What Are the Different Types of Acupuncture Needles?

The earliest prototype of acupuncture needles was acupuncture. Acupuncture treatment in Yin Shang Oracle bones is like a person holding a sharp instrument to treat patients with abdominal diseases. The acupuncture treatment from Yin Shang to the Western Zhou Dynasty, or the use of vermiculite, the medical practitioners of the Sui Dynasty, from the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, said: "The vermiculite is the method of ancient foreign rule, .... Since ancient times, cast iron was not used. stone."

Chinese name: Acupuncture needle
Foreign name: acupuncture and moxibustion needle

Product Categories: Medical equipment
The main function: Used in traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment

Basic information of acupuncture needles

[Entry name] Acupuncture needle

Acupuncture needles illustration 1 [Name of Pinyin entry] Zh n ji Zh n

[Entry Application Fields] Traditional Chinese Medicine Techniques and Techniques

Entry synonyms Silver plate handle acupuncture needle

[Description of entry concept] A device that is inserted into a patient's body at a certain point and is used to treat diseases through twisting, lifting and other methods. It looks like a silver needle, hence the name of acupuncture needle.

Classical Acupuncture Needle 2

Product Features of Acupuncture Needles

Modern acupuncture needles are generally composed of a needle body, a needle tip, and a needle handle. The front end of the needle body is a needle tip, and the rear end is provided with a needle handle. It can be inserted and twisted.

At present, silver needles are generally not used in clinical practice, and most of them use stainless steel needles. For acupuncture, silver needles are actually not as good as stainless steel needles. This is mainly because silver needles are too soft and easy to break, which is likely to cause medical accidents. In addition, the cost of silver needles is also high. There is also a gold needle, which is golden yellow. In fact, it is still a stainless steel needle, but it is plated with a yellow thing.

Sterling Silver Acupuncture Needle Figure 3

Acupuncture needle product structure

Modern acupuncture needles are mainly composed of needles and clappers. They are characterized by a ratchet punched above the clapper. Only the top or bottom edge of the ratchet is still connected to the tube wall, and the remaining edges are separated from the tube wall and directed to the tube wall. The inside of the tube is tilted, so that the inner diameter of the tube is locally reduced, thereby pinching the needle handle and fixing the needle in the tube. In addition, the surface of the clapper is coated with color codes, and different color codes are used to indicate different specifications of acupuncture needles, thereby giving physicians a clear and identifiable visual signal, allowing the acupuncture needles to be taken out of the packaging box or sterile bag, or When many acupuncture needles of different specifications are mixed together, the specifications of the acupuncture needles can be easily distinguished by the color code on the tube to avoid errors.

Acupuncture needle entry traceability

The origin and development of acupuncture

In ancient times, people accidentally hit some parts of the body surface with sharp objects, such as stones and thorns, and unexpected pain was relieved. The ancients began to consciously pierce some parts of the body with sharp stones or artificially pierce the body to bleed it to reduce pain. Ancient books have repeatedly mentioned that the original tool for acupuncture was the stone needle, called vermiculite. This type of vermiculite appeared about 8000 to 4,000 years ago in the Neolithic era, which is equivalent to the late clan commune system. People have mastered the technology of digging and grinding, and they can produce some more delicate and suitable for piercing the body. The stone tool used to treat diseases is the oldest medical tool vermiculite. People use "vermiculite" to pierce a part of the body to treat diseases. Vermiculite was more commonly used at the time of incision and drainage of surgical purulent infections, so it is also known as acupuncture.

Acupuncture is an important part of Chinese medicine, and it is also the oldest part. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there were already famous doctors who were good at acupuncture. When the medical doctor consulted Jin Jinggong in 581 BC, he pointed out that he had been ill and that acupuncture was useless. This is the earliest case in the history book. Qin Yueren, an outstanding medical scientist from the 5th to the 4th century BC, was well versed in clinical disciplines and applied acupuncture, fire salamanders, soup irons, massage and other treatments to treat people. He used acupuncture to rescue a patient. The dying prince was recorded in history.

The acupuncture academics of the Han Dynasty continued to develop on the basis of inheriting the experience of their predecessors. Acupuncture is based on the "Huang Di Nei Jing" written more than 2,000 years ago, and has established a relatively complete theoretical system.

