In 1929

George Soulié de Morant and Paul Ferreyrolles co-authored their first acupuncture-moxibustion paper titled "

L

’

Acuponcture en Chine vingt siècles avant J.-C. et la réflexothérapie moderne

"

greatly advancing the development of acupuncture-moxibustion in Europe. Their paper systematically explains the holistic view and the concept of

yin

-

yang

balance in traditional Chinese medicine

describes the techniques of acupuncture and moxibustion

innovatively classifies acupuncture-moxibustion as "reflexotherapy"

organizes the effects of certain acupuncture points illustrated on human acupoint atlas; and for the first time

it summarizes the correspondence between acupuncture points and Weihe trigger points. In the historical background of the neo-Hippocratic movement

they used the existing theories at that time to explain acupuncture

and adopted the analogical medicine to explore the mechanisms of acupuncture-moxibustion

which gradually initiated the modern era of acupuncture-moxibustion in France. Such research method is conducive to reducing the unfamiliarity of acupuncture-moxibustion among westerners

deepening their understanding of its theories and therapeutic effect

and also integrating it with other medical research. It breaks through the limitations of traditional theories and obtains the self-improvement and progress.