Acupuncture & Moxibustion

A special focus area

• Acupuncture & Moxibustion constitute an essential component of Oriental Traditional Medicine. It probably originated in ancient China but information regarding Indian ancestry is appearing in the literature.

• Anyway it has flourished through the ages absorbing the essence of different socio-cultural values. It is basically a drugless therapy and is presently being practiced all over the world in the treatment of various acute and chronic illnesses.

• Central to the concept behind acupuncture is the idea of body as self healing and that as living beings we are all naturally full of vitality & are continually and quite unconsciously rebalanced & regenerated from within.

• Acupuncture sees the body as a self-rectifying whole, a network of interrelating and interacting energies. Their even distribution & flow maintain health, but any interruption, depletion or stagnation leads to disease.

• Chinese themselves called this vital energy as 'Qi', which flows through meridians. By needling or pressing acupuncture points as well as by adding Moxibustion to the points or tender area 'Qi' can be influenced & various Common diseases can be treated.

• The practice of Acupuncture & Moxibustion is growing very fast and the World Health Organization has advocated for proper development and standardization of acupuncture techniques, appliances and personnel training programmes for the proper advancement of this therapy.

• In India, the practice of this therapy was introduced in the late fifties by Dr. Bejoy Kr. Basu. But in comparison to other countries, its development is lagging behind in our country due to various reasons.

• In this context, IRIIM is dedicated to play a crucial role by organizing proper training, research and treatment, programmes as per WHO guidelines.

• IRIIM is also in the forefront of the movement to obtain proper recognition, development, standardization and propagation of Acupuncture in India as a System of therapy.