Research on the Characteristics and Ideology of Moxibustion in Mawangdui Medical Books
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.16.002
- VernacularTitle:马王堆医书中灸法学术特色探析
- Author:
Yiwei WEI
1
;
Xiaoshu GE
1
;
Xiaoping CHEN
2
;
Zongren HU
3
;
Qinghu HE
1
Author Information
1. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Hunan University of Chinese Medicine，Changsha 410208，China
2. School of Marxism，Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
3. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Hunan University of Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
moxibustion;
Mawangdui Medical Books;
Classic of Moxibustion to Eleven Foot-arm Channels （《足臂十一脉灸经》）;
Classic of Moxibustion to Eleven Yin-yang Channels （《阴阳十一脉灸经》）
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(16):1639-1645
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article systematically studied the moxibustion methods embedded in the 15 medical books of the Mawangdui medical literature. Starting from the origin of the medical moxibustion culture in Mawangdui， this paper comprehensively analyzed the records of moxibustion. By analyzing the Classic of Moxibustion to Eleven Foot-arm Channels （《足臂十一脉灸经》） and Classic of Moxibustion to Eleven Yin-yang Channels （《阴阳十一脉灸经》） as well as Formulas for Fifty-two Diseases （《五十二病方》）， which have relatively rich records of moxibustion， it is found that moxibustion involves more than 170 diseases and syndromes， covering 12 categories such as limb diseases related to meridians and collaterals， lung system diseases， and heart and brain diseases. In summary， the distinctive characte-ristics of moxibustion in Mawangdui medical books include primitive simplicity， combination of witch culture and medical practices， philosophical deduction， centripetal circulation， diverse moxibustion materials， extensive cove-rage of diseases and syndromes， taboos in moxibustion， and the integration of prevention and treatment. The ideas and applications of moxibustion mainly manifest in preventing diseases before they occur and preventing changes in existing diseases， distinguishing and treating each disease based on different causes， and combining treatment based on meridians， collaterals and comprehensive diseases.
