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Origin and advantages of Acupuncture

Acupuncture was originally used in China as a method for treating illness and able to relieve the conditions against pain and produce positive side effects . Nowadays , acupuncture is the most effective way of curing and is constantly sought treatment than Western medical therapy . It can help ease headache , bloating , bleeding and cramping irregular cycle of women , depression , general gynecological problems and pregnancy related problems ADDIN EN .CITE SteeleJan SteeleThe Benefits

of Acupuncture1994Aug ust 15 2007http /www .thebo dy .com /content /treat /art214 .html (Steele , 1994 . It was believed that the origin of acupuncture came from Fu Xi and Huang Di 's creation , both came from the race of primitive society . Two thousand years ago , it was mentioned that the healing powers of acupuncture was made of bian stone which is a very , very old piece of equipment used for exterior medication ADDIN EN .CITE Moxibustion1143Chinese Acupuncture and MoxibustionA Brief History of Chinese Acupuncture and MoxibustionAugust 15 2007http /www .china .org .cn /english /MATERIAL /185663 .htm (Moxibustion . It is usually called in many names like stone needles , bian stone , and earliest stone arrow heads . It was Fu Xi who created the healing practice of stone needles and Huang Di 's development of acupuncture and burning of moxa as counterirritant ADDIN EN .CITE Moxibustion1143Chinese Acupuncture and MoxibustionA Brief History of Chinese Acupuncture and MoxibustionAugust 15 2007http /www .china .org .cn /english /MATERIAL /185663 .htm (Moxibustion . The stone instruments were used significantly and expansively

in the primitive society of ancient China where Stone Age were divided into two ages , the Old Stone Age , from distant ancient times to 10 ,000 years ago and the New Stone Age , from 10 ,000 years to 40 ,000 years ago In the Old Stone Age , stone blades were used to cut a swelling , consumed excretion and let it flow for therapeutic reasons while in the New Stone Age a new improvement of the tool was cited , bian stone was utilized as a special tool with additional medical treatment . It was also noted that the bian stone started off from the east coast of China where most of the occupants relied on fishing as a source of livelihood income . As the period in China was more civilized , philosophical thoughts of Yin-yang came out and developed a initial comprehension of body fluid , pulse blood , Qi , Shen which means expressions of energy , spirit , sounds colors , tastes , and winds . During the period of twenty-first century BC to 476 BC where slave society began to emerged , the use of bian stone was replaced by the creation of bronze medical needles but it was still the major tool for curing diseases . From 475 BC to 207 BC (Qin Dynasty the development of acupuncture went through many changes , since this was the time of the feudal system in China where introduction and use of iron as an instrument and bian stone was eventually replaced by metal needles ADDIN...

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