中国有数千年历史,黄帝时代已有兽医马师皇对马匹施针救治的记载,而春秋战国时期第一部兽医针灸书《伯乐针经》,是民间兽医用针之重要依据。
Acupuncture has been used in China for thousands of years and has been formally recognised by the World Health Organisation as a treatment modality for specific conditions since the1970 's.