The disease of the five viscera may be compared to a sharp needle in the skin or a stained chair or a knot or a deposit of mud and sand in a river. One can still remove a needle from the skin, no matter how long ago it was used to prick the body. One can still wash off a stain no matter how long it has been on the chair. One can still untie a knot no matter how long ago it was tied. One can still remove a deposit of mud and sand in a river no matter how long it has been there. Some people assume that a disease cannot be cured, simply because it has a long history, but the truth of the matter is that an outstanding physician can cure a disease for the same reason that one can pull a needle from the skin or wash off a stain from the chair or untie a knot or clear the blockage from a river. A chronic disease with a very long history can still be cured, and those who think otherwise have not really mastered the art of acupuncture.(From Nei Jing, Ling Shu, chapter 1)
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