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Diffusion of Acupuncture
After thousands of years, acupuncture still holds value in contemporary practices. Acupuncture inserts needles into certain points on the body to treat maladies. The practice, which originates from China and Asia, made its way to the west. As other countries adopted this practice, different styles have developed due to various geographic aspects.
Acupuncture traces back about 2,000 years but, according to some authorities, China used it for more than double that amount of time (Lewith). Some of China’s earliest medical texts are enclosed inside Ma-Wang-Dui’s tomb which was sealed in 198 B.C.E. It contained nothing about acupuncture; however, earlier use of acupuncture may indicate by the discovery of hieroglyphics dating back to 1000 B.C.E (Murphy). Reflected in Haung Di’s text, Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, is a detailed organization of diagnosis and treatment (“Acupuncure”). Some believe that acupuncture first developed......

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