The ancient clinical application of umbilical therapy for retention of urine / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

By collecting relevant ancient literature, with retention of urine, umbilical therapy and Shenque (CV 8) as key words, various umbilical therapies for retention of urine from thedynasty todynasty were retrieved and summarized. The results indicated rich knowledge of umbilical therapy was recorded in ancient literature (thedynasty to thedynasty), including 9 kinds of therapies e.g. sticking umbilical method, ironing umbilical method, pasting umbilical method, smearing umbilical method, filling umbilical method, sealing umbilical method, covering umbilical method, dripping umbilical method and bundling umbilical method. Moreover, the detailed methods were briefly explained. It is hoped to provide reference for modern application of umbilical therapy for retention of urine.