And because this blog  its about acupuncture , something that I know very well,I will write down the company adress and phone ...just i case anyone from xihalife need some acupuncture help...

 SC SINOGLASS SRL
Importator of Tianxie Products ,
the only big importator of acupunture products from Romania.
adress: Constanta ,Romania ,Maior Sofran Street ,no 13 A
e-mail: lavi_sino @ yahoo.com ( for bussines only)
web: www.sinoglass.net.cn />

Modern era of Acupuncture

            R.C. Crozier in the book Traditional medicine in modern China(Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1968) says the early Chinese Communist Party expressed considerable antipathy towards classical forms of Chinese medicine, ridiculing it as superstitious, irrational and backward, and claiming that it conflicted with the Party’s dedication to science as the way of progress. Acupuncture was included in this criticism. Reversing this position, Communist Party Chairman Mao later said that "Chinese medicine and pharmacology are a great treasure house and efforts should be made to explore them and raise them to a  higher level."            
            Representatives were sent out across China to collect information about the theories and practices of Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine is the formalized system of Chinese medicine that was created out of this effort. TCM combines the use of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, tui na, and other modalities. After the Cultural Revolution, TCM instruction was incorporated into university medical curricula under the "Three Roads" policy, wherein TCM, biomedicine, and a synthesis of the two would all be encouraged and permitted to develop. After this time, forms of classical Chinese medicine other than TCM were outlawed, and some practitioners left China.

         The first forms of acupuncture to reach the United States were brought by non-TCM practitioners - such as Chinese rail road workers - many employing styles that had been handed down in family lineages, or from master to apprentice (collectively known as "Classical Chinese Acupuncture").

            In Vietnam, Dr. Van Nghi and colleagues used the classical Chinese medical texts and applied them in clinical conditions without reference to political screening. They rewrote the modern version: Trung E Hoc. Van Nghi was made the first President of the First World Congress of Chinese Medicine at Bejing in 1988 in recognition of his work.          
              In the 1970s, acupuncture became popular in America after American visitors to China brought back firsthand reports of patients undergoing major surgery using acupuncture as their sole form of anesthesia. The National Acupuncture Association (NAA), the first national association of acupuncture in the US, introduced acupuncture to the West through seminars and research presentations. The NAA created and staffed the UCLA Acupuncture Pain clinic in 1972. This was the first legal clinic in a medical school setting in the US.

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I need to know few importers(if there are )of acupuncture needles from Bulgary...

     Acupuncture has been an essential part of medicine for thousands of
years in the East, yet even as it catches on in the West, physicians in
this part of the world have yet to figure out exactly how this ancient
technique works. Whatever the mechanisms, acupuncture does appear to
work. Scientific studies are offering real evidence that it can ease
pain and treat ailments ranging from osteoarthritis to migraine headaches.The technique of acupuncture involves placing hair-thin needles in various pressure points (called acupoints)
throughout the body. Stimulating these points is believed to promote
the body's natural healing capabilities and enhance its function.

  East Meets West

  Two
very different theories exist as to how acupuncture works. According to
Chinese philosophy, the body contains two opposing forces: yin and yang.
When these forces are in balance, the body is healthy. Energy, called
"qi" (pronounced "chee"), flows like rivers along pathways, or meridians,
throughout the body. This constant flow of energy keeps the yin and
yang balanced. However, the flow of energy can sometimes be blocked,
like water getting stuck behind a dam. A disruption in the flow of
energy can lead to illness.Approximately 2,000 different acupuncture points lie along the body's
meridians. The idea behind acupuncture is that stimulating these points
with acupuncture needles or pressure relieves obstructions in the flow
of energy, enabling the body to heal.In the Western view, acupuncture likely works by stimulating the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to release chemicals called neurotransmitters and hormones. These chemicals dull pain, boost the immune system and regulate various body functions...(to be continued...)

So you all know this will be a blog about acupncture and TCM ...for the one are interested read,learn,ask and discuse about it.