Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
Volume 35, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1163-1165

Exploration and practice on teaching Meridian, collateral and acupoints to international students in China (Article)

Li M. , Xu Y. , Guo Y. , Xu L.
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Abstract

Meridian, collateral and acupoints is the basic course of acupuncture and moxibustion and even is the core for training excellent acupuncture physician. Associated with the characters of international students, the writers had the preliminary exploration and practice on teaching this course. For the acupoint names, the international codes of acupoints and Chinese pinyin were applied in combination and the meanings of acupoint were explained to deepen the understanding of acupoints. For acupoint location, the international standards and classical medical works were combined and the experiences in acupoint location were introduced additionally to open the approach to acupoint location. For acupoint effect, the major functions and ancient medical cases were combined to improve the learning interests. For acupoint location practice, the demonstration by teachers was combined with practice and drawing of acupoints and meridians was supplemented to consolidate the foundational knowledge.

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Index Keywords

education Internationality Acupuncture Points China Meridians Acupuncture Therapy international cooperation Humans Students procedures student human acupuncture Learning

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ISSN: 02552930
Original Language: Chinese