Acupuncture & Moxabustion have been used in the Far East to restore, promote and maintain good health for over 5000 years. The first Acupuncture needles were made from stone, and then later from bronze, gold and silver. The first known medical account of acupuncture was The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen), which dates from around 300 BC.
Acupuncture is rooted in the Daoist philosophy of change, growth, balance and harmony, and The Yellow Emperor’s Classic outlines the principles of natural law and the phases of life – yin and yang, the five elements, the organ system and the meridian network along which the vital acupuncture points are located.
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