The first textbook of acupuncture was The Yellow Emperor s Classic of Internal Medicine. It seems to us that the Yellow Emperor s Classic of Internal Medicine s structure, or form of acupuncture, is an ancient model of the modern fractal theory. The five points become progressively stronger, as the first is called the well , the second is the stream , the third is the river , the fourth is the lake , and the fifth is the sea . If the left side has the problem, according to the Yellow Emperor, the right side should be treated. The same rule applies if the upper body has a problem, whereby the lower body should be treated.
Fine structure is the structure of the phenomenon of time, as described by modern scientific theory.
This fine structure has a connection with the ancient text in the sense that time acupuncture, called zi wu liu chu , treats the human body as a clock, with each meridian and organ opening at a specific time, so the acupuncturist gives the optimum treatment at the optimum time. The human body s fine structure of time links with the fine structure of time outside the body, the micro with the macro. Fine structure with time together offer a most effective treatment approach. The most obvious difference between the fractal needle and traditional acupuncture is that the fractal needle uses one needle rather than the multiple needles of traditional acupuncture. We have found that one input creates multiple effects, and is sufficient to treat illness if the correct point is stimulated.