In the early 1970s, the so-called “acupuncture craze” swept America, introducing many Americans for the first time to this supposedly ancient therapy. Acupuncture was advertised as a cure-all, effective for everything from arthritis to smoking cessation, much to the dismay of the American Medical Association and other professional organizations. By April 1973, Nevada had passed a bill that legalized the use of acupuncture and established a State Board for Chinese Medicine, independent of its State Board for Medicine. In response, American physicians pursued two courses of action: they initiated biomedical studies that aimed at proving either a physiological or psychological effect generated by acupuncture, and they advocated for state-level regulations that restricted the use of acupuncture as an experimental therapy. Building on the work of historians of alternative medicine—including Anne Harrington and James Whorton—this paper contributes to our understanding of the position of alternative therapies within American medical practice.

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古代艺术与现代科学的交汇：美国医学研究针灸，1970–1980年

在1970年代初，所谓的“针灸热潮”席卷了美国，首次向许多美国人介绍了这种所谓的古老疗法。针灸广告被宣传为一种万能药，可有效治疗从关节炎到戒烟的所有疾病，这令美国医学协会和其他专业组织感到沮丧。到1973年4月，内华达州通过了一项使针灸使用合法化的法案，并成立了独立于州医学委员会的州中医学委员会。作为回应，美国医师们采取了两种行动方式：他们发起旨在证明针灸产生生理或心理作用的生物医学研究，并倡导限制针灸作为实验疗法使用的国家级法规。