Chun Yuyi was a well-known medical scientist in the early Western Han Dynasty. He inherited acupuncture scholarship from the older generation doctors of the Warring States Period, such as Yangcheng and Gongsunguang, and taught it to Gao Ji, Wang Yu and others. Acupuncture occupies an important position in Difficult Classics. Based on the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic, Difficult Classics has a certain degree of enrichment and improvement of acupuncture theory. The nine medical gold and silver needles unearthed in Liu Sheng's tomb in the Western Han Dynasty also marked a significant progress in acupuncture appliances.

According to the "Hou Han Biography of Guo Yu Biography", there are acupuncture practitioners such as Wu Weng, Cheng Gao, and Guo Yu who wrote "Acupuncture Classics" and "Diagnosis of Pulses" to teach each other. Although they have all been lost, Wu Weng " Nowadays, acupuncture is advancing with time. " Cheng Gao learnt from Yu Weng, and passed the acupuncture techniques he learned to Guo Yu. Guo Yu was an eunuch in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Emperor (89-105). He not only possessed the ability of "one needle is worse" in acupuncture, but also profoundly realized that "acupuncture has certain dimensions and occasional leaks." He believes that " There is little reason, and the skill is used with ease. Between acupuncture and stone, the slightest ambition is good. When God is in the palm of his hand, he can be solved but cannot be said. "It shows that the acupuncture treatment has reached a very high level. And has achieved significant results.

From the end of the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty in Yanping (8 106), a famous book "Huang Di Ming Tang Jing" appeared in the history of acupuncture; that is, "Mingtang Acupuncture Treatment Essentials", which is the first monograph on acupuncture in China. Between Sui and Tang dynasties, the government ordered and revised it twice, stipulating it as a required textbook for acupuncturists, and spread it to Japan and other countries, which had a profound impact on the development of acupuncture in China and abroad in the future. There are nine medical briefs in the "Wuwei Han Dynasty Medical Briefs" that deal with acupuncture. It can be seen that the needle retention time was longer at that time, which could be as long as "one meter of cooking rice." The Jianwen contains Sanli and Feishu points. The spring water is also regarded as the name of the acupuncture point from the context, but it is not seen in later acupuncture writings. Feishu acupoints seem to be misremembering of Pishu acupoints. Sanlixue, the original "Five Inch Now" is also different from Jinxue. The brief article also talks about the relationship between acupuncture and age, which is not seen in other acupuncture writings.

"The Yellow Emperor Shrimp Sutra" is a monograph on the contraindications of four o'clock acupuncture. The book contains seven-tenths of the content as illustrations. Among them is a picture of the human body avoiding acupuncture throughout the body. Sixty forbidden puncture sites.

Hua Yan is also good at acupuncture. Shi Zai: "If the moxibustion, but one or two, each is not seven or eight strong, the disease should also be removed. Or when the needle, but only one or two, write the acupuncture words, when it is cited. If it is a speaker. Disease The author said: 'has arrived', should be, pulling the needle, the disease has worsened. "He explained the relationship between whether acupuncture is qi and curative effect. Cao Cao "Every time, every time, I feel dizzy and dizzy.

Zhang Zhongjing also has unique insights on acupuncture. Taking typhoid fever as an example, fever and aversion to cold ........., the pulses are tight, thirsty to drink, and the pricking period is convenient for spontaneous sweating; the woman has a stroke, fever and aversion, and menstruation. Come, the heat removal pulse is late, the body is cold and full, ..., should also stab the door. Among the 69 relevant provisions, the acupuncture stage is the most important indication. Zhang Zhongjing has also developed acupuncture methods, such as acupuncture and warm needles, burning needles, moxibustion, etc., and each has a more specific indication. As discussed, "Acupuncture", "Non-Acupuncture", "Moxibustion", "Non-Moxibustion", "Can Fire", "Not Fire" etc., the special articles on acupuncture contraindications have become another of Zhang Zhongjing's acupuncture theories. Features. The acupuncture academics of the Han Dynasty continued to develop on the basis of inheriting the experience of their predecessors.

