"Acupuncture national essence" of the story in the United States

Chinese, acupuncture, kung fu, Chinese medicine reputation overseas, can be called "the new four national essence." Acupuncture is the second for another meal in the West spread the essence of Chinese culture, China is also true of Western science and technology affect the area. Although Chinese medicine as early Chinese immigrants came to the United States, whether civil or official acupuncture therapy are recognized as Nixon's visit is officially came to the United States. Many Americans are aware that triggered "acupuncture fever" is the fuse on the New York Times published in a report. In the United States acupuncture profession and the medical profession the most widely spread in an acupuncture into the United States on the rumor is this: Nixon in the delegation members, accompanying a young reporter in China, is suffering from appendicitis, moved into the Chinese hospitals. Chinese doctors are doing appendectomy, but did not use local anesthetics used acupuncture analgesia anesthesia, surgery is very successful. The reporter returned to the United States, in the New York Times published an article on his personal experience, which triggered the United States of acupuncture fever. This story of the medical profession can be called the "beautiful legends," then what is historical fact that what is » The original article in the New York Times reporter James is a well-known U.S. Luo Sidun (JamesReston), when he was New York Times reporter in Washington station director, good at political events, performance extraordinary life, from a Roosevelt to interview Bush and other And the number of Zhou Enlai and President of the United States and other countries Khrushchev leaders. Luo Sidun of a number of media awards, but also as a vice president of the New York Times, died in 1995. The fact is that Sino-US relations began to ease after President Nixon's visit to China before July 1971, Luo Sidun was sent to an interview with China in Beijing, visited the many units, including Chinese medicine hospital visit to the acupuncture treatment. During his visit, but unfortunately is suffering from acute appendicitis, a hospital in China appendectomy surgery, the use of the conventional narcotic drugs, abdominal distention after that does not accept the acupuncture treatment, after the July 26, 1971 in The New York Times published那篇the famous documentary reports: "Let me tell you I am in Beijing appendectomy surgery." 1971 Luosi Dun is one of more than 60-year-old senior reporter, and because of his extraordinary experience in the New York Times and the status of the press, in the eyes of ordinary Americans, this reporter wrote the article, credibility is High, and then again when the White House has just announced that President Nixon will visit China in 1972, the American public for their Bushenliaole big countries in the East China - have a sense of mystery, and Luo Sidun the article is to meet the broad The reader's curiosity. Luo Sidun wrote in the article (section translated): To commemorate the loss of the appendix published obituary seems a bit absurd, but is precisely because of this, the author in the past 10 days have the opportunity to understand from the inside of a major hospital in China's political and business development. This report is my experience and knowledge of the record. In short, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai invited 11 of the medical authority in Beijing for my consultation, and then by the Anti-Imperialist Hospital (formerly the Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, the translator Note) surgeon Professor Wu on July 17 using a conventional The abdomen local anesthetic, injected with lidocaine and stupid Zuoka because, as I do the appendectomy. There is no surgical complications, no nausea and vomiting. In the course of my entire operation has been in a sober state. Chinese Foreign Ministry through the translation, I fully with the demands in accordance with Professor Wu, two and a half hours after the smooth return to my room. However, after the following night, I kind of like the abdominal pain-pain uncomfortable feeling. The hospital acupuncture with the consent of Dr. Li in my consent, using a thin needle in my right elbow, and Shuangxi扎under the three-pin, and hand-twist to stimulate my stomach to reduce peristalsis Abdominal pressure and Wei Zhang gas. Acupuncture I have again and the physical pain, but at least distracted me a feeling of abdominal discomfort. At the same time Dr. Li again as the two burning of herbs cheap cigar-Ai volumes on the top of my abdomen Xunkao, when not to move my twist on the needle. All this, however spent 20 minutes, then I would also like to use this method of treatment of abdominal Flatulence is a bit too complicated, but less than one hour, I feel the abdominal distention and reduced significantly since there is no recurrence. According to the information I received recently from China on acupuncture cure blindness, paralysis and mental illness was reported in many areas in the United States is likely to speculate in Chinese acupuncture and herbal medicine has made a new major breakthrough. But I do not know whether such speculation is correct, I have not qualified to make such a judgement. On the other hand, some people say my accident, at least the experience of acupuncture is only a reporter to find out Diaochongxiaoji to achieve the objective of Acupuncture Anesthesia. Although this view is not totally unreasonable, but it is my imagination, courage and sacrifice of the winning. In order to availability good news I really can make a lot of sacrifices, but not go so far as the middle of the night where surgery or take the initiative to go to the Netherlands when the experimental pigs. I read the original text, I am Luo Sidun is worthy of a world-renowned big news. The article not only clear, concise, but also humorous, interesting. What is more important is the author only accurately report their knowledge and experience, he's not familiar with medicine, acupuncture does not make improper comments, merely describing the facts, and did not grandstanding, manufacturing news at all. However, the article on the popularity of the historical role of acupuncture, I think even the author I would not expected. It is said that in the heat of acupuncture at the beginning, because the United States have not yet established diplomatic relations in the United States very few people understand acupuncture, for a time, "Luoyangzhigui." Every day, the bus pulled in from Washington to New York to find acupuncture doctor, acupuncturist business popular, Yingjiebuxia, so enough's office and rented hotel reception of patients. Acupuncture was just so busy physicians to patients Zhazhen, even from the time-have not, so-employed assistants to Needle. Some acupuncturists business well and a week of income can buy a house. Of course, due to understandable reasons, this early acupuncture fever Haojingbuzhang. The true story with the United States "folklore" compared to, although on the face None of the details, but the story is largely the same. Such civil "oral literature" Although credibility is not high enough as a historical evidence, but the folklore of the facts in the course of rendering itself fully reflect the spread of the story of a people's aspirations. There is an old saying in China called the "draft did not forget to dig wells," to remember our ancestors in the invention of acupuncture, and created a proliferation of the Chinese nation's health and prosperity should also be remembered for a lot of acupuncture in turn made contributions to the West Chinese and foreign doctors and scientists, social activists and patients were also not forget that the United States - Luo Sidun and his 30 years ago in the New York Times published on the "trip to Beijing."