chest 8-head 9-immunity region 10-qi-stagnafion zone 11-neck zone 12-abdominal distension 13-reflecting region
of spinal column 14-rectum 15-anus areas.
The biological holographic points have been mentioned be-fore; the holographic reflecting areas are also widely arrayed on
the dorsum of foot (Fig. 2-48) and useful in clinical practice.
The holographic reflecting points and areas are a new development in acupuncture, brought about through the clinical experience of modern physicians, just as the application and acemulation of traditional acupoints was the invention and creation of traditional physicians over many centuries. If the acupoints on one side are projected on a map, most acupoints
with similar locations and functions can be arranged in an area or a zone, although the acupoints and the projected areas are not completely correspondent.
The application of holographic theory to medicine is not a new concept. The idea that there are correspondences between people and the universe, and that the human body is a miniature of the universe was expounded in aneient Chinese philosophy.
