Analysis on the origin of Chinese,French and American auricular acupuncture points and the differences in their systems
Auricular acupuncture points were first recorded in the Huangdi Neijing more than 2 000 years ago.In the 1950s,Dr.Nogier's embryonic inverted auricular acupuncture point diagram in France set off a wave of auricular acupuncture point research,and then the Chinese auricular acupuncture points took the lead in releasing the international auricular acupuncture point standard Auricular Acupuncture Points(WFAS STANDARD-002:2012).Further comparisons of the characteristics of the auricular acupuncture point systems of China,France and America showed that in terms of the number of auricular acupuncture points,America auricular acupuncture points developed on the basis of the Chinese and French auricular acupuncture points to become the most important of the three parties;in terms of the naming and localization of auricular acupuncture points,the Chinese and American auricular acupuncture points both used the form of the name of the block and presentation,but the similarity of the auricular partitions of the two is only 30%;in terms of the clinical application of auricular acupuncture points of France and America,the auricular acupuncture points favored the application of pain management,whereas the Chinese auricular acupuncture points had a broader indication.It is particularly important to further refine the auricle segmentation according to anatomy,compare the clinical efficacy of different positioning of the same auricular point in Chinese,French and American auricular points,select the optimal positioning,and conduct in-depth research to break through the international barrier of auricular points.
Auricular pointsInternational standardsLocalization and namingNogier-BahrOlesonChinaFranceAmerica