It was acctually discovered in two places at once on the planet. In china and in the Adirondaks of New York State.

It was discover that warriors coming back from battle with the Mongols who were suffering arrow wounds found that other ills had disappered.

One dying soldier from Kunlun was offered a cigarette and is recorded to say. "No thanks Huang Po, I suddenly don't feel the urge for nictotine." Then he passed away from an arrow wound to left kidney and one in his left ear.

In New York an Abenaki was fleeing from some mightily pissed off Oneidas when he fell over a log and dislocated his knee. The pain was unbearable but the stoic Indian kept on heading north towards Canada. The Abenaki and the pursuing Oneidas exchanged volleys of arrows, spears, tomahawks and skinning knives at each other until both sides were without weapons. Finally as the Canadian was just about to cross over into the Saranacs an Oneida brave indesparation picked up a road killed porcupine and threw it at the Abenaki. The quills stuck in the lower part of the Abenakis back releiving the pain in his knee where by he made good his escape onto the St Lawrence flood plain and down river. The Oneida got several quills in his hand which immediately cured a nasty bout of constipation. The treatment technique got its original name of porcupuncture from this procedure.

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