Startup mechanism of moxibustion warming and dredging function.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.09.031
- Author:
Kaiyu HUANG
1
;
Shuang LIANG
1
;
Zheng SUN
1
;
Jianbin ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. the Second Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of CM, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mechanism;
moxibustion;
warm stimulation;
warming and dredging function
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2017;37(9):1023-1026
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With "moxibustion" and "warm stimulation" as the keywords, the literature on moxibustion mechanism of warming and dredging from June 1st, 1995 to June 1st, 2016 was collected from PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang database. The startup mechanism of moxibustion warming and dredging function was analyzed in terms of moxibustion warming stimulation. The results were found that moxibustion was based on local rising temperature of acupoint. It activated local specific receptors, heat sensitive immune cells, heat shock proteins and so on to start the warming and dredging function and produce various local effects. The warming stimulation signals as well as subsequent effects through nerve and body fluid pathways induced the effects of further specific target organs and body systems.
