Review Article
History and Mechanism for Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Scalp Acupuncture
Table 1
Brief History of the Development of Scalp Acupuncture.
| Year | Author and/or work | Contribution |
| 5 BC | Bian Que’s biography | The earliest medical record for the application of SA therapy in China | 221 BC–220 AD | Huangdi Neijing (Huangdi’s internal classics) | Establishment of the TCM theory basis for SA therapy. | 220 AD–1950 AD | There were rich records of SA therapy in the medical books. | SA therapy developed through different generations, but it still belonged to the traditional acupuncture system. | 1950’s | SA became one part of micropuncture systems. | SA began to form up an independent system. | 1970’s | Jiao Shunfa SA therapy, Fang Yunpeng SA therapy, Zhu Longyu SA therapy, and Zhu Minqing SA therapy, Yamamoto et al. new SA | SA therapy developed rapidly and has formed various scalp acupoint nomenclature systems. | 1980’s–1990’s | WHO Scientific Group on International Acupuncture Nomenclature | The international standard SA lines were approved by scientific group of WHO. |
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SA, Scalp Acupuncture. WHO, World Health Organization.
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