Jaggar D
Probl Vet Med. 1992 Mar;4(1):1-11.
This chapter offers a brief introduction to the basic principles of acupuncture and a description of its development since its probable origin in China approximately 3,000 years ago. The acupuncture paradigm and its theories of health are compared and contrasted with those of orthodox Euroamerican medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is asserted as distinct in its reliance on astute observations of a patient that tend to be more detailed and subtle than those to which practitioners of orthodox western medicine are accustomed. TCM also tends to adopt a more holistic approach. The historic account of the development of veterinary acupuncture begins with a brief history of human acupuncture followed by a discussion of the history of veterinary acupuncture as it developed in China, and subsequently spread to Korea, Japan, Europe, North America, and elsewhere. The International Veterinary Acupuncture Society is mentioned with regard to its role in promoting and coordinating veterinary activities in countries outside Asia.
本章简要介绍了针灸的基本原理，并描述了自大约3000年前可能起源于中国以来其发展历程。将针灸范式及其健康理论与欧美正统医学的范式和理论进行了比较和对比。传统中医（TCM）因其依赖对患者的敏锐观察而与众不同，这些观察往往比西方正统医学从业者习惯的观察更为详细和微妙。传统中医也倾向于采用更整体的方法。兽医针灸发展的历史叙述首先是人类针灸的简史，然后讨论兽医针灸在中国的发展历史，随后传播到韩国、日本、欧洲、北美和其他地方。文中提到了国际兽医针灸协会在促进和协调亚洲以外国家的兽医活动方面所起的作用。
