
For thousands of years it has been accepted by the general population for its curative effect, wide range of indications, simple application, low cost and safety.Since the 1950s, the international spread of the science of acupuncture has widened. Many countries have sent doctors to China to learn acupuncture.Since 1975, at the request of the WHO, international acupuncture training courses have been offered in Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, and acupuncturists have been trained for many countries. Acupuncture is now being used and studied with good results in more than 140 countries.