However the Chinese materia medica is perhaps the most detailed herbal available to us to this day showing how advanced they were in their thinking. It was in the development of acupuncture that the Chinese differed from the rest of the world. Having observed the body the Chinese doctors were able to described a flow of energy through the organs of the body. This flow is complex and well detailed, reaching all areas from the tips of the toes through every internal structure to the top of the head. It was not a random flow but very precise and they mapped out what are called meridians or lines of energy.
Different points have different effects in different areas of the body.
Quite how it was all worked out, no one really knows but the extraordinary thing is that these points of energy really do affect how the body works and can help your body heal when there is illness. When you or your child becomes ill the Chinese would say that the energy flow of the body goes wrong. Using the acupuncture points one can help get the body back into shape. When your energy is good your immune system will work well to fight off disease. The answer to this question is complex.