COMMENTS ON ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF DISEASES ACCORDING TO SEASONAL CONDITIONS IN 《THE INTERNAL CLASSIC》

In the present paper, the author gives some comments on acupuncture treatment of diseases from 1 ) selecting acupoints based on seasonal conditions; 2) performing reinforcing or reducing needling manipulations in accordance with the waxing and wanning of the moon; 3 ) conducting acupuncture treatment in accordance with the time and the state of disease; and 4) performing acupuncture treatment based on the prosperity or decline of the meridian-qi, which are described in medical book The Yellow Emperor‘ s Internal Classic.