Assertion: acupuncture | /r/CapableOf | act in way
Facets:
value: by releasing endorphins
type: MANNER
value: in the 6th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: through korea
type: OTHER
value: to japan
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: What is difficult is the fact that acupuncture can act in both ways.
text: Chinese medicine, and more specifically acupuncture, made its way to Japan through Korea in the 6th century, and has been practiced there since then for over 14 centuries (1).
text: Today, science believes acupuncture may work in three ways: by releasing endorphins, which are part of the body’s natural pain-control system; by stimulating nerves in the spinal cord that release pain-suppressing neurotransmitters; or by the naturally occurring increase in blood flow in the needle-puncture area, which removes toxic substances.