Open AccessAcupuncture as an integral part of traditional (folk) medicine: achievements and problems
Author(s) -
Г. А. Иваничев,
Г. А. Иваничев
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
nevrologičeskij vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-3067
pISSN - 1027-4898
DOI - 10.17816/nb79651
Subject(s) - acupuncture , natural (archaeology) , traditional medicine , alternative medicine , folk medicine , engineering ethics , medicine , epistemology , psychology , philosophy , history , engineering , pathology , archaeology
Traditional medicine is an ancient area of human knowledge. Born at the dawn of mankind as a natural way of knowing the world around us, the initial, pre-scientific ideas about a person, about his health and diseases, and methods of treatment have changed many times over the centuries, both in essence and in form.