The characteristics of dissemination and knowledge of Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion in the United States

Abstract

Acupuncture and moxibustion is an important part of the Chinese traditional medical system, which is simple and inexpensive. Acupuncture and moxibustion has developed from the records in the Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon more than 2000 years ago. It has undergone changes and development from generation to generation. At the same time, it has also gone abroad and spread to the other side of the ocean. At present, many countries in Europe and the United States have recognized the legitimacy and effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion, and acupuncture and moxibustion has been included in the national medical insurance, becoming a universal medical method. The spread of acupuncture and moxibustion in the United States has the following characteristics: 1. The treatment indications of acupuncture and moxibustion in the United States are quite different from those in China, and the treatment of mental diseases is the main treatment. 2. The theoretical system of acupuncture and moxibustion combines the theoretical system of western medicine. 3. The education system in the United States has many schools of thought and is also characterized by localization, with practical education as the main focus. Based on such dissemination characteristics, American acupuncture and moxibustion knowledge has the following characteristics: 1. Combining traditional Chinese theories with modern medical theories. 2. Separate medicine, medicine, and acupuncture, and study them separately. 3. There are many schools and there is a lack of standardized and unified theoretical system.