The moxibustion method came after the discovery and use of fire. In the process of using fire, people found that some parts of the body were relieved or relieved through the burning and baking of the fire. Then they learned to use animal skin or bark to wrap hot stones and sand to perform local ironing. Develop to lighten tree branches or hay toast to treat disease. After a long period of exploration, the flammable Artemisia argyi with warming meridian effect was selected as the main material of moxibustion, and local thermal stimulation was performed on the body surface, so that moxibustion and acupuncture became an important method for preventing and treating diseases. . Because of its characteristics of easy burning, fragrant aroma, rich resources, and easy processing and storage, it has since become the main raw material for moxibustion. Ancient people used bamboo cans, and modern times there are many bamboo cans used by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, as well as glass cans, suction cans, etc.

Acupuncture needle ancient records

"Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor": The earliest book on acupuncture therapy was the "Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor" published in the Warring States Period.

The "Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor" said: "Zang Han is full of illness, and its cure should be moxibustion." This refers to moxibustion. According to legend, the nine needles were created by Fuxi. Nine needles are the names of needles and are the general name of nine needles. "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" describes in detail the shape of the nine needles, and describes a lot of theories and techniques of acupuncture. Acupuncture has been popular in China for more than two thousand years and spread throughout the world. However, the emergence of acupuncture and its needles is earlier; the earliest acupuncture needles are the vermiculite "The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine · Suwen · Baoming's Full Form", which states: "Making Small Stones of Oishi;" The Internal Medicine of Huangdi · Suxiang · Difa "Fang Yi Lun Pian": "Their people eat fish and are salty. Fish are fascinating. Salters win blood. Therefore, its people are black and neat, its diseases are painful ulcers, and its cure is vermiculite. Therefore, those who came from the east also came from the east. "

"Lingshu · Nine Acupuncture and Twelve Originals": "Lingshu · Nine Acupuncture and Twelve Originals" lists the names of acupuncture and moxibustion, including acupuncture (tone cicada) needle, round needle, (low pitch) needle, and acupuncture , Beryllium (sound piping) needle, round needle, mill needle, long needle, large needle. Nine needles are mainly used for acupuncture treatment; some can be used for surgery and massage.

"Lingshu · Official Needle": "Lingshu · Official Needle": "The nine needles are appropriate, each has its own effect; the length and size, each has its own application, can not be used, the sick can move." Different shapes and uses, according to the situation, you can go to the hospital.

"Shan Hai Jing": "Shan Hai Jing" said: "There is a stone like jade, but it can be a needle" is an early record of the stone needle. The flint was found in archeology in China. It can be said that vermiculite is the foundation and predecessor of later knife and needle tools.

"Zuo Zhuan": "Zuo Zhuan" recorded in 550 BC, a historical source mentions "beautiful beauty is worse than evil stones." In the 2nd century AD, the piety notes: "Stone, flint, too."

Archaeological Findings of Acupuncture Needles

Cross-Huqiao Culture Ancestors Use Bone Acupuncture Needles "

Acupuncture needles across the lake bridge site Figure 13 The ancestors of the cross-lake bridge culture from 8200 to 7000 years ago have made the world's earliest canoe and used net fishing. They already have the world's earliest sea salt-making technology. Therefore, they are likely to be the earliest ancestors to use vermiculite. However, no vermiculite was found in the cultural relics unearthed across the lake. However, after a careful examination of a group of bone tools of unknown use, it was found that this is the earliest bone needle that has been explored for many years, that is, A, B-type bone cones and A, B-type bones unearthed from the cultural heritage site across the lake. Nails.

The cross-lake bridge culture is divided into three periods according to pottery. The first period is 8200-7800 years ago; the second period is 7700-7300 years; the third period is 7200-7 thousand years. Acupuncture needles have been unearthed in the three cultural stages, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

A type bone cone , a total of 16 pieces, cut from limb bone fragments. The 12 pieces in Fig. 1 and the 2, 5, and 9 pieces in Fig. 2 are A-type bone cones. Among them, Figure 1-1, 1-7, 1-11 and Figure 2-2 are the first period; Figure 1-5 is the second period; Figures 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1- 6, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-12, Figures 2-5, 2-9, a total of 10 cases belong to the third period. No obvious difference between type A bone cones

Acupuncture needles across the lake bridge site Figure 14 difference. The longest is 19.5 cm cm and the shortest is 4 cm. The blades are ground to varying degrees, and a few have not been ground yet. The type A bone cone function is the same as the vermiculite excavated from the Toudaowa site in Duolun Banner, Inner Mongolia.

