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What is acupuncture?
Human history isrich and mysterious. In The Yellow Emperor's Classic ofInternal Medicine, a Chinese work that dates back to 100BCE, the emperor and his minister Chhi Po wer…e having aconversation about acupuncture. The emperor tediously questions theminister about the different techniques involving needles andcontrol of the life energy chi, and the minister patiently answersthese questions on the basis of the healing traditions that werepassed down to him by his ancestors. This magnificent book marksthe first mention of the now popular Chinese method, Acupuncture . Acupuncture isaptly named: Acu meaning needle and puncture meaning piercing. Like all systems of ancient medicine,acupuncture deals with the belief that the energy in a being isconcentrated at specific points- called acupuncture points. Thissystem is also very similar to the chakra system, which also dealswith specific chakras or energy rich regions in the body. Butacupuncture is startlingly unique even among otheralternative medicine bodies. For starters, it involves a preciousunderstanding of both modern medicine and holistichealing . To be able to predict the areas of imbalance in thebody and accurately target those areas with needles- this requiresknowledge and extensive practice. Another feat that acupuncture hastriumphed in is that it has gained remarkable admiration from the western science community . It has been acknowledged as afull fledged academic course in many universities across theworld. The biggeststrength of acupuncture lies in two things: the evolution ofacupuncture over the ages, and the intense research done on theacupuncture points and energy balance methods. (MORE)