The populary explanation offered for the discovery of acupunture is a story of a warrior wounded by an arrow.The arrow was removed and the wounded healed.Then it was observed that his disease in an unrealated part of the body was cured.An arrow in the foot relieved headache.The cause and effect relationship was worked out by observant,physicians between the puntured point and the disease it cured and ultimately series of points were charted.

It is usaully associated with chinese.But even though acupunture has progressed well in china.It is not entirely a chinese profession.Research has revealed the existence of acupunture treatment in the indus valley in india during the stone age among the Bantus of south africa,among eskimos and Brazil.

A chinese book called "DICTIONARY OF CHARACTEERS" which existed 2000 years ago,mentions "PIEN" which is curing of disease by pressing the stones "HUANG DI NEI JING" - yellow emperor's classic of internal medicine is supposed to be the oldest medical text in the world. presented as a dialouge between the yellow emperor and his prime minister Qi 30.This book is in the two section.
The first "SU WEN" (simple questions) contains principles of general medicine and the second "LING SHU" (magic gate or pivot) describs various therapeutic methods

(1) HERBAL ACUPUNTURE
(2) MOXIBUSTION
(3) SURGERY