LIU Zhengnan, LIU Gaofeng, WANG Hongyang, et al. Acupuncture techniques of "Green Dragon Wags Tail" and "White Tiger Shakes Head"[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(5): 815-818.
DOI:
LIU Zhengnan, LIU Gaofeng, WANG Hongyang, et al. Acupuncture techniques of "Green Dragon Wags Tail" and "White Tiger Shakes Head"[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(5): 815-818.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250630-k0002.
Acupuncture techniques of "Green Dragon Wags Tail" and "White Tiger Shakes Head"
ʹs research on acupuncture manipulation techniques
this paper systematically reviews the historical origin and theoretical connotation of the techniques "Green Dragon Wags Tail" and "White Tiger Shakes Head". In combination with classical medical texts such as
Jinzhen Fu
Zhenjiu Wendui
Yixue Rumen
and
Zhenjiu Dacheng
the key points of the complete operational system of the "flying through meridians and conducting
qi
" techniques
including the two methods of "Green Dragon Wags Tail" and "White Tiger Shakes Head"
are clarified. Specifically
during treatment
after the needle is inserted into the acupoint and arrival of
qi
is obtained
the needle is directed toward the diseased area
and "Green Dragon Wags Tail" (shallow needling) or "White Tiger Shakes Head" (deep needling) is performed
and supplemented with the pressing along the meridian.
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