Show methods of japanese Tapa neso acupuncture acupuncture is not an invention of the japanese the first treatise upon it being attributed to a chinese under the sun sung dynasty although the form of tile the needles used and the mode of their employment have been much improved upon by them tubular tabular needles for instance were invented in it should not be for forgotten goden that es in the first century of our oar era recommended beedle puncture ture for dropsy the operation consists in driving flue fine gold silver or steel needles from ono one halt half to three quarters of an inch into tho the flesh the needles are of of various forms and have spirally grooved handles for the better twirling of the instrument tho the operator holds a needle lightly with the left hand resting tile alio point upon tho skin of the patient ile he then inserts it by a slight tap on the handle andle li given with a small wooden mallet held in the right band the needle is then gently pushed and twirled until it penetrates to the tha proper depth and after a few seconds is slowly withdrawn in the same manner camier the skin about the puncture being subsequently chafed chafee fora for a few moments the number of perforations perforation made mada at one onecimo timo varies from one to twenty mid and they aro are oft enest made in the abdomen to which however they are not confined special treatises laying down the spots to bo be pierced in various diseases and one division of study distinguish distinguishing bing on tho the back the so BO called hollow spots spot s more than a hundred in number where the ends of the nerve fibers are found for the flie application of tho the or the moxa westminster review |