Information regarding the entire organism or body part can be retrieved from the ear (i.e., the holography rule of points). This article by Nogier was read by Russian, Japanese, and Chinese acupuncturists and was translated in 19 into Chinese, the latter reporting only Nogier’s original image of the somatic parts of the body.
In Europe, AA has been applied systematically and comprehensively since Doctor Nogier introduced the inverted fetus map in 1957. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the ear is directly or indirectly connected with 12 meridians, and stimulating the ear can restore the balance between Qi and blood. AA has been employed for approximately 2500 years, for which the oldest record is Huang Di Nei Jing ( The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine), written in Chinese, and a report by Hippocrates is the oldest Western record. Ear stimulation involves the neurological reflex, neurotransmitters, cytokines, the immune system, and inflammation. IntroductionĪuricular acupuncture (AA) is a method for diagnosing and treating physical and psychosomatic dysfunctions by stimulating a specific point in the ear. However, the mechanisms and evidence for auricular therapy warrant further study.
Auricular therapy has been applied, for example, for pain relief, for the treatment of epilepsy, anxiety, and obesity, and for improving sleep quality. The mechanisms of AA are considered to have a close relationship with the autonomic nervous system, the neuroendocrine system, neuroimmunological factors, neuroinflammation, and neural reflex, as well as antioxidation. Only after 1957, the international scientific community became aware that the map of the ear resembles an inverted fetus, its introduction has led to auricular acupuncture (AA) becoming a more systemic approach, and, following the identification and standardization of more precise points, AA has been employed in clinical applications. For 2500 years, people have employed auricular therapy for treating diseases, but the methods have been limited to bloodletting and cauterization. Auricular therapy includes acupuncture, electroacupuncture, acupressure, lasering, cauterization, moxibustion, and bloodletting in the auricle.
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