The paper presents coverage of a number of fundamental theoretical principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), summarizes many years of experience in the scientific and practical activities of the School of TCM master A.I. Falev, his colleagues, students and followers on the basic aspects of classical Chinese zhen-tsyu therapy. Some of the main methods of classical zhen-jiu therapy are described in detail, clinical application is considered and their effectiveness in the treatment of various diseases is evaluated.