Approach to some problems in the national standard Standardized Manipulation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Part IV, Three-Edged Needle.
- Author:
Ze-lin CHEN
1
;
Yi GUO
;
Gui-lan LI
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. scczl@eyou.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
methods;
standards;
China;
Humans;
Moxibustion;
methods;
standards
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2009;29(2):151-153
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Main difficulties and problems in working out the national standard Manipulation Standardization of Acupuncture and Moribustion Techniques for Three-edged Needle are discussed. The difficult points include selection of technical terms; standardization and characteristics of Chinese medicine; quantification of bleeding amount in three-edged needle therapy; basis and science of the standards stipulated. The problems that need further be studied and perfected for Manipulation Standardization of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Techniques for Three-edged Needle are put forward in the present paper.