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To stay with the obvious, herbs enter the body via the digestive system, where they are absorbed into the bloodstream and get to act directly on the Blood. Acupuncture, I think it is safe to say, more readily (and quickly) influences the Qi and Fluids... which surely are not separate from the Blood. But it could take a while to repattern the Blood 'indirectly,' via acupuncture.

And meanwhile the person receiving acupuncture will be eating three or so meals a day... Meal by meal, day by day, diet is going to have a strong cumulative effect on the Blood and its ability to move. Depending on the diet, this effect could be synergistic with the acupuncture, helping to quicken the blood, or the diet could be stagnating and counteracting. That's pretty common. And I wonder if acupuncture can have much effect in that context.

These are my musings after reading your piece, which I printed because these points do seem like the best options available when acupuncture is the method of approach.

As always, thanks for sharing your findings!

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