Acupuncture and moxibustion, involving the existential improvement of the skin through physical acupuncture and moxibustion stimulation localized to the face, have been gathering attention as methods of creating physical “beauty.” However, traditional beauty acupuncture and moxibustion have recently been focused in the direction of holistic observation and treatment of the body because of risks such as subcutaneous facial hemorrhages. With regard to this environment, the law of abnormalities in the body being reflected on the body surface has been described throughout the medical text of Huangdi Neijing Lingshu (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon : Spiritual Pivot), in which an association has been drawn between skin tone, body surface luster, and skin elasticity and vital energy and blood, essential organs and the digestive tract, as well as meridians. In other words, disturbances of the mind and body spread to the complexion and appearance of the body surface and thus the “beauty” of one's physique. Accordingly, this suggests the need for future research into the mind and body with regard to the bipolarization of “acupuncture and moxibustion beauty” as a result of the symbiosis of philosophy and medicine, in addition to “beauty acupuncture and moxibustion,” which traditionally involves localized treatment.

[Objective]The concept of "beauty"in the culture of acupuncture and moxibustion has become the center of attention in these past several years. However, the essence of beauty that is based on oriental philosophy has not been discussed. Here we discuss the concept of oriental beauty and its part in acupuncture and moxibustion training.
[Methodology]Aesthetic consciousness was investigated from medicine texts (Huan Ti Nei Jin et al.) and philosophical books (The Analects of Confucius, Huai Nan Zi, etc.).
[Results]In this paper the concept of beauty was analyzed from the viewpoint of Eastern thought and philosophy. One point is to achieve beauty through internal (goodness and virtue) and external (God's image) harmony.
[Conclusion]As a result, it became clear that a common concept in classical eastern literature is that real beauty is maintained by the harmony between the inner and the outer.