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An Interview with Zhiyun Bo, inventor of
Abdominal Acupuncture (Fu Zhen)
By Attilio D'Alberto and Eunkyung Kim
Q. So firstly Dr Bo, what is abdominal acupuncture
A. Well, abdominal acupuncture is a new form of acupuncture in Chinese
Medicine. It involves the application of needles according to the Abdominal
Meridian System (AMS), as introduced by myself. It is therefore known as
'Bo's Method of Abdominal Acupuncture '(BMAA), (薄氏腹针疗法).
Q. How different is it from other forms of acupuncture
A. It is built upon a combination of existing TCM theories aswell as new
concepts as devised by me. It is a safer form of acupuncture due to the
superficial penetration of the needles, much shallower than conventional
techniques and so is less painful, as the 'de Qi' is not elicited in the usual way,
which patients often find uncomfortable.
Q. Is abdominal acupuncture widely practiced in China
A. Yes, it is. Such healthcare establishments as the Zhong Ri hospital in
Beijing, Guang Dong Sheng hospital, Jiang Su Sheng hospital, Zhe Jiang
Sheng hospital and Nanjing Shi hospital. It is also used outside China, in
countries such as Italy and Greece with excellent results. There have been a
number of studies conducted that prove abdominal acupuncture's success,
with plans to launch more in the future.
Q. What disorders can it treat
A. There are many disorders it can treat, particularly in relation to the following:
osteo-muscular-articular disorders such as a stiff neck, cervical-dorsum-
lumbar-spondylopathy, scapulohumeral periarthritis, tendinitis, rheumatoid
arthritis, lumbar pain with sciatica, cervical spondylotic syndrome and
arthrosis. Cerebrovascular disorders including thrombosis hemiplegia, senile
dementia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, angiocardiopathy, hypertension, hysteria,
cerebral-haemorrhage and atrophy of the cerebellum. Disturbances of the

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