The History, Mechanism, and Clinical Application of Auricular Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pu-Wei Hou; Hsin-Cheng Hsu; Nou-Ying Tang; Chin-Yi Cheng; Ching-Liang Hsieh

doi:10.1155/2015/495684

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The History, Mechanism, and Clinical Application of Auricular Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pu-Wei Hou Hsin-Cheng Hsu Nou-Ying Tang Chin-Yi Cheng Ching-Liang Hsieh

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Vol. 2015 pp. 1-13 · Wiley

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Abstract

Auricular therapy includes acupuncture, electroacupuncture, acupressure, lasering, cauterization, moxibustion, and bloodletting in the auricle. For 2500 years, people have employed auricular therapy for treating diseases, but the methods have been limited to bloodletting and cauterization. Only after 1957, the international scientific community became aware that the map of the ear resembles an inverted fetus, its introduction has led to auricular acupuncture (AA) becoming a more systemic approach, and, following the identification and standardization of more precise points, AA has been employed in clinical applications. The mechanisms of AA are considered to have a close relationship with the autonomic nervous system, the neuroendocrine system, neuroimmunological factors, neuroinflammation, and neural reflex, as well as antioxidation. Auricular therapy has been applied, for example, for pain relief, for the treatment of epilepsy, anxiety, and obesity, and for improving sleep quality. However, the mechanisms and evidence for auricular therapy warrant further study.

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Published: Jan 01, 2015
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Pu-Wei Hou

Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan

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Hsin-Cheng Hsu

Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan

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Nou-Ying Tang

School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan

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Chin-Yi Cheng

School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan

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Ching-Liang Hsieh

Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan

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Pu-Wei Hou, Hsin-Cheng Hsu, Nou-Ying Tang, et al. (2015). The History, Mechanism, and Clinical Application of Auricular Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/495684

The History, Mechanism, and Clinical Application of Auricular Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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