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AcupunctureandMoxibustion(针灸)Acupunctureisanalternativemedicinethattreatspatientsbyinsertionandmanipulationofneedlesinthebody.Itsproponentsvariouslyclaimthatitrelievespain,treatsinfertility,treatsdisease,preventsdisease,orpromotesgeneralhealth.TheearliestwrittenrecordofacupunctureisfoundintheHuangdiNeijing,datedapproximately200BCE.AcupuncturetypicallyincorporatestraditionalChinesemedicineasanintegralpartofitspracticeandtheory.Moxibustionusesconesorsticksofplantstoburnonthepoint,orletthepointexposetosmoke.Thiskindofplantscanbewillow(柳）,mulberry(桑)andmoxa(艾草).,butpeopleusemoxausually,soMoxibustioncanbecalledMoxa-wollMoxibustion.