Appraisal of theDeqiConcept among Contemporary Chinese Acupuncturists
Author(s) -
Sheng Chen,
Shengnan Guo,
Federico Marmori,
Yanping Wang,
Qi Zhao,
Baokai Wang,
Eunhae Ha,
Yanhuan Miao,
Li Xiang,
Mingwen Zhao,
Yuwei Huo,
Yinan Nan,
Lian Liu,
Jiping Zhao
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.552
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1741-4288
pISSN - 1741-427X
DOI - 10.1155/2013/538476
Subject(s) - acupuncture , moxibustion , clinical practice , traditional chinese medicine , medicine , psychology , alternative medicine , psychotherapist , traditional medicine , physical therapy , pathology
Deqi , an important component of the traditional theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, is the key factor in determining clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture. In this paper, based on the digging up, arrangement, and in-depth analysis of the famous contemporary Chinese acupuncturists' perspectives of deqi , the authors summarize the concept and manifestation, as well as the properties of deqi , and correlativity of deqi with acupuncture manipulation through reviewing modern clinical research. Proposals for more scientific and standardized acupuncture research are introduced to reexamine and restore the implication of deqi in combination with the clinical practice.
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