From on Banning of Acupuncture in Plain Questions to Acupuncture Prohibition：the formation of early acupuncture safety regulation

Abstract

Acupuncture safety is an unavoidable problem in acupuncture clinical. On Banning of Acupuncture in Plain Questions is the earliest ancient literature on acupuncture taboo, which has a far-reaching influence on the clinical acupuncture safety regulation. Acupuncture Prohibition of A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion absorbs the essence of on Banning of Acupuncture in Plain Questions, retaining most of the contents of the theory and rearranging it. This paper tries to explore the discussions about on Banning of Acupuncture in Plain Questions, compared with Acupuncture Prohibition, from the point of "anatomy" and "spirit", to describe the early understanding of acupuncture taboo, to emphasize the importance of acupuncture safety from three aspects, as human anatomy, needle and operation, and mental and functional status. It is suggested that a relatively preliminary acupuncture safety regulation was being formed at the time, in order to bring inspiration to the contemporary acupuncture clinical .