Acupuncture is an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a science that uses meridians and acupoints to treat diseases.Auricular acupoint therapy is one of the important components of acupuncture and one of the meridian diagnosis and treatment methods.It is a therapy that uses specific acupoints on the auricle to diagnose and treat disease and has its origins in ancient traditional Chinese medicine.
In the 'Eleven Yin and Yang Veins Moxibustion Sutra' on bamboo slips unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha in 1973, it is recorded that the 'ear pulse' connects the ear with the upper limbs, eyes, cheeks, and throat.This shows that as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, the magic of auricular points has been noticed by traditional Chinese medicine scholars.
In the earliest traditional Chinese medicine classic 'Huangdi Neijing', it is proposed that 'the ear is where the ancestral veins gather.' This shows the important position of ear points in the meridians.The Huangdi Neijing also explains the relationship between auricular points and internal organs, as well as the theories and methods of auricular point diagnosis and treatment.
For example, 'Lingshu: Patterns of Evil Qi and Internal Organ Diseases' records: Twelve meridians, three hundred and sixty-five collaterals, all the Qi and blood go up to the face and go through the empty orifices...the other Qi goes to the ears for hearing.
Lingshu Jing･Shi Zhuan' records: 'The kidneys govern the outside, allowing them to hear from afar and see and hear their likes and dislikes to know their nature. Lingshu Juebei' records: 'Deafness and hearinglessness are taken from the ears. With the development of the times, the research on auricular points in traditional Chinese medicine has not stopped. 'Essential Prescriptions for Emergency Prescriptions' written by Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty recorded that 'the heart energy flows through the tongue, not the orifices. The Qi that flows through the Qiao Qiao is transmitted to the child. Prosperity and Ears. 'In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the application of auricular points became more widespread. Yang Jizhou's 'Acupuncture Dacheng' in the Ming Dynasty said: 'The auricular point is on the tip of the ear, and the point on the tip of the ear is used to treat eye nebula.' .Wu Shangxian's 'Theoretical Parallel Essay' of the Qing Dynasty introduced the use of 'Pinellia pinellia and cicada plugging the two ears to treat Shaoyang malaria.' It was also said that 'Mobile helix with hands, no matter how many times... This method can also cure insomnia.'
Modern systematic research on ear acupoints began in the 1950s. Paul Nogier, a French medical doctor, first conducted research and believed that specific acupuncture points on the ears are related to different parts and organs of the body, and proposed the 'inversion' embryo'theory.His research and contributions had a profound impact on the development of auricular therapy.
In December 1958, Ye Xiaolin excerpted the discovery of Nogier.P, a French medical doctor, in the 'Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine', which promoted the development of auricular acupuncture therapy in China.After extensive practice and research by modern Chinese medicine scholars, auricular acupoint therapy has gradually formed a more complete auricular acupoint map.In 1974, Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine compiled 'Acupuncture and Moxibustion', which included 154 auricular acupoints. By the end of the 1970s, the number of auricular acupoint names had increased to 300.
Due to the different understandings of auricular points in various countries around the world, the lack of unified positioning and naming standards, and the increasing number of auricular points, resulting in confusion in auricular points.In December 1982, the Western Pacific Regional Office of the World Health Organization commissioned my country to formulate a national standardization plan for auricular acupoints. The authors of auricular acupoints in my country held a special meeting. Based on the actual situation of the research and application of auricular acupoints in my country, refer to the British, German, French and Japanese According to literature from various countries, auricular points that are clinically practical and effective and cannot be replaced by other points were selected, and they were easy to learn and master for people of different languages. After repeated revisions, the 'International Standard Plan for Auricular Acupuncture Point Names' was formulated.In June 1987, at the 'International Acupoint Name Standardization Conference' held in Seoul, South Korea, this plan was basically adopted.There are a total of 90 auricular points in this plan, and the names, locations, and main diseases and syndromes of auricular points are uniformly stipulated.
On October 16, 1992, the State Bureau of Technical Supervision approved the release of the 'National Standard Auricular Point Names and Locations of the People's Republic of China', which was revised twice in 2008 and became the national standard we are currently using - [GB/T13734-2008 Auricular point names and location standards]
Today, auricular therapy has become a widely used therapy in clinical practice and health care.It can not only be used to treat various diseases, such as headaches, insomnia, indigestion, etc., but can also be used to regulate body functions, enhance immunity, and promote health and balance.
In general, the origin of auricular acupuncture therapy can be traced back to the ancient Chinese medicine tradition. After thousands of years of development and practice, it has gradually become an independent therapy system and has been widely used in modern times.By stimulating specific acupuncture points on the ears, auricular acupuncture can tone and treat ailments in the body, promoting health and balance.With the advancement of science, the research on auricular acupuncture therapy is also deepening, and I believe it will make greater contributions to human health.
