A Brief Overview of Acupuncture in Regulating the Spirit for Treating Head and Facial Orifice Disorders
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.03.018
- VernacularTitle:针刺调神治疗头面官窍病简析
- Author:
Zijing WANG
1
;
Chao YANG
1
;
Bing HONG
1
;
Shuo DU
1
;
Jiping ZHAO
1
Author Information
1. Dongzhimen Hospital， Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，Beijing，100700
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
head and facial orifices;
acupuncture;
regulating the spirit;
brain's spirit;
five organ's spirit
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(3):317-320
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
It is believed that the head and facial orifices are connected with the brain's spirit and the spirits of the five organs. Their functions， including vision， hearing， smell， taste， and speech， are manifestations of the activity of the spirit. Furthermore， head and facial orifice disorders are interrelated with spirit disorders， forming a cause-and-effect relationship. Acupuncture has a regulatory effect on the spirit. Based on this， acupuncture for regulating the spirit in treating head and facial orifice disorders is proposed. This includes regulating the brain's spirit to treat functional disorders， regulating the heart's spirit to clarify the functions of governing substances， regulating the organ's spirit to benefit the orifices and enhance the communication of the spirit， and regulating the liver's spirit to promote the flow of Qi （气） and relieve stagnation， thereby providing a framework for acupuncture to treat head and facial orifice disorders.
