Modern and ancient knowledge about 'deqi' and analysis on the researches in recent 10 years

Objective With the development of science of acupuncture and moxibustion, people have, in the knowledge of “deqi”, developed from subjective level to the quantitative level, and discovered many factors influencing the “deqi” of acupuncture. In this report, the relationship between “deqi” and these factors was explored in terms of different acupuncture methods and quantity and depth of stimulus.