⚫️1700 BC - 220 AD
⚫️Religion opposed dissection of humans due to inadequate knowledge of the body
⚫️Others believed that the dead influenced living humans and that the supernatural controlled illnesses
⚫️Believed curing the spirt and nourishing the body was the best treatment
⚫️Acupunture was used to relieve pain and congestion
➡️ Involves pricking skin or tissue with a needle
➡️Example: Before a surgery in many cases anesthesia is used
➡️Today we still use needles for vaccinations and to draw blood out as well.
⚫️Acupunture originated with stones found in bone engravings
⚫️All the beliefs the Chinese had, started in China
⚫️First surgical tools that were found were made from stone

Background Information

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Ancient Chinese Acupuncture. (n.d.), Chinese Herbal Medicine. (2011), Simmers, L., Nartker, K., & Kobelak, S. (2009),