Acupuncture Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Review
Keywords:
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Endocrine System, Mood Illness, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Abstract
Acupuncture was a very important treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Acupuncture could improve the abnormal cycle of the endocrine system in the human being. The nine symptoms were classified that often occurred in the human being, included weight-losing, eczema, side effects of cosmetic surgery, pain-improving, adjusting gastrointestinal function, improving sleep problem, treating Mood Illness, treating stroke sequelae, and pains and other side effects of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and cancer during the recovery process, and their corresponding acupuncture treatments were summarily described in this study.
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Tseng, C. Y., Hsu, P. S., Lee, C. T., Huang, H. F., Lan, C. C., Hsieh, T. H., Liu, G. T., Kuo, C. Y., Wang, M. C. & Hsieh, P. C. (2022). Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Integrated With Conventional Rehabilitation for Post-stroke Functional Recovery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16, 851333, doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.851333.
Yang, N. N., Tan, C. X., Lin, L. L., Su, X. T., Li, Y. J., Qi, L. Y., Wang, Y., Yang, J. W. & Liu, C. Z. (2022). Potential Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Functional Dyspepsia Based on Pathophysiology. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, 781215, doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.781215.
Yin, X., Gou, M., Xu, J., Dong, B., Yin, P., Masquelin, F., Wu, J., Lao, L. & Xu, S. (2017). Efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment on primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial. Sleep Medicine, 37, 193-200, doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.02.012
Yun, Y., Kim, S., Kim, M., Kim, K., Park, J. S. & Choi, I. (2013). Effect of Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture on Facial Elasticity: An Open-Label, Single-Arm Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013, 424313, doi: 10.1155/2013/424313.
Zhang, S. Q. & Li, J. C. (2021). An introduction to traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture. The Anatomical Record, 304(11), 2359-2364, doi: 10.1002/ar.24782.
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2023-12-25
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Lin, J.-W. (2023). Acupuncture Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Review. European Journal of Science, Innovation and Technology, 3(6), 325-329. Retrieved from https://ejsit-journal.com/index.php/ejsit/article/view/340
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