In the research of acupuncture and moxibustion

there have always been problems of insufficient attention and unclear boundaries of research fields in the exploration of humanistic methods. Based on the review of the research results of acupuncture "concepts"

"theories" and "literature" carried out by researchers in the past 30 years

it focuses on the identification and analysis of key concepts of acupuncture and moxibustion

and the long-standing problems of acupuncture and moxibustion theory. The content of the 2 categories of the tracing of the ancient and modern concepts and theoretical disputes and the textual research of ancient acupuncture and moxibustion have been further clarified. Among them

the overview of the concept is unified with the 2 elements of "treated location" and "manipulation method"

and the theory is reviewed from the perspectives of "meridian"

"acupoint"

and "acupuncture"

and the literature research is based on classics

handed down documents and unearthed documents. It is believed that there is a disconnection between the research results and the actual inherited content

which should be taken seriously in future research.