Does not acupuncture at nerve trunk belong to acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine?

针刺神经干不属于中医针灸吗？

Does not acupuncture at nerve trunk belong to acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine?

针刺神经干不属于中医针灸吗？

Jing XU (徐晶), Chun-sheng JIA (贾春生)*

School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Hebei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, Hebei Province, China (河北中医学院针灸推拿学院，石家庄050200， 河北，中国) 

☆Supported by National Natural Science Foundation:81072883，81173342，81473773. 

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E-mail address：jia7158@163.com(C.s.JIA) 

ABSTRACT

With the reason that its therapeutic effect is related to neurotomy, acupuncture at nerve trunk is taken as an independent therapy from acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in aspect of its origination and development. Through acupuncture literature study, the authors consulted many acupuncture therapies that is related to nerve trunk from ancient time to present. In association with current progress of mechanism study of acupuncture, it is believed that acupuncture at nerve trunk has been the therapy in the scope of acupuncture from the ancient time, rather than an independent acupuncture therapy out of the scope of acupuncture in TCM. 

Keywords: Acupuncture, Nerve Trunk, Acupuncture of Traditional Chinese Medicine

[摘 要]由于其治疗效果与神经切除术有关，针刺神经干在其产生和发展方面被作为一种独立于中医针灸的治疗方法。通过对针灸文献的研究，作者查阅了古往今来许多与神经干有关的针灸疗法。结合目前针灸机理研究的进展，认为针刺神经干自古以来就是针灸范畴内的疗法，而不是中医针灸范畴外的独立针灸疗法。

[关键词]针灸；神经干；中医针灸