제3차 WHO 경혈 위치 국제표준화 회의 보고 = Report on the 3rd WHO Informal Consultation on Development of International Standard Acupuncture Points Locations

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objective: This report is written to inform of the 3rd WHO Informal Consultation on Development of International Standard Acupuncture Points Locations, held in Kyoto, Japan, on October 12-14, 2004. Results: Eight experts from China, Japan and Korea, participated in this meeting, discussed the Locations and the point finding methods of 92 controversial points based on the fundamental principles established through the 1st and 2nd meetings. Through the discussion in this meeting, agreements were made on most of 92 controversial points, but 8 points(LI12, ST31, PC8, PC9, TE18, LR8, GV1, GV26) still need to be researched in the next meetings. Conclusion: A reasonable and practical International Standard of Acupuncture Point Location for acupuncture education, research and practice is expected to be accomplished in the near future.