[Introduction on the academic origin of Chengjiang acupuncture school].
The academic life, thoughts and contributions of over ten representatives of Chengjiang acupuncture school were investigated with the methodology of literature comparative analysis to abstract the academic origin of the school. And the result shows that based on the traditional theory of Chinese medicine, influenced by the ideological trend of scientization, focused on clinical practice and enlightened by Japanese acupuncture in a certain degree, Chengjiang acupuncture school is an open and inclusive Chinese medicine school which does not only emphasize on carrying on of the theoretical system of Chinese medicine, but also actively adjust itself to the development of the society.
Research Center of Chengjiang Acupuncture School, Nanjing University of CM, Nanjing 210046, Jiangsu Province, China. xybd1968@sina.com
You-Bing
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Xia
Jian-Bin
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Zhang
Hong-Yun
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Wang
Hong-Ru
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D026881:Acupuncture / Q000193:education* / Q000266:history*; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional