MA Qiang,WANG Gan,ZENG Yonglei.Contribution of CHENG Dan'an to Modern Moxibustion Theory and Clinical Practice[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,63(06):511-515.
MA Qiang,WANG Gan,ZENG Yonglei.Contribution of CHENG Dan'an to Modern Moxibustion Theory and Clinical Practice[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,63(06):511-515.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2022.06.003.
Contribution of CHENG Dan'an to Modern Moxibustion Theory and Clinical Practice
This paper summarized academic thoughts of on CHENG Dan'an moxibustion, and analyzed his contribution to modern moxibustion. In terms of moxibustion theory, he integrates Chinese and Western medicine, attaches great importance to the guiding role of
ying
-
wei
(营卫),
qi
-blood,
zang fu
organs (脏腑), channels and collaterals theories, and explains how moxibustion works by referring to modern anatomy and physiology. Moreover, he develops relevant standards and norms of moxibustion. The moxibustion stimulation is quantified into strong, medium and weak levels according to the size, hardness and number of moxa cone. The classification of direct moxibustion, induced moxibustion and reflex moxibustion tells the location of moxibustion. For the types of moxibustion, direct moxibustion and moxibustion with moxa sticks are recommended. As to the clinical application, the prescriptions of acupuncture and moxibustion have been drawn up with reference to the provisions of
Treatise on Febrile Disease
(《伤寒论》), among which moxibustion is mostly used for cold damage
yin
syndrome and deficiency syndrome, and the treatment of certain miscellaneous diseases and critical illnesses including stroke, anemia and cancer is also discussed. He has also deve-loped many clinical and teaching tools for acupuncture and moxibustion, and has explored the medical teaching and research mode, thereby promoting the development of modern moxibustion theory and clinical application.