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*The '''Xu Xi''' family, regarded as experts in the art of acupuncture, oversaw the development of important texts and charts that expanded the knowledge of the art. | *The '''Xu Xi''' family, regarded as experts in the art of acupuncture, oversaw the development of important texts and charts that expanded the knowledge of the art. | ||
*During the '''Tang Dynasty''' (618-907), the renowned physician Zhen Quan revised the acupuncture texts and charts and the other famous physician Sun Simio wrote "Prescription with a Thousand Gold for Emergencies" which includes data on Acupuncture from various scholars. Also during this dynasty, acupuncture became its own branch of medicine and acupuncture education became part of the Imperial Medical Bureau. | *During the '''Tang Dynasty''' (618-907), the renowned physician Zhen Quan revised the acupuncture texts and charts and the other famous physician Sun Simio wrote "Prescription with a Thousand Gold for Emergencies" which includes data on Acupuncture from various scholars. Also during this dynasty, acupuncture became its own branch of medicine and acupuncture education became part of the Imperial Medical Bureau. | ||
*Under the rule of the '''Song Dynasty''' (960-1279), physician Wang Weiyi wrote "The Illustrated Manual on Points for Acupuncture and | |||
Moxibustion", which included the description of 657 acupuncture points. As a visual aid for teaching purposes, Weiyi also casted two bronze statues on which he engraved the meridians and points of the body. | |||
* The '''Ming Dynasty''' (1568-1644) saw the greatest advancement of the art. Some accomplishments of the time include revision of the texts, refinement of the techniques, the discovery of extra points outside the main meridians, a medical encyclopedia called "Principle and Practice of Medicine", and the text "Principles of Acupuncture and Moxibustion" which inspired the teachings of G. Soulie de Morant, theman who introduced acupuncture in Europe. | |||
