The untold story of acupuncture

Dense reading, but good. The nugget:

…a set of socioculturally and commercially motivated pseudo-truths and false certitudes about the origins, historical context, and the prevalence of acupuncture and related modalities in China have led to its current cult in the West as a New Age panacea that allows the harnessing, guiding and adjusting of a ‘Promethean flame’ naturally to restore health and longevity.