The first Traditional Chinese Medicine text called the Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) was found to be dated around 200 BCE. This text describes the basic theories of Yin/Yang, Qi, and the Five elements and how diet, lifestyle, emotional state, environment, and age may affect the body and create disease. It also describes how acupuncture and moxibustion could be used to treat disease.
So what exactly is acupuncture and what can it treat?
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