Hu Yusheng, Liu Zhongjie
College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Animals (Basel). 2020 Jul 15;10(7):1196. doi: 10.3390/ani10071196.
A recent viewpoint paper by Manuel Magalhães-Sant'Ana (2019) discussed the evidence regarding history, conceptions and modern research related to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Acupuncture (TCVA). Based on the observation of an illustration of nine needles, the author suggested that the needles used in acupuncture are more like lancets than needles in ancient times; to support the view that acupuncture is analogous to bloodletting. In addition; the author does not believe that TCVA has not been practiced for thousands of years. This letter documents that the prototype of the modern filiform acupuncture needle has appeared as early as the Han Dynasty and that modern needles did not evolve from lancets. In addition, there is proof based on existing ancient books that TCVA has a history of thousands of years.
曼努埃尔·马加良斯 - 圣安娜（2019年）最近发表的一篇观点论文讨论了与传统中兽医针灸（TCVA）相关的历史、概念和现代研究的证据。基于对一幅九针插图的观察，作者认为针灸中使用的针在古代更像柳叶刀而非针；以此支持针灸类似于放血疗法的观点。此外，作者不相信传统中兽医针灸没有数千年的实践历史。这封信证明现代毫针的原型早在汉代就已出现，并且现代针并非由柳叶刀演变而来。此外，根据现有古籍有证据表明传统中兽医针灸已有数千年的历史。
