Humans ; Moxibustion ; methods ; standards

The basic structure and application manipulations of the multi-function moxibustion couch are introduced in this article. The designation of the couch is reasonable and its structure is simple. With easy manipulations and simple application, fumigation and moxibustion therapy is fulfilled by the moxa roll ignited under the couch. It has the characteristics of heat and medicine concentrating with strong penetration and extensive application area. And it can be applied especially on pain of the neck, shoulder, low back and leg, diseases of stomach and intestines, complicated gynaecological diseases as well as on health keeping.
Humans ; Moxibustion ; instrumentation ; methods

Main difficulties and solutions in working out the national standard Standardized Manipulation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Part I: Moxibustion are explained in this paper so as to promote the implementation and application of this national standard, including the definition of moxibustion, selection of pertinent literature, expiration date of moxa stick, quantification of moxibustion amount and the problems needing attention.
China ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; methods ; standards

YANG Ji-zhou, a famous scientist of acupuncture and moxibustion in the Ming Dynasty. He was a great master not only in manipulation methods of acupuncture, but also in moxibustion therapy, with unique and profound deep cognition. His main contributions include the three aspects: (1) collected a great deal of methods and experience of moxibustion treatment from moxibustion physicians and gathered and mustered a great works about moxibustion methods before the Ming Dynasty; (2) combined with his own clinical experiences, systematized the methods and techniques of moxibustion, including the relationship between posture and point-fathoming, the treatment orders, the size of moxa cone, the number of moxa cones, the techniques of burning moxa, the methods for vesiculation moxibustion, etc. forming a more systematic manipulation standard; (3) invented and formed YANG's characteristics of clinical moxibustion treatment, i. e selecting a few points to dredge the meridian-qi, grasping opportunity of moxibustion, combining acupuncture and moxibustion with medicine, and consolidating the therapeutic effect by proper diet after treatment.
Acupuncture Therapy ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; methods

OBJECTIVETo assess the methodology and report quality of systematic evaluation and Meta-analysis of acupuncture and moxibustion in China.

METHODSRetrieve CBM, CNKI, WF and VIP database, collect data from the information system established by Epidata 2.1, assess the methodology and report quality by using the QQAQ and QUOