To recognize the emergency and understand the value of moxibustion: book review of Bei ji Jiu fa (Moxibustion for Emergency) / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 941-945, 2012.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-246335
ABSTRACT
Around the background and main content of Bei ji Jiu fa (Moxibustion for Emergency), the need and possibility of moxibustion for emergency in the ancient are analyzed in this paper, and its characteristics of acupoint selection and manipulation are summarized. The result shows that the reason why moxibustion is effective for emergency in the ancient is that it was common in the ancient to have infectious diseases and deficient medical resource, moxibustion has the advantage of warming, promotion and connection for emergency pathology, and it is easy for the public to use. During the treatment, the distal acupoints are more used, the burning is the key point in the manipulation and the number of moxa cone is based on the severity of the diseases.
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Main subject:
Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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China
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History, Ancient
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Emergency Medical Services
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History
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Medicine in Literature
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Moxibustion
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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