Characteristics of acupuncture in Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Febrile Diseases).
- Author:
Zi-Yu ZENG
1
;
Shu-Kai CHEN
;
Chang-Qing GUO
;
Nai-Gang LIU
Author Information
1. School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of CM, Beijing 100029, China. teleskyacu@yahoo.com.tw
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
China;
History, Ancient;
Humans;
Medicine in Literature
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2010;30(7):609-611
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Through summarization and analysis on etiology, pathology and acupoint selection in chapters about acupuncture in Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Febrile Diseases), written by ZHANG Zhong-jing, famous physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty, five features of acupuncture in the book are concluded: to cut off the pathway of pathogenic factors to prevent progress of diseases; to adopt both acupuncture and herbal medicine to give full play to their respective advantages in treatment; to distinguish pathogenesis carefully and select the proper acupoints; to observe the progressing tendency of diseases to give treatment accordingly; and to understand that yang channels are appropriate for acupuncture, while yin channels can also be selected in treatment. In this way, the law of acupuncture of ZHANG Zhong-jing is expected to be better understood.