B-shaped bone cones , a total of 5 pieces, use the natural forms of animals and fish bones to be sharpened. Figure 2-4 belongs to the first period; Figures 2-6 and 2-8 belong to the second period; and 2-3 belongs to the third period. There were no significant differences in the three phases. The longest is 11.1 cm cm and the shortest is 7.5 cm. Its function is the same as that of type A bone cone, mainly for puncture of ulcers and bleeding. The scars after bloodletting can stimulate the acupuncture points for a long time.

A cross-shaped bone nail device of A and B type was also unearthed from the Kuanhuqiao Cultural Relic Site. The shape is round and regular, the wall is bright, and the tip is blunt. Due to long-term use, the surface of the bone nail-shaped device is like the paste after the jade has been played for a long time. The difference between Type A and Type B is that Type A has a "nail head". The bone nail is the longest 13.5cm, belongs to the type B, the shortest 6.5cm, belongs to the type A. There are 2 B-shaped nails in the cultural layer of the first phase; 1 B-shaped nails and 3 A-shaped nails in the cultural layer of the second phase; And 1 B-shaped nailer.

Acupuncture needles across the lake bridge site Figure 15 The relationship between the shape of A and B spikes in the third culture layer reflects the evolution of the shape of the spikes . The nail-shaped device has the same function as the round vermiculite unearthed from the Longshan Cultural Layer in Rizhao, Shandong. Its effect is similar to that of a needle in a needle. It focuses on pressing the skin of the acupuncture point with force, but it is generally not punctured.

A number of wooden nails and D-shaped wooden cones have also been unearthed from the cultural relics of Kuanhuqiao. They are the same in shape and function as bone cones and bones.

Neolithic site in Datouwa, Doulun, Inner Mongolia : In 1963, a 4.5cm long vermiculite was found in the Neolithic site in Datouwa, Doulun, Inner Mongolia. A flat blade with a curved edge at one end can be used to cut pus. The ulcer, which has a 4 diamond shape on the other end, can be used to bleed.

Longshan Cultural Site in Rizhao County, Shandong Province: Two ochers were unearthed from the tombs of Longshan Cultural Site in Rizhao County, Shandong Province, with a length of 8.3cm and 9.1cm, respectively. These two cases of vermiculite at the end of the late Neolithic period pushed the history of acupuncture medicine to more than 4000 years ago.

Yin Zhou's Stone Needle: Among the funerary objects of Yin Zhou unearthed in recent years, there is a jade cone-shaped tool carved in the shape of an animal, with a beautiful shape. For example, the original name "Yuhu" unearthed in Yinxu is 6 cm in length. The tiger is dormant, with perforations under the mouth, a cone at the tail, and a cone angle of about 40 °. A piece of jade fish unearthed from the western part of Yinxu was perforated near the mouth of the fish. The fish has fins on its tail. A tail-shaped curved cone is attached to the tail of the fish with a cone angle of about 45 °. These funerary objects are small in shape, and the needles are slender and sharp. They cannot be weapons, ornaments or production tools. They are delicate medical tools made for slave owners-needle stones.

Western Zhou Bronze Needles: Two bronze needles were unearthed in a Western Zhou tomb group in Mayi Township, Wuming County, Guangxi in August 1988. It was identified as an acupuncture needle during the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Tomb of King Liu Sheng of Jingshan , Zhongshan : In 1968, four gold needles and five silver needles were unearthed from the tomb of King Liu Sheng of Zhongshan, Jingshan, Hebei Province (before 113 BC). This is the earliest metal needle found.

Acupuncture needle etymology

" Spiral and thorny " has gradually developed into acupuncture, and " hot and ironed " has gradually developed into moxibustion, which is the predecessor of acupuncture. The " needle " of needles is traditionally called " needle " , the word is from Congxian, " gold " means "metal", such as gold, silver, bronze and other materials. "Salty" means "acid", "gold" and " "Salty" combined means "an appliance that produces a sour sensation." It is not ruled out that the ancients may use fried bamboo needles as disposable needles. Such bamboo needles are called "pro", and the "salty" in their glyphs is still "acid".

