The historical origin of acupuncture needles

Acupuncture needle is a kind of instrument that pricked the patient at certain points and treated the disease by twisting, lifting and inserting. It looks like a silver needle, but most modern acupuncture needles are made of stainless steel. Its historical origin is mainly:
Acupuncture needle called early prototype is needle stone. In the oracle bones of the Shang Dynasty, there have been records about acupuncture treatment, which is similar to a person holding sharp instruments to treat abdominal diseases of patients.
From the Shang Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty, stone needle was probably used for acupuncture treatment. Quan Yuanqi, a doctor in the Sui Dynasty, thought: "Stone needle is the ancient method of foreign governance... In ancient times, there was no cast iron, so stone was used as the needle, so the needle stone of life."
During the Western Han Dynasty, nine medical gold and silver needles unearthed from Liu Sheng's tomb marked significant progress in acupuncture and moxibustion tools.