Existing over 3000 years, the Ancient chinese acupuncture is an art coming from China itself. This itself speaks for the volume of discoveries by China and with an interesting history behind it. Approximately 8000 years ago a Taoist by the name of Fu Hsi formulated the first two symbols that depict a broken and an unbroken line. Two lines are therefore represents life and taken as a symbol for the particular purpose. This theory called Yin and Yan is the backbone of all Chinese medical remedies including ancient chinese acupuncture.
Excavations have unravelled many objects from the old and new Stone Age in China. Even though many of the findings in modern excavations are of large tools and instrumentals, there were foundlings on hair thin needles as well. These were called Bien. It is believed that ancient chinese acupuncture gained popularity in China during the period of the Yellow Emperor by the name of Huang Di (2697-2597). Not only using the bien stone but Ancient chinese acupuncture has also been using the bronze needles as well. Four gold needles have been unraveled in the Warren states era. This period also boasts of the Nan Jing which is a book that attributes to eight extra meridians found in the body.
The most noted text of ancient chinese acupuncture is reputed to be; the “Systematic Classics of Acupuncture and Moxibustion” written by Huang Fu Mi (260-265AD). Transition however was noted in Ancient chinese acupuncture later. During the Tan dynasty (618-907) and many texts thereafter, acupuncture became a formal branch of medicinal education in China. Many acupuncture schools appeared in this time and essentially being the highlighting part of many texts found. The Ming dynasty (1568-1644) too enlightened the advancement of ancient chinese acupuncture.
Between the Ming Dynasty and all the way up to the 1960’s, ancient chinese acupuncture and other traditional medicinal practices took a backseat. Western medicines gained more popularity and were given preference over traditional cures. They were viewed at the time as being ‘primitive’ and ‘harmful’. ’barefoot doctors’ have emerged with this. These doctors practiced ancient chinese acupuncture on a small scale in villages and thus helped keep alive this magnificent ancient medical discovery. Ancient chinese acupunture has been more appreciated after 1960’s. This therefore led to the modernization of an ancient scientific discovery.
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