Exploration of Literature on Buddhist Scripture Moxibustion / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Moxibustion is one of the important contents of Buddhist medicine. Buddhist medicine considers that besides mugwort leaves, corresponding moxibustion materials can be used in accordance with patient’s condition. Using papaya moxibustion for cramp is a good example. In addition, Buddhist medicine proposes meditative moxibustion, that is, using the fire of visualization and the flame of ideas to treat diseases. This article has a discussion from four aspects combination of acupuncture and moxibustion to complement each other, treatment of diseases by moxibustion plus other methods, use of meditative moxibustion as a way to treat diseases and unique monk-derived moxibustion.