[Talking about the key factors to improve the therapeutic effect of acupuncture from "the arrival of qi ensures curative effect"].

ABSTRACT

"The arrival of qi ensures curative effect" reminds us that the key to acupuncture is "the arrival of qi ". And "arrival of qi " has the dual meanings of "qi arriving at the needles" (getting qi ) and "qi arriving at the pathogenic locations". "Qi arriving at the needles" is the starting point, the nature and strength of the arrival of qi is closely related to the efficacy; "qi arriving at the pathogenic locations" is the end point, so the speed of the qi is an important part of the final effect. This paper mainly discusses the meaning of the above two aspects and its value in improving the efficacy of acupuncture.