A common criticism of acupuncture is that the acupuncture channels or meridians don’t exist and are metaphysical concepts. Dr Vivien Shaw argues quite the opposite. Her research compared the original descriptions of the meridians in the Mawangdui medical texts (300–200 BCE) with dissections to reveal that these texts were describing real anatomical structures. This work has various important implications for:
• Improving the perception of acupuncture by conventional medicine
• Further research into acupuncture mechanisms of action
• Refining channel and point location in clinical practice
https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.24503