摘要
Acupoints originated from the ancient belief that diseases were caused by ghosts and evil spirits haunting the body.Acupoints were believed to be where the ghost and evil spirits hid,and thus,the rationale for healing was to expel the ghost and evil spirits directly from the diseased body part.Huang Di Nei Jing （Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon）,an ancient Chinese medical text,mentions ＂pain as the point＂ in describing how to locate and manipulate the acupoint.During the era in which Huang Di Nei Jing （Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon） was written,the wide applications of filiform needle acupuncture expedited the amalgamation between acupoint and meridian theories.As a result,the concept of acupoints were further strengthened and expanded in their structures and functions.In the meantime,acupoints had developed to become the key points for qi and blood circulating inside the human body rather than where evil spirits hid.The formation and finalization of acupoints actually reveal a historical progression from witchcraft to medicine.
探讨穴位的起源,认为穴位的起源与古人鬼神邪祟致病的理念有关。鬼神邪祟所藏之处即为穴位,在病变局部直接驱除鬼神邪祟便成为最主要的治病思路。《黄帝内经》中记载的"以痛为腧"形象地说明了早期穴位的确定方法和应用要点,而《黄帝内经》时代毫针刺法的广泛应用则促进了穴位理论和经脉理论的融合,使得穴位的结构和功能进一步深化,穴位也因此成为人体气血运行的关键部位。从穴位概念的产生到定型实际上展现了由巫术到医学的历史发展进程。
