Acupuncture points fall under 3 categories: points
of the 14 meridians, extra points and ashi points. The “meridian points,” are
found along the 12 main meridians and are the more common points and are
distributed symmetrically in pairs, one on the left and another on the right of
the body. The extra points are experiential points that have specific names and
definite locations, but are still relative to the meridian channels. They are
particularly effective in treating certain diseases. And the ashi points are
typically used for pain syndromes. These points are the earliest stages of
acupuncture that don’t have specific names or locations are referred to as
“reflexing points,” “unifixed points” or “tender spots.”
The
interesting thing about acupuncture is the names of the points. There groups of
points that are analogous to certain aspects of nature. To be honest, this is
where I get skeptical of Eastern medicine sometimes, but I just listen and
decide for myself if I want to believe it or not. So about these names, There
are names that are analogous to water flow, mountains, valleys, animals,
plants, utensils (like ancient utensils, like bamboo), architectural
structures, astronomy, meteorological phenomena, anatomical terms and
therapeutic properties. The names are a little out there for me, but the
practices of acupuncture I can 100% agree with.
Though
I’ll never really get the chance to do acupuncture because I’m not a licensed
practitioner, I can still use acupressure on points that I learned about and I
think for me that’s enough.
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