Silk Scrolls: Earliest Literature of Meridian Doctrine in Ancient China

Abstract

Découverte archéologique 1973 Changsha (Hunan, Chine) SILK SCROLLS :earliest literature of meridian doctrine in ancient china. Yemeng Chen. acupuncture and electrotherapeutics research, 1997, 22(3-4), 175antérieur au nei jing su wen et ling shu compilés au 2ème siècle av. JC (1er siècle après JC) antérieur au nei jing su wen et ling shu compilés au 2ème siècle av. JC (1er siècle après JC) 20 livres sur rouleaux de soie ou sur bambou 20 livres sur rouleaux de soie ou sur bambou Mawangdui tombe n°3 Li Cang "marquis de Tai" 186 av.. JC Mawangdui tombe n°3 Li Cang "marquis de Tai" 186 av.. JC canon de la moxibustion des onze méridiens des jambes et des bras canon de la moxibustion des onze méridiens yin et yang (deux versions légèrement différentes d'un même texte) compilés au 3ème siècle av. JC canon de la moxibustion des onze méridiens des jambes et des bras canon de la moxibustion des onze méridiens yin et yang (deux versions légèrement différentes d'un même texte) compilés au 3ème siècle av. JC le contenu des manuscrits sur soie de Mawangdui

History of Acupuncture

“…Becoming familiar with the recent history of AA (see Table 1.2) provides a better understanding of the benefits of integrating the practice into current, western, medical pain management. [2] 3300 bce Tattoo marks on the Tyrolean Iceman [3] 198 bce Silk scrolls (origin of moxibustion) [4] 100 bce The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, 1st document (Ling Shu) describing AA [2] 1950s AA developed in China [21] 1965 Gate theory for AA [5] 1971 Introduction of AA into USA [22] 1975 Discovery of enkephalin [9] 1976 Discovery of endorphin [7,8] 1979 Discovery of dynorphin [9], non-endorphin system for AA [14], DNIC theory for AA [6] 1986 Cholecystokinin 8 as a mediator for AA tolerance [18] 1997 Discovery of endomorphin [10], 1st NIH consensus meeting on acupuncture [27] 1998 1st fMRI study for AA studies [32] 2007 2nd NIH consensus meeting on acupuncture [28] AA acupuncture analgesia, DNIC diffuse noxious inhibitory control, NIH National Institute of Health, fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging…”

“…These documents referred to moxibustion, without reference to acupuncture or acupoints, and included 11 lines of channel (meridians). This suggests that the origins of moxibustion and meridians predate those of acupuncture and acupoints [4].…”

Acupuntura: histórico, bases teóricas e sua aplicação em Medicina Veterinária

“…Escavações nas ruínas Yang-Shao, na província chinesa de Henan, mostram o uso de um instrumento de pedra polida e afiada denominado Bian-Shi (agulha de pedra) para drenagem de abscessos e o estímulo de áreas específicas do corpo, no período neolítico (MA, 1992;CHAN et al, 1994;MA, 2000 anterior à Dinastia Qin (221 a 206 AC) contém textos que se referem à utilização de moxabustão (bastões incandescentes de Artemisia vulgaris), sugerindo que a técnica de estímulo térmico do ponto precedeu a utilização de inserção de agulhas. Ao longo de sua história, instrumentos de bambu, ossos, jade e metais têm sido utilizados para estímulo do ponto de AP (CHEN, 1997). Durante o período Zhou (772 AC a 480 AC), o confucionismo vem somar-se ao Taoísmo, trazendo o conceito de que a saúde está diretamente relacionada aos atos praticados pelo indivíduo e afastando assim a idéia da origem demoníaca para as doenças.…”

How Does Moxibustion Possibly Work?

“…This discovery included documents that only relate to moxibustion and do not include any references to acupuncture or acupoints. The documents refer to eleven lines of channel (meridians), which suggests that the origins of moxibustion and of meridians are earlier than those of acupuncture and acupoints [3]. …”