Acupuncture needles ancient acupuncture

" Floating thorns" : In modern times, Mr. Yang Yongxuan referred to the stabbing method after the seven-point acupuncture bleeding and then cupping as "fleece thorns." This name is puzzling to many people, why do you use the word "Su" as the name of the thorn? The "Acupuncture and Acupuncture Classics, Volume Five, Nine Acupuncture, Nine Changes, Twelve Sections, Five Acupuncture and Five Evil Seconds" states: "Persons who need acupuncture, take the method from stylist ... Persons who take the acupuncture, take the method from stylist." · The content of Nine Stitches in Nine Stories of Twelve Originals is explained. These contents have been reprinted by later acupuncture works, such as "Acupuncture Dacheng · Four Volumes · Nine Acupuncture Styles". It is not difficult to see that some of the acupuncture needles we are using have originally developed from flocking needles.

Qixing acupuncture: from the point of view of acupuncture operation, if the puncture is light, it is like "member massage acupuncture, not to hurt muscles, and to dispense air"; if the puncture is heavy, it is like a sharp needle to "write hot bleeding, vent "Hairsickness" has both stabbing of member needles and sharp needles, and the initial prototype of Qixing needles was batted needles, which tied several batted needles together for acupuncture. Later, the five needles were called plum needles, and the seven needles were called seven-star needles.

Archaeological analysis of acupuncture needles

Comparison of Acupuncture Needles in Ancient China

There are nine needles in ancient acupuncture needles. This article only introduces the relevant ones.

The triangular needle is the sharp needle in the ancient "nine needles". The needle body is triangular, and the needle tip has blades on three sides. Modern multi-purpose stainless steel, about 6cm long, is mainly used for "blood therapy". Modern times pay attention to strict disinfection. In fact, when there is no infectious disease, the three-sided needle bloodletting therapy does not require strict disinfection. On the contrary, it is hoped that the wound will have mild infection and redness and swelling, in order to achieve the purpose of stimulating acupuncture points for a long time. The bone cone should do the same.

The needle is also one of the ancient "9 needles". " Yellow Emperor 's Internal Classics · Lingshu · Nine Needles and Twelve Originals ": "Pin needles: three and a half inches long ... the sharp edge is like the edge of a misu, and the main pulse should not be trapped, making it angry."

The needle is made of metal, hardwood, or bone, and its tip is sharp but not sharp, and its radius of curvature is like a pinch or chestnut, so it cannot penetrate the skin without force. However, when the needle point is pressed on the acupuncture point and rotated properly, the needle point can also enter the skin about 0.1cm. Different from the triangular prism needle, the needle is very particular about the method of writing, "burning the mountain fire" and "through the sky" are the ultimate in the method. Bone nails should be the source of the stinger. The nail shape changed from B type to A type, which was related to the change of its operation gesture.

Needle operation posture: Hold the needle with your thumb and middle finger, press your index finger on the nail, and point the needle at the acupuncture point. In addition to supporting the needle body, the thumb and middle finger can also twist the needle body; the index finger mainly presses the needle body down. The bone nail shape evolved from type B to type A, indicating that the ancestors of the cross-lake culture have known in practice that pressing the nail shape can increase the efficacy of acupuncture when necessary. Therefore, the type B without nail heads in the nail shape was eventually used. A type of nail head replaced.

Judging from the acupuncture needles unearthed in the culture across the lake bridge, it is quite systematic and complete. Therefore, there should have been more primitive acupuncture before the cross-lake bridge culture. This requires further archaeological research.

Eight thousand years ago the ancestors of the bridge across the lake have mastered the original acupuncture technique

Some of the bones and woodware unearthed from the Kuanhuqiao site are very similar to later acupuncture needles. Liu Zhiqing, a professor at the Department of Earth Sciences of Zhejiang University, has concluded that the ancient people of Kuanhuqiao have mastered the original acupuncture technology 4,000 years earlier than the vermiculite needles they have found year.

Archaeologists have not been able to explain the use of some bizarre bones and wooden objects unearthed from the Kuanhuqiao site. Professor Zhiqing Liu from the Department of Earth Sciences at Zhejiang University has been fascinated with studying these artifacts. Recently, he found that some of these bone cones, bone nails, wood cones, and wood nails are similar in shape to later acupuncture needles, and inferred from this : Eight thousand years ago, the people across the lake have learned how to use acupuncture to get rid of diseases.

