Moxibustion therapy gathers the essence of ancient famous doctors' works ~

In the long history, several precious works by famous doctors appeared, which started the exploration journey of moxibustion and had a far-reaching impact on the development of moxibustion in later generations.

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Elbow standby emergency prescription

As the first clinical first aid manual in China, this book particularly emphasizes the use of moxibustion, and clearly marks the use of various moxibustion methods in easy-to-understand language. The author believes that people who don't understand acupuncture can use it as long as they know the limits of moxibustion.

Ge Hong, the author, is proficient in medicine and advocates that Taoist priests should also learn medical skills. Elbow Emergency Plan refers to an emergency book that can always be put behind the elbow (taken with you), and it is a practical book that should be kept at all times. The book collects a large number of emergency prescriptions, which are collected and screened by the author in the process of medical treatment and tourism, and also selects some easily available drugs, which are very cheap even if they have to buy them, which changes the shortcomings that emergency prescriptions are not easy to understand, drugs are hard to find and expensive.

This book records the method of moxibustion in different regions for the first time, with a total of 109 acupuncture prescriptions, including 99 moxibustion prescriptions and 7 moxibustion prescriptions in different regions for the first time. The book also records moxibustion substances such as salt, garlic, pepper, flour cake, yellow wax, fragrant black beans and realgar. In the medical literature before the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the discussion on moxibustion was incomplete, and most of them tended to be more detailed than moxibustion.

"Elbow Backup Emergency Prescription" makes up for the shortcomings of predecessors, focusing on moxibustion. Including a variety of moxibustion methods, involving the treatment of a variety of clinical diseases, widely used, especially moxibustion sites, moxibustion use times, precautions and so on. And created the method of moxibustion by separating objects, which made moxibustion gradually independent from acupuncture, laid the embryonic form of moxibustion, greatly promoted the development of moxibustion in later generations, and was of great significance to the development of China.

"Elbow Backup Emergency Prescription" treats stroke and death, such as "Moxibustion of Chengjiang Point under the lip is ten effective points", among which there are moxibustion methods for acute, dangerous and serious diseases.

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Qian Jin Fang was written by Sun Simiao, the "King of Medicine", with a total of 30 volumes, which is one of the classic works of ancient Chinese medicine. It is a comprehensive clinical medical work and is known as the earliest clinical encyclopedia in China. At that time, it was called a complete collection of prescriptions, but it did not neglect the collection of acupuncture, moxibustion, ointment and other methods. Moxibustion, acupuncture and decoction are listed as the three major methods to treat diseases. Sun Simiao's incisive exposition and unique views on moxibustion are still enlightening to us.

This book summarizes the application rules and specific treatment methods of moxibustion, and records 109 indications of moxibustion, including maternal and child, orthopedics, ent, medical care and other related contents at home and abroad. Qian Jinfang: "Ai Huo can moxibustion all diseases, kill ghosts and ward off evil spirits."

Moxibustion can be used for diseases caused by wind-cold invasion, abscess ulceration, qi disorder, meridian obstruction, yin-yang deficiency and so on. Because the warmth of moxa stimulates the body and affects the whole body through acupoints and meridians, it can play the roles of expelling wind and cold, regulating qi and dredging collaterals, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and resolving hard mass, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and tonifying qi and blood.

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Introduction to medicine

Li Qian's "Introduction to Medicine" in Ming Dynasty said: "Those who are exhausted should be moxibustion, so that internal heat can help Yuanyang; Real-life moxibustion can dissipate true evil with internal heat; Moxibustion on cold people will warm their qi again; If you are hot, moxibustion will lead to stagnation of heat, and the fire is dry. Moxibustion can warm the body, promote the circulation of qi and blood, activate meridians, restore yang and tonify deficiency, and dispel cold and dampness, especially for all cold-dampness arthralgia. "

The author not only elaborated the adaptation scope and mechanism of moxibustion treatment in detail, but also clearly pointed out that moxibustion treatment is suitable for the syndrome of cold and heat deficiency and excess. In addition, the author developed Sun Simiao's theory of moxibustion for health preservation and disease prevention, and contained the method of "refining umbilicus" in his Introduction to Medicine. Where this moxibustion is used, all diseases will be removed, benefiting qi and prolonging life. He also emphasized the warming, clearing, tonifying and purging effects of moxibustion, saying that "medicine is not as good as needle, and moxibustion is necessary". This is the embodiment of paying special attention to warm moxibustion to preserve vitality.