accomplished professional that has gone through the required 2000 to 3000 hours of training and has passed the required board exam.. Read further on Ancient Chinese Acupuncture.