Manipulation methods of slow-rapid reinforcing-reducing method.
- Author:
Xi-Xin ZHAO
1
;
Peng-Fei RAN
;
Xiao-Rui LÜ
;
Xue-Xia WANG
Author Information
1. College of Acupuncture and Massage, Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450008, China. zhaoxixin10@yahoo.com.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
methods;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2008;28(6):423-426
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
After consulting literature, following the original meaning of the paper about slow-rapid reinforcing-reducing method in Huangdi's Internal Classic, in combination with explanation of later ages, and comprehension and clinical experience of the authors, it is put forward that the slow-rapid reinforcing-reducing method in Huangdi's Internal Classic is not single manipulation method, but it is a guiding principle for reinforcing-reducing manipulation, it includes many manipulation methods and they were listed, and all of the reinforcing-reducing methods of later ages are developed from these. In the teaching material Acupuncture and Moxibustion Sciences they are included in single reinforcing-reducing method, reducing extension and intension of this definition. The relative description in the teaching material only is slow-rapid reinforcing-reducing method of narrow sense, but the manipulations can be divided into qi-carrying manipulating needle type and three-one pushing-pulling type.
