Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion background and development

"Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion" is a traditional Chinese medicine specialty therapy used in Chongqing for all kinds of paralysis caused by wind, cold and dampness, which originated in the Ming Dynasty, and was recorded as Thunder Fire Needle in the Compendium of Materia Medica.

The main components of the Thunder Fire Needle are musk, sulfur, frankincense, andrographis paniculata, safflower, etc. These herbs are made into a diameter of 1.5cm of the column of medicines, the treatment of seven to nine layers of cloth wrapped in a fire in the corresponding acupuncture points on the ironing in order to treat the wind-cold-dampness paralysis, pain, impotence, and cold deficiency, and so on. Because the healing effect like the God of Thunder to cure the disease as quickly and effectively and so named.

But directly by moxibustion thick fire head is easy to burn patients through the cloth inside the package, for this reason, in the Qing Dynasty, during the Qianlong period, Bishan County, Chongqing, there is a doctor named Zhao Zhongde made an innovation, he will be the Thunder God needles to do the thickness of nearly double the diameter into three centimeters, after ignition is not in direct contact with the patient's body, but instead of hanging moxibustion method. In this way, the patient will not be burned, and because of the moxibustion body thick, the fire is equally harsh, the same rapid results. Zhao Zhongde renamed this kind of moxibustion to Thunder Fire Moxibustion, and since then Thunder Fire Moxibustion has been passed down from generation to generation in Zhao's family.

The second-generation inheritor, Zhao Chenglin, inherited his father's business to cure the disease with Thunder Fire Moxibustion, and became famous in the local area. Zhao Bingxuan, the third-generation heir, used Thunder Fire to treat difficult illnesses and yin poisons, and summarized his unique experience.

The fourth-generation heir Zhao Shibi improved and broke through Zhao's Thunderfire Moxibustion in the formula, usage, apparatus and treatment of diseases, and wrote Chinese Thunderfire Moxibustion Therapy, forming a complete set of Zhao's Thunderfire Moxibustion Therapy, which led to the unprecedented development of Zhao's Thunderfire Moxibustion.

Zhang Li, the fifth generation heir, actively promoted and publicized Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion, insisted on applying it in clinical treatment with good results, and promoted the inheritance of Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion.

At present, Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion has been passed down to the seventh generation - Dr. Chen Xuanru of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Achievements of Zhao's Lei Huo Moxibustion:

1, 1992: Chongqing Zhao's Lei Huo Traditional Medicine Research Institute was established, in the same year, Zhao Shibi, director of "Lei Huo Moxibustion" won the new scientific and technological achievements of Sichuan Province.

2, 1995: "Thunder fire moxibustion" was issued by the State Patent Office, "utility model patent certificate", certificate 198247, to 1995 by the application of the promotion of units to write "Zhao's Thunder fire moxibustion treatment of adolescent myopia efficacy of the preliminary observation" and other clinical research papers more than forty.

3, in 2003, "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis clinical research" won the national hundred diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of scientific research projects (2002ZU35), in December 2006 through the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine expert review of the unveiling of the title and through the scientific research results appraisal (State Chinese Medicine Science and Techniques into the appraisal [2006] No. 12).

4, 2004: Zhao Shibi director was awarded the title of "Chinese famous doctors".

5, 2005: the completion of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine scientific research and technology projects, a Zhao's thunder fire moxibustion treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis clinical research.

6, 2006: Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion won the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine scientific research results, approved by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion Therapy" for the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine continuing education programs and Chinese medicine appropriate technology to the country's rural areas as well as the community health centers to promote the use of.

7, 2006: "Medical Thunderbolt Moxibustion, bucket moxibustion box, stick moxibustion tube" was approved by the State Patent Office issued a "Certificate of Utility Model Patent", at the same time Zhao's Thunderbolt Moxibustion appearance design "box" and double-hole bucket moxibustion box, single-hole bucket moxibustion box was approved "Design Patent Certificate". Box was approved "design patent certificate".

8, 2007: approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Health, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine three ministries and commissions jointly issued a document, No. 20072193 will be listed as a new Thunderbolt Moxibustion medical project, No. 440000008; Won the Third Prize of Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Progress. Won the second prize of Chongqing Yuzhong District Science and Technology Progress; Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion won the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Scientific Research Achievement Award, and to the national popularization and application.

9, 2008: Zhao Shibi director of the compilation and publication of "Chinese Thunder Fire Moxibustion Therapy" book, issued in the national Xinhua bookstore, and was collected by the National Library.

10, 2009: Zhao Shibi director and heir Zhang Li was invited to participate in the Chinese Medical Association, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Exchange Center, China Central Television, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly organized the "Apricot Grove Treasure Hunting National Chinese medicine characteristics of the technical demonstration will be" and get a certificate; the same year. "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion" heir Zhang Li was appointed by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine as the Thunder Fire Moxibustion Therapy provincial teacher lecturer.

11, 2009: CCTV-4 Chinese medicine program has three times to "" moxibustion " to go to your pain " as the title of the special report " Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion " and the inventor of Zhao Shibi.

12, 2010: "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion" recognized as Chongqing Yuzhong District Intangible Cultural Heritage. In the same year, moxibustion was listed as a key new technology promotion project by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Thunder fire moxibustion therapy treatment of diseases into the "Chinese medicine administration of grass-roots Chinese medicine appropriate technology manual (third)" content.

13, 2011: Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Health organized "Chongqing City, Chinese medicine appropriate technology training courses" in the city, district (county) hospitals more than 200 people to participate in the training, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Center for scientific and technological exchanges, director of the Mo will be guided.14, 2012: CCTV -4 Chinese medicine program to "" Ai "to the depths of pain since the disappearance of" "my health I'm in charge of" as the title of the special report "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion" and the inventor Zhao Shibi.

15, 2013: the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine approved the establishment of Chinese medicine medical technology collaborative group of one thunder fire moxibustion technology group, thunder fire moxibustion technology collaborative group consists of 39 member units of 40 experts.

16, 2013: "Zhao's Thunderbolt Moxibustion" won the State Intellectual Property Office issued "Medical Thunderbolt Moxibustion" China Patent Award of Excellence

17, December 2013, Chongqing Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau on the Adjustment of the city's basic medical insurance medical service program notice (Yu Ren Shifa ｛2013325), Lei Huo Moxibustion into the Chongqing Municipal medical insurance program.

18, January 2014, "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion" recognized as Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage.

19. In October 2014, "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion" participated in the "gynecology and pediatrics Chinese medical technology training handbook for the first validation meeting" of the Department of Medicine of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, "Zhao's Thunder Fire Moxibustion" into the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine key specialty projects. 20. April 2014: "Intangible cultural heritage inheritance base" settled in NanYue Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and set up "Zhao's LeiHuoMoxibustion inheritance base" and awarding ceremony; at the same time Chongqing Zhao's LeiHuoMoxibustion traditional medicine research institute director ZhaoShiBi For the hospital Chen Xuanru held the seventh generation of intangible cultural heritage, cultural heir to the award ceremony.

21, September 2015, the National Health Planning Commission, Department of Maternal and Child "on the organization of the second phase of maternal and child health care institutions of traditional Chinese medicine technology training course notice", "Zhao's Lei Huo Moxibustion" as a training program to participate in the meeting, the training object is the provinces of maternal and child Chinese medicine, western medicine experts.

22, on October 14, 2015 CCTV-4 Chinese medicine column to "burn, Thunder fire moxibustion" broadcast a special report.