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Acu means needle, puncture means to prick
or to penetrate.
 Acupuncture
is one of the most ancient and characteristic techniques of Chinese
medicine. From ancient times, this technique was valuable in the
treatment of both acute and chronic diseases. It was even practiced
in The Stone Age with stone needles. The Eskimos still use sharpened
stones for treating illness.
In
times of war, soldiers who were struck by arrows in certain parts
of the body, found themselves cured of ailments in other parts of
the body. So, curious persons started to wonder whether there was
any relation between pricks on the skin surface and cure of the
internal organ.
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