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Some acupuncture points have several traditional names, for example tài yuān ( 太渊) and gui xin ( 鬼心) are two names used for the 9th acupuncture point on the lung meridian. [citation needed] The World Health Organization (WHO) published A Proposed Standard International Acupuncture Nomenclature Report in 1991 and 2014, listing 361 ...
The meridian system ( simplified Chinese: 经络; traditional Chinese: 經絡; pinyin: jīngluò, also called channel network) is a pseudoscientific concept from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that alleges meridians are paths through which the life-energy known as "qi" ( ch'i) flows. [ 1]
As a result, over the centuries [12] the diagnostic art of the palpation of the whole body and more specifically of acu points, [13] meridians and the abdomen or Hara was developed in Japan to a high standard. As mentioned above, within this tradition, variations on the theme can be found as different schools base the development of their ...
v. t. e. Qigong ( / ˈtʃiːˈɡɒŋ / ), [ 1][ a] is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation [ 2] said to be useful for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training. [ 3] With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and ...
Alternative medicine. Shiatsu ( / ʃiˈæts -, - ˈɑːtsuː / shee-AT-, -AHT-soo; [ 1] 指圧) is a form of Japanese bodywork based on concepts in traditional Chinese medicine such as qi meridians. Having been popularized in the twentieth century by Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905–2000), [ 2] shiatsu derives from the older Japanese massage ...
Acupuncture[ b] is a form of alternative medicine [ 2] and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. [ 3] Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; [ 4][ 5] the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, [ 6] and it has been characterized as quackery.
In Chinese, Korean, and Japanese traditions, it is considered the physical center of gravity of the human body and is the seat of one's internal energy . A master of Japanese acupuncture, [9] calligraphy, swordsmanship, tea ceremony, martial arts, among other arts, is held in the Japanese tradition to be "acting from the hara."
Meridian (astronomy) The meridian on the celestial sphere. An observer's upper meridian, a semicircle contains their zenith and both celestial poles; the observer's local meridian is the semicircle that passes through their zenith and the north and south points of their horizon. In astronomy, the meridian is the great circle passing through the ...