Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body. It is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).It is the ancient chines practice of inserting needles in specific point s on the body to manipulate the flow of energy. or Qi. It is used for hair - thin, flexible needles. inserted into specific pbody to the body to activate the body's own healing powers.
The principle on which acupunture depends belives that all the forms of life are controlled by the two movements of energy. Yin and yang. These movement are an also called life force. Yin is believed to be the outward moving life force whioch tends to produce calm. According to thin philosophy , it is the passive dark female principle of t he universe.and Yang is the inward moving life force which tends to increase activity and it is believed to be the active and bright male principle of the living.
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