It is understood that acupuncture is the oldest component of traditional Chinese medicine. The "Huang Di Nei Jing" written more than 2,000 years ago indicates that acupuncture has established a relatively complete theoretical system. According to archeological data, the two vermiculites unearthed from the tomb of Longshan Cultural Site in Rizhao, Shandong, have a triangular pyramid and a rounded tip. The two cases of vermiculite in the late Neolithic period were early acupuncture needles. Their discovery pushed the history of acupuncture medicine to more than 4,000 years ago.

So was it possible for people across the lake to know primitive primitive acupuncture treatment techniques as early as 8000 years ago? The answer to this is yes. The Chinese medicine community generally believes that the treatment of flint originates from the fishery-based people along the eastern coast of China. "The Yellow Emperor's Canon" once recorded: "Its people eat fish and are salty, and they are safe and beautiful. Fish make people hot. Salt is better than blood. So their people are black and neat, and their diseases are painful. Ulcers, cure vermiculite. Therefore, vermiculite also comes from the east. "In other words, fishermen on the eastern coast like to eat salted fish, because eating fish can easily cause heat toxins in the body, causing some pus, and vermiculite. Therapy is just the cure for this fever. Judging from the paleogeographical environment at that time, the cultural heritage site of Xiaoshan Lake Crossing Bridge is right on the seashore, and it has the environment and conditions for inventing early acupuncture. Current archaeological research shows that the people who crossed the lake at the time not only knew how to make the world's earliest canoes and fishing nets, but also mastered the world's earliest salt-making technology, so they could master the early acupuncture treatment technology with their ingenuity.

Experts did not find vermiculite in the cultural relics unearthed from the Kuanhuqiao Cultural Site. However, through a comparative study of a large number of unearthed bone and wooden artifacts, some artifacts with the same shape as vermiculite were found in the unearthed relics, mainly bone cones, bone nails, and wood nails. There are nine types of acupuncture needles in ancient times. Among them, the "acupuncture needle" needle has a triangular shape, and the needle tip has three edges. It is mostly used for "blood therapy", and some bone cones unearthed across the lake bridge cultural site are three Prismatic, very similar to the shape of the needle. "Pin needles" are usually made of metal, hardwood, or bone, and their tips are sharp but not sharp, and they generally cannot penetrate the skin without force. Some of the bone-nail-shaped devices unearthed at the Kuanhuqiao site were cut and finely ground from thicker limb bones, rounded and regular in shape, the walls of the device were bright, and the tips were blunt. Because of long-term use, the bone-nail-shaped The surface of the vessel also presents a paste-like shape after being played with jade for a long time. Its function is similar to that of the sting needles. They both focus on pressing the skin of the acupuncture points hard, but do not pierce them. The wooden nail-shaped devices unearthed in the same period are also of the same structure. The acupuncture needles unearthed at the Kuanhuqiao Cultural Site are 4000 years earlier than the vermiculite excavated from the tombs of the Longshan Cultural Site in Rizhao, Shandong. From the cultural layer distribution of the Kuanhuqiao Cultural Site, there is another The evolution of the shape shows that the ancient people's acupuncture technology is constantly being explored and improved.

Acupuncture

Good acupuncture needles are made of metal. Stainless steel is the most commonly used needle material. Stainless steel needles have high strength and toughness, the needle body is straight and smooth, can resist heat and rust, and is not easy to be corroded by chemicals, so it is currently widely used clinically. It can also be made of other metal needles, such as gold needles and silver needles. Although its conductivity and heat transfer performance are obviously better than stainless steel needles, but the needle body is thicker, the strength and toughness are not as good as stainless steel needles, and the price is generally less used in clinical practice. As for iron needles and ordinary steel needles, because of their susceptibility to corrosion, their elasticity, toughness, and firmness are also poor. Except for the magnetic needle method, they are no longer used. [People suitable for]: Applicable to symptoms such as pain, ENT disorders, gastrointestinal system, respiratory system, mental system, nervous system, skin system, gynecological system, etc., and it is commonly used in acupuncture to lose weight. The therapeutic effect of acupuncture can be summarized into three aspects: analgesia, adjustment of the functions of the body's various systems, and enhancement of the body's defense immunity.

