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| Color light acupuncture | |
| Claims | Applying colored light to meridian points on the body, derived from acupuncture, has beneficial health effects. |
| Related fields | Acupressure, Acupuncture, Biophotonics, Iridology, Kirlian photography |
| Year proposed | 1970s |
| Original proponents | Peter Mandel |
| See also | Chromotherapy |
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Colorpuncture, cromopuncture, or color light acupuncture, is a pseudoscientific[1] alternative medicine practice based on "mystical or supernatural" beliefs[2] which asserts that colored lights can be used to stimulate acupuncture points to promote healing and better health. It is a form of chromotherapy or color therapy.[3] There is no known anatomical or histological basis for the existence of acupuncture points or meridians,[4] and there is no scientific support for the efficacy of colorpuncture.[5][6]
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Skepticalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cocilovo, A (1999). "Colored light therapy: Overview of its history, theory, recent developments and clinical applications combined with acupuncture". American Journal of Acupuncture. 27 (1–2): 71–83. PMID 10513100.
- ^ Mann, F (2000). Reinventing acupuncture: a new concept of ancient medicine. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 14. ISBN 978-0-7506-4857-8.
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Reddywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bajpai, RP; Drexel, M (2008). "Effect of Colorpuncture on Spontaneous Photon Emission in a Subject Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis". Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies. 1 (2): 114–20. doi:10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60031-5. PMID 20633463.