title: [Discussion on collateral puncture therapy in Japan].
abstract: The history of collateral puncture therapy in Japan was traced, the current status and characteristics of collateral puncture therapy in Japan were introduced in this paper. Originated in China, the collateral puncture therapy in Japan combined Japanese knowledge of acupuncture with the theory and practice of bloodletting of Portugal Medicine and Netherlands Medicine. The discussion on the theory and technique of the collateral puncture therapy by Kudo Kunsei became the standard of the collateral puncture therapy in Japan in modern times. Based on this discussion, Tetuo Asami proposed a new theory of the collateral puncture therapy which improved the collateral puncture therapy in Japan. Currently, as a part of Japanese health care system, the collateral puncture therapy with Japanese characteristics is gradually accepted by the medical profession in Japan.
authors: Acupuncture Research Center, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Takagi
authors: Zhong-Zheng
authors: ZZ
authors: Li
authors: Xi-Zhong
authors: XZ
authors: Li
authors: Yang-Yang
authors: YY
authors: Liu
authors: Chao
authors: C
authors: Wang
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Guo
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D001815:Bloodletting / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D016740:Meridians