Yuanyuan FANG

Electroacupuncture promotes stem cell release

doi:10.1002/stem.2613 A recent study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine has demonstrated that electroacupuncture can trigger a neural mechanism that promotes tissue repair and relieves injury-induced pain. The researchers conducted a series of laboratory tests using human, equine, and rodent subjects, to track the effects of electroacupuncture. They found that the stimulation of fine …

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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Extraordinary Vessels in Treating Complex Diseases

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a unique understanding of the human body and its functions. According to TCM theory, the human body is a complex system where the organs, tissues, and cells are connected by channels known as meridians or pathways. There are a total of 20 meridians in the human body, including 12 regular …

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Acupuncture in Western medicine Point of View

Difference between a acupuncture point and a non-acupuncture point Western medicine has done a lot of anatomical and physiological research on meridians and acupuncture points in Chinese medicine. For example, a postmortem study by Langevin published in the Journal of Anatomy in 2002 found that the correlation index between acupuncture points and inter- or intramuscular …

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