岭南医家梁觉玄对针灸海外传播的贡献

岭南医家梁觉玄(亦称作Leung Kok Yuen;1922-2013)出身于中医世家,自幼随父吟诵岐黄,其继承祖传医术,曾事多师。在中医学术思想方面,提出“精”“神”“气”是生命三宝;辨证推崇《医宗金鉴》;认为养生之要在于寡欲宁心;治病主要采用针灸疗法,同时配合运动保健疗法。其长期从事中医针灸教育,积极推动针灸在北美洲的合法化,对中医的海外本地化产生重大的影响。梁觉玄的突出成就在于推动针灸在海外的传播:通过培养海外针灸人才,奠定针灸海外办学模式;在海外开展针灸医疗服务与演示,积极推动针灸在北美洲的立法;推动中医融入西方,促进中医针灸学术流派的海外繁荣与发展。梁觉玄一生致力于针灸的教学、海外传播工作,为培养澄江学派针灸人才、传播针灸知识、促进海外中医教育、推动中医的海外本地化做出了突出贡献。

An Important Acupuncture Demonstration in the History of Legalization of Acupuncture in the United States

This article details a public acupuncture demonstration that took place on May 9,1972,in San Francisco,California.It was conducted by two traditional Chinese medicine doctors Pien Bae Chi(卞伯岐)and Leung Kok Yuen(梁觉玄),and was observed by 500 American medical doctors.This was an important public acupuncture demonstration in the early history of acupunccture in the United States(US).It directly promoted the passage of the first acupuncture bill by California government and had a significant impact on the legalization of acupuncture in California.