In the present paper, the author sums up and analyzes descriptions about needle-insertion depth in Chinese classical medical book Huang Di Nei Jing (《黄帝内经》The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic). In many chapter...In the present paper, the author sums up and analyzes descriptions about needle-insertion depth in Chinese classical medical book Huang Di Nei Jing (《黄帝内经》The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic). In many chapters of Nei Jing, the needle-insertion depth is stressed to be various according to 1) the deficiency or excess of syndromes, 2) the patients’ constitution, 3) the severity of disease, 4) the duration of disease, 5) the location of disease, 6) the patient’s age, 7) the location of the needled acupoint, 8) the season, 9) the patient’s temperament, 10) the pulse condition, 11) the state of “Deqi”, and 12) the location of the running course of meridians. In addition, different kinds of diseases and different stages of diseases also need different depths of needle insertion, different manipulating skills and different stimulating quantity.展开更多
Aiming at the conclusion that ＂there is no difference in efficacy between acupuncture and sham-acupuncture＂ in clinical research field of migraine in foreign countries in recent years, through the discussions on the...Aiming at the conclusion that ＂there is no difference in efficacy between acupuncture and sham-acupuncture＂ in clinical research field of migraine in foreign countries in recent years, through the discussions on the definition of sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture）, the principles required to be obey in satisfactory placebo acupuncture, the definition, location, function as well as clinical results of shallow puncture, the authors probed into whether shallow puncture could be the control method of sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture） in clinical research of acupuncture. It was demonstrated in the results that ＂acupuncture with minimal stimulation on skin superficial layer of meridian points or non-meridian points＂, the so-called control method of ＂sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture）＂ excited holistic regulation of human body quite probably through ＂shallow puncture on cutaneous region of meridians＂ to achieve therapeutic effects. Hence, this method is not the appropriate control method of placebo acupuncture and cannot be the control method of sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture） in clinical research of acupuncture. Therefore, it is naturally to repudiate the conclusion that ＂there is no difference in efficacy between acupuncture and sham acupuncture＂ in the research where this method is taken as the control of placebo acupuncture.展开更多
文摘In the present paper, the author sums up and analyzes descriptions about needle-insertion depth in Chinese classical medical book Huang Di Nei Jing (《黄帝内经》The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic). In many chapters of Nei Jing, the needle-insertion depth is stressed to be various according to 1) the deficiency or excess of syndromes, 2) the patients’ constitution, 3) the severity of disease, 4) the duration of disease, 5) the location of disease, 6) the patient’s age, 7) the location of the needled acupoint, 8) the season, 9) the patient’s temperament, 10) the pulse condition, 11) the state of “Deqi”, and 12) the location of the running course of meridians. In addition, different kinds of diseases and different stages of diseases also need different depths of needle insertion, different manipulating skills and different stimulating quantity.
基金Academy-rank research project of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences:ZZ 2006084
文摘Aiming at the conclusion that ＂there is no difference in efficacy between acupuncture and sham-acupuncture＂ in clinical research field of migraine in foreign countries in recent years, through the discussions on the definition of sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture）, the principles required to be obey in satisfactory placebo acupuncture, the definition, location, function as well as clinical results of shallow puncture, the authors probed into whether shallow puncture could be the control method of sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture） in clinical research of acupuncture. It was demonstrated in the results that ＂acupuncture with minimal stimulation on skin superficial layer of meridian points or non-meridian points＂, the so-called control method of ＂sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture）＂ excited holistic regulation of human body quite probably through ＂shallow puncture on cutaneous region of meridians＂ to achieve therapeutic effects. Hence, this method is not the appropriate control method of placebo acupuncture and cannot be the control method of sham acupuncture （placebo acupuncture） in clinical research of acupuncture. Therefore, it is naturally to repudiate the conclusion that ＂there is no difference in efficacy between acupuncture and sham acupuncture＂ in the research where this method is taken as the control of placebo acupuncture.
