The World Health Organization Interregional Seminar drew up the following list of the diseases that lend themselves to acupuncture treatment. This partial list of treatable ailments is based on clinical experience, and not necessarily on controlled clinical research. Furthermore, the inclusion or exclusion of specific diseases is not meant to indicate the extent of acupuncture’s efficacy in treating them.
Upper Respiratory Tract
Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis
Common cold
Acute tonsillitis
Respiratory System
Acute bronchitis
Bronchial asthma (no complications)
Disorders of the Eye
Acute conjunctivitis
Central retinitis
Myopia (in children)
Cataract (without complications)
Disorders of the Mouth
Toothache
Post-extraction pain
Gingivitis
Acute & chronic pharyngitis
Gastro-intestinal Disorders
Spasms of esophagus and cardia
Hiccough
Acute & chronic gastritis
Gastric hyperacidity
Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
Acute duodenal ulcer (specific)
Acute & chronic colitis
Acute bacillary dysentery
Constipation
Diarrhea
Paralytic ileus
The Treatment of 100 Common Disease by New Acupuncture
First Aid
Heat Stroke
Drowning
Shock
Loss of Consciousness
Medical Diseases
Common Cold and Influenza
Bronchitis
Bronchial Asthma
Parotitis (Mumps)
Acute Enteritis, Dysentery
Infectious Hepatitis
Malaria
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Cardiac Disease
Hypertension
Gastric Pain
Gastric Ptosis
Diabete Mellitus
Spasm of The Diaphragm
Indigestion
Acute Intestinal Obstruction
Peritoneal Adhesions
Acute Perforation of Gastro-Duodenal Ulcer
Arthritis
Thrombo Angiitis Obliterans
Strained Neck
Surgical Diseases
Erysipelas
Furuncle
Acute Mastitis
Tetanus
Acute Appendicitis
Shoulder Pain
Elbow Pain
Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Radial Styloid Process
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Ganglion
Injury of Soft Structure of The Knee
Injury of Soft Structure of The Ankle
Pain in Planta
Eczema
Urticaria
Neurodermatitis
Diseases of The Biliary Tract
Hemorrhoids
Prolapse of Rectum
Acute Lymphangitis (“Red Line Furuncle”)
Injury of The Back and Loin
Simple Goiter
Hyperthyroidism
Nerve and Mental Diseases
Trygeminal Neuralgia
Facial Paralysis
Facial Muscular Spasm
Sciatica
Multiple Neurilis
Intercostal Neuralgia
Paraplegia
Hemiplegia
Apoplexy
Epilepsy
Neurasthenia
Ilysteria
Schizophrenia
Headache
Diseases of the Sense Organs
Myopia
Color Blindness
Glaucoma
Acute Conjunctivitis
Photophthalmia
Optic Neuritis
Atrophy of Optic Nerve
Strabismus
Aural Vertigo
Tinnitis
Deaf – Mutism
Chronic Rhinitis
Chronic Sinusitis
Acute Tonsillitis, Pharyngitis
Toothache
Urogenital Diseases
Infections of The Urinary Tract
Prostatitis
Spermatorhea
Impotence
Retention of Urine
Renal Colic
Enuresis
Gynecological and Obstetric Diseases
Irregular Menstruation
Amenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Functional Uterine Hemorrhage
Prolapse of Uterus
Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
Morning Sickness
Malposition of Fetus
Inefficient Uterine Action
Lactation Deficiency
Induced Abortion
Pediatric Diseases
Whooping Cough
Infantile Malnutrition
Acute Infantile Convulsion
Chronic Infantile Convulsion
Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis)
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