Discussion on moxibustion practice of the Han medical bamboo slips unearthed in Wuwei and Juyan regions of Gansu province.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210506-k0004
- Author:
Shou-Xiang TAN
1
;
Juan-Juan ZHANG
1
;
Tian-Tian ZHU
1
;
Xing-Ke YAN
1
Author Information
1. College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Gansu University of TCM, Lanzhou 730099, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gansu region;
moxibustion;
unearthed Han medical bamboo slips
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
China;
Contraindications;
Moxibustion;
Plant Cone
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2022;42(6):703-706
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Through collecting the relevant moxibustion records of Han medical bamboo slips unearthed in Wuwei and Juyan regions of Gansu province, the situation and characteristics of clinical practice of moxibustion were summarized. In Wuwei Han medical bamboo slips, the contraindications of moxibustion were recorded, with age and time involved. Juyan Han medical bamboo slips mainly recorded the methods of moxibustion at the acupoints located on the back of the body, with clear emphasis and requirement of acupoint selection, single acupoint moxibustion and moxibustion quantity (the numbers of moxa cone) included. These records on bamboo slips initially display the practice and development of moxibustion in Gansu and other northwestern regions of China in the Han Dynasty, providing a certain instruction for the literature research of moxibustion of the excavated Han medical bamboo slips.
