Abstract
Observation, speculation and experimentation are the means for the generation of knowledge about acupuncture, and they also provide basic ways to understand the body from the perspective of acupuncture. Observation involves external touching and internal anatomy. Through observation, the basic patterns of meridians and acupoints can be understood. The theory of meridians and acupoints was formed based on the two speculation methods of analogy and reasoning, but speculation does not necessarily lead to truth. Another approach—holographic thinking—provides a new method of knowing the body. The greatest contribution of acupuncture experimentation lies in discovering the correlation between the body's surface and its viscera, and this is of far-reaching significance.
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