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【Takungpao News 2006-11-2】
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened an international conference in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on the 1st, where it established a globally unified standard for the locations of 361 acupuncture points used in acupuncture.
According to a report by Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun on the 2nd, there have been slight discrepancies in the locations of acupuncture points adopted by various countries around the world, which has caused confusion in the international comparison of the effectiveness of acupuncture. Therefore, the WHO has been working since 2003 to establish a world standard, focusing on China, Japan, and South Korea.
The international conference was attended by representatives from nine countries, including China, Japan, and South Korea. In the final stage of discussions, experts from various countries still had disputes over six acupuncture points. The conference then adopted a voting method to reach a consensus, and the unused acupuncture point locations were also included in the appendix as references.
It is reported that the WHO will use this world standard as a basis to conduct research on verifying the functions of various acupuncture points in the future.
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, November 2
Source: http://www. takungpao. com/ news/ 06/ 11/ 02/ ZM- 645014. htm
This matter requires special explanation: the precise locations of acupuncture points on the human body vary from person to person. The same point may differ slightly or by more than the width of a finger between individuals. The positions recorded in books are only approximate (statistically most common) locations. Therefore, the 78th Difficulty of the *Classic of Difficulties* states: "Those who know acupuncture trust their left hand, while those who do not know acupuncture trust their right hand." This means that skilled acupuncturists rely on the technique of their left hand to palpate and locate the most precise point, rather than depending on the needle-inserting right hand. Many practitioners may follow the textbook locations for years, which is why sometimes the treatment is effective, and other times it is less effective or ineffective. Those so-called TCM experts from various countries who seek to precisely "define" acupuncture point locations, without clarifying this issue, are only undermining traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, promoting a Western medicine-style uniformity.
WHO Establishes Global Standards for Acupuncture Points
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened an international conference in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on the 1st, where it established a globally unified standard for the locations of 361 acupuncture points used in acupuncture.
According to a report by Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun on the 2nd, there have been slight discrepancies in the locations of acupuncture points adopted by various countries around the world, which has caused confusion in the international comparison of the effectiveness of acupuncture. Therefore, the WHO has been working since 2003 to establish a world standard, focusing on China, Japan, and South Korea.
The international conference was attended by representatives from nine countries, including China, Japan, and South Korea. In the final stage of discussions, experts from various countries still had disputes over six acupuncture points. The conference then adopted a voting method to reach a consensus, and the unused acupuncture point locations were also included in the appendix as references.
It is reported that the WHO will use this world standard as a basis to conduct research on verifying the functions of various acupuncture points in the future.
Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, November 2
Source: http://www. takungpao. com/ news/ 06/ 11/ 02/ ZM- 645014. htm
WHO Establishes Global Standards for Acupuncture Points
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