WHO on Acupuncture

The following is a list of some of the more common conditions treatable by Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, as outlined by the WHO (World Health Organization).

Upper Respiratory Tract
  • Acute sinusitis
  • Acute rhinitis
  • Common Cold
  • Acute tonsillitis


Respiratory System
  • Acute bronchitis
  • Bronchial asthma (most effective in children and in patients without complicating diseases)


Disorders of the Eye
  • Acute conjunctivitis
  • Central retinitis
  • Myopia (in children)
  • Cataract (without complications)


Disorders of the Mouth
  • Toothache, post-extraction pain
  • Gingivitis
  • Acute and chronic pharyngitis


Gastro-intestinal Disorders
  • Spasms of esophagus and cardia
  • Hiccough
  • Gastroptosis
  • Acute and chronic gastritis
  • Gastric hyperacidity
  • Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
  • Acute duodenal ulcer (without complications)
  • Acute and chronic colitis
  • Acute bacillary dysentery
  • Constipation
  • Diarrhea
  • Paralytic ileus


Neurological and Musculo-skeletal Disorders
  • Headache and migraine
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Facial palsy (early stage, i.e., within three to six months)
  • Pareses following a stroke
  • Peripheral neuropathies
  • Sequelae of poliomyelitis (early stage, i.e., within six months)
  • Meniere's disease
  • Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
  • Nocturnal enuresis
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Cervicobrachial syndrome
  • "Frozen shoulder," "tennis elbow"
  • Sciatica
  • Low back pain
  • Osteoarthritis