title: [The present situation and analysis of acupuncture anesthesia].
abstract: Acupuncture anesthesia (AA) appeared in 1950s. It originates with Chinese TCM researchers and is one of important achievements of modern medicine. AA was developed vigorously and applied widely between 1960s-1970s. Due to the objective and subjective reasons, clinical application and research of AA in recent 20 years have developed very little. The paper reviews the formation and development processes of AA, analyzes the advantages and mechanisms of AA and its problems, then provides the feasible advice for the development of AA.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China. ltyabc@sina.com
authors.forename: Tang-Yi
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hua-Yuan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-Xi
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kuai
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia; D006801:Humans