Acupuncture：a potent therapeutic tool for inducing adult neurogenesis

摘要

Acupuncture has been broadly used as a major therapeutic tool for at least 2,100 years in East Asia.Acupuncture is used for improving the pathological condition of remote organs,such as stomach,liver,brain,etc.by stimulating skin and muscle with fine metal needles through meridians which have been regarded as pathways of Qi within the body(Ernst,2006).Physicians in East Asia have tried to treat many kinds of diseases by acupuncture and it was considerably successful.Various diseases for which acupuncture is known to