An Overview of Filiform Needles in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Filiform needles are one of the “Nine Needles” from ancient times. According to the “Ling Shu: Nine Needles and Twelve Origins, Chapter One” and “Ling Shu: Discussion on Nine Needles, Chapter Seventy-Eight”, it is recorded: “The filiform needle is sharp like a mosquito’s proboscis, used gently and slowly, lingering slightly to nourish, in order to … Read more