RE:acupuncture 'energetics'

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Mr Tooker,

 

There is voluminous research on this- it is no longer theory- acupuncture

does work by creating a " current of injury, " and through the afferent

nerves, immune system, and blood complement system. A trader named ten

Rhijne wrote a paper in the 1600's on Chinese medicine that mentioned

" nerves. " If you are interested in all the details of the physiology of

acupuncture, I'd suggest you buy Donald Kendall's book, the Dao of Chinese

Medicine.

 

B

 

 

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:23 AM

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acupuncture Digest Number 690

 

 

 

There are 3 messages in this issue.

 

Topics in this digest:

 

1. Question about needle materials

" d1tooker " <dennis

2. Help for the treatment of post Cervical disectomy ..

" rimshaiqbal " <rimshaiqbal

3. Acupuncture Study

" yaronpru " <yaronpru

 

 

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Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:17:29 -0000

" d1tooker " <dennis

Question about needle materials

 

To All:

 

Are effective needles always made of a conductive material?

 

I've been doing some reading on energetic medicine, which has led me

to an abstract by a Dr. Haltiwanger, who postulates that the efficacy

of acupuncture may be related to electrical changes in the body

caused by the imposition of the needles at various points. The

statement was made in an offhand way, and I'm really just looking for

opinions or further reading on the matter, and thought I'd start with

the question above.

 

The question is not limited to modern practice- what was in common

use 100 years ago? 200? Longer?

 

Thanks in advance

D. Tooker