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Acupuncture points throughout the body which correspond to specific organs.
A healing art based on the fundamentals of Chinese medicine in which finger pressure is applied to specific sensitive points on the body. A technique used in Chinese medicine that involves the insertion of small needles under the skin to activate the flow of energy within the body. Protein substances produced by immune system cells that interact with and destroy cells or microbes perceived to be foreign to the body. The place of union, or junction, between two bones. The part of the nervous system responsible for bodily functions such as the heartbeat, blood pressure, and digestion.