Acupuncture needle product classification

1. Product types

Old nine needles-acupuncture needles picture 4 Old nine needles: including cymbal needles; round needles; cymbal needles (low pitch) needles; sharp needles; beryllium (syphon) needles; round needles; mill needles; long needles; large needles

Large needle new nine needles and their needles: including magnetic round plum needles (also known as magnetic garden needles), millisecond needles, plum needles, triangular prism needles, beryllium needles, sharp hook needles, flat needles, flat needles, round needles, fire needles ( Including single-headed needles, which are divided into thin and medium-thick, multi-headed fire needles, fire needles, fire beryllium needles) and supporting appliances, micro-alcohol lamps and sewing kits, needle boxes.

New types of acupuncture needles:

New type acupuncture needle

Self induction electromagnetic acupuncture needle

Meridian electrostatic acupuncture needle

Acupuncture needles with trace elements

Electrostatic circulation negative pressure acupuncture needle

Hunyuan Acupuncture Needle

Magnetic acupuncture needle

Magnetic ring acupuncture needle

Acupuncture Acupuncture Needle for Electromagnetic Acupuncture

Electric acupuncture needle triangle acupuncture needle

Micro-resistance acupuncture needle

Nano acupuncture needle

Far infrared acupuncture needle

Fiber core acupuncture needle

Disposable Acupuncture Needle Figure 6 Fiber Acupuncture Needle

Electrothermal acupuncture needle

Cap type warm acupuncture needle

Laser acupuncture needle

Hollow acupuncture needle

Booster Acupuncture Needle

Hydraulic acupuncture needle

Arch acupuncture needle

Insulated acupuncture needle

New type warm needle

Silicone Acupuncture Needle

Acupuncture needles for human body Figure 7 Cap type warm acupuncture needle

Slotted close-stem acupuncture needle

Acupuncture needle with medicine

Acupuncture needle covered with drug film

Acupuncture Needles for Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture needles for quantum acupuncture points

Acupuncture needle type metal temperature sensing needle

Painless acupuncture needles for children

Polarized Laser Acupuncture Needle

Combined hollow acupuncture needle

Shank cap acupuncture needle

Stainless steel tube handle acupuncture needle

Acupuncture needle with metal handle

Acupuncture needle with plastic handle

Cannula acupuncture needle

Acupuncture needle small needle knife Figure 9

Acupuncture needle

Injection acupuncture needle

Wire handle acupuncture needle

Personal Acupuncture Needle

Acupuncture needle with single loop needle handle

Hollow acupuncture needle

Scaled Acupuncture Needle Scale or Depth Marked Acupuncture Needle

Disinfection protective film acupuncture needle

Painless Acupuncture Needle

Directional acupuncture needles

Acupuncture integrated acupuncture needles

Novel disposable acupuncture needle

Electroacupuncture Acupuncture Needle Figure 8 Self-clamping acupuncture needle

Individually packaged acupuncture needles

TCM Acupuncture Needles

Aseptically operated acupuncture needles

Anti-pollution acupuncture needle with disposable sterile acupuncture needle

Reinforced Wound Acupuncture Needle

Acupuncture needles with copper handle Figure 12

Improved looped acupuncture needle

Pain-removing protective film with handle air column type disposable acupuncture needle, etc.

Product specifications

China Specifications

Japan / Korea specifications

1/4 "

0.5 "

1.5 "

3 "

4 "

5 "

6 "

0.16mm

(dia.)

# 40

0.18mm

(dia.)

# 38

0.20mm

(dia.)

# 36

# 3

0.22mm

(dia.)

# 34

# 4

0.25mm

(dia.)

# 32

# 5

0.30mm

(dia.)

# 30

0.35mm

(dia.)

# 28

# 10

0.40mm

(dia.)

# 26

N / A

0.45mm

#twenty four

N / A

Note: 26-30 gauge acupuncture needles are usually used in clinical practice.

Acupuncture needle operation technology

Most of the acupuncture needles currently used are disposable acupuncture needles in order to avoid the spread of the disease. During the technical operation, the operator must use his fingers to hold the tip of the acupuncture needle and quickly pierce the skin. In this way, it can effectively avoid contamination of the part of the acupuncture needle that penetrates the patient's body. Due to the rustiness of the user's operation technology, the speed of the puncture is slightly slower, which will increase the patient's pain. During the operation of disposable acupuncture needles, not only should the needle body be contaminated, but also the acupuncture needles can be quickly penetrated into the skin to reduce the patient's pain.