[Mr. HU Yin-pei: a famous acupuncture specialist in Beijing]

Mr. HU Yin-pei, who is good at treating difficult and complicated syndromes of internal medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics with golden needles, is a famous acupuncture specialist of modern times in Beijing. He attaches great importance on integration of acupuncture and materia medica. It is held that acupuncture and herbal medicine can complement mutual promotion as the same function, mutual supplement as the different action, restrict each other as the opposite function and regulate different syndromes respectively so as to enhance the therapeutic effect and bring their own advantages into full play. He focuses on acupuncture manipulation, and puts forward four key points of accuracy, gentle and fast, stable as well as effective. It is held that the root cause of diseases should be given explored, differentiation of syndromes should be based on differentiation according to meridians, and diagnosis should be as accurate as possible. Selection of points is refined with key points, and the application is flexible with obvious therapeutic effects.