Hong Run, Sun Zheng, Zhu Zilong, Yu Kuang, Sun Haitian, Zhang Jianbin
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210017, Jiangsu Province, China; Chengjiang Acupuncture-Moxibustion School, Jiangsu Institute of TCM Schools, Nanjing 210017.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2025 May 12;45(5):688-693. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241125-0002. Epub 2025 Mar 13.
The international dissemination of Chinese acupuncture represents a successful model of medical and cultural exchange between the East and the West, as well as an exemplary case of Chinese culture going global. In 1971, following the announcement by Xinhua News Agency that "acupuncture anesthesia technology had achieved success", American medical educator Professor Edmunds Grey Dimond became the first foreign doctor to visit China for an investigation of acupuncture anesthesia. His efforts significantly contributed to the promotion of Chinese acupuncture within western medical communities. From the perspective of acupuncture humanities, this article reviews and analyzes Dimond's academic background, his journey to study acupuncture anesthesia in China, and his unique insights into acupuncture, exploring how his open-minded and objective approach facilitated the acceptance and dissemination of acupuncture anesthesia and acupuncture techniques in the West.
中医针灸的国际传播是东西方医学与文化交流的成功典范，也是中华文化走向世界的一个例证。1971年，新华社宣布“针刺麻醉技术取得成功”后，美国医学教育家埃德蒙兹·格雷·戴蒙德教授成为首位访华考察针刺麻醉的外国医生。他的努力为中医针灸在西方医学界的推广做出了重要贡献。本文从针灸人文学的角度，回顾并分析戴蒙德的学术背景、他来华学习针刺麻醉的历程以及他对针灸的独到见解，探讨他开放客观的态度如何促进了针刺麻醉及针灸技术在西方的接受与传播。
