Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture History

The development of Chinese Medicine can be traced back to over 10,000 years ago. Its theories and practices developed through the observation of the effects they produced on certain parts of the body and on specific ailments. Early acupuncture was carried out using sharpened bone fragments prior to the development of other tools. The first and most important classic text on Chinese medicine was completed in about 200 BC. This text is known as the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine.