How Do Acupuncture and Moxibustion Act? - Focusing on the Progress in Japanese Acupuncture Research -

• Main Authors: Kenji Kawakita (Author), Hisashi Shinbara (Author), Kenji Imai (Author), Fumihiko Fukuda (Author), Tadashi Yano (Author), Kinya Kuriyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract.: The mechanisms of action of acupuncture and moxibustion as reported by Japanese researchers are reviewed. The endogenous opioid-mediated mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) as used in China are well understood, but these are only one component of all mechanisms of acupuncture. These stu...