Baogu initiated moxibustion. How did the female doctors in Jin Dynasty rise?

Moxibustion has a long history and occupies a considerable position in China medicine with thousands of years of traditional cultural history. Mencius once said: "Seven years of illness, three years of love." It means that a chronic disease that has been suffering for seven years can be cured in three years with moxa sticks. The moxa stick here refers to the treatment with moxa leaf moxibustion. According to historical records, Bao Gu, the wife of Ge Hong, a famous alchemist in the Jin Dynasty, was the first person in China to treat diseases with moxibustion.

Said this Bao Gu is a great woman. She is a famous alchemist and a female moxibustion scientist in Jin Dynasty. She has excellent medical skills. Ge Hong, a famous doctor with her husband, has the same ideals and hobbies as * * *. That is to fly with me. Bao Gu came from an official family and loved books, especially medicine, since childhood. Later, she married Ge Hong, and the husband and wife saved people together in Guangdong. Therefore, Bao Gu became the first medical doctor engaged in moxibustion in the history of China and the first female doctor to go down in history.

After Bao Gu started moxibustion, she was best at treating warts in this respect. She used a substance called red-footed wormwood, then made it into a moxa stick and fumigated it on the wound. Soon, the patient's injury basically recovered. This therapy can be seen in some ancient books, and it is precisely because Bao Gu pioneered moxibustion for the first time with many years of medical experience that it was praised by people. Ai Yong's prescription is a compliment to her moxibustion.

Unfortunately, Bao Gu didn't leave any works. Later generations think that her moxibustion experience may be recorded in Ge Hong's Elbow Urgent Prescription. There are 109 acupuncture prescriptions in this book, among which moxibustion prescriptions account for more than 90. The function, function, operation method and matters needing attention of moxibustion are comprehensively discussed. According to research, Ge Hong is not good at moxibustion, and his energy is mainly on alchemy and health preservation. The moxibustion prescription with such rich income in Elbow Backup Emergency Prescription may be closely related to Bao Gu, who is good at moxibustion.