Angoku - Angottsu

Japanese: 案杌 - あんごつ
Angoku - Angottsu

…Anma is a therapy that developed in China. It is thought to have existed since the Warring States period (403-221 BC) because it corresponds to the method of angotsu described in the biography of Bian Que in the Records of the Grand Historian. It is also called tuina, kyouma, ankyou, etc., and its content seems to have changed little by little over the years, but it is a type of physical therapy that aims to restore the body's functions by improving blood circulation through pressure and movement of parts of the body. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "anpo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…あんまは中国で発達した療法である。《史記》の扁鵲(へんじやく)伝に書かれている案杌(あんごつ)がこれに相当するというから,この療法は戦国時代(前403‐前221)からあったと考えられる。推拿とか矯摩,按矯などとも呼ばれ,内容は時代によって少しずつ変化したと思われるが,からだの一部を圧したり動かしたりすることによって,血行をよくしたりして,からだの機能を回復させようという,一種の物理療法である。…

※「案杌」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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