日治臺灣鍼灸史初探

Historical Note Regarding Acupuncture in Taiwan of Japan’s Era

在臺灣歷史上的清領時代（公元 1684-1895 年） ，漢方醫術隨移民由中國帶 至臺灣，唯清朝太醫院在 1822 年棄用鍼灸，影響及至民間漢醫重用藥而輕鍼灸， 故當時在臺灣的文獻上鮮有鍼灸之記載。直到臺灣在日治時代（公元 1895-1945 年），民間人士及當政者由日本引入並推廣日式鍼灸，且在臺灣留下足跡，二次 大戰後日式鍼灸漸淡出臺灣，本篇文章正是探討這段較少人涉獵的日治臺灣鍼灸史。

Oriental medicine had been formally imported from China to Taiwan during the Taiwan of Qing dynasty's era (1684-1895 A.D.). In 1822, the Imperial Medical Academy of Qing dynasty abolished acupuncture and moxibustion, resulting in a decline of the arts in the late Qing dynasty's era. Until the Japanese governance of Taiwan (1895- 1945 A.D.), the Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion were introduced to Taiwan and subsequently gained its popularity. The present historical note describes this not wellknown portion in Taiwanese history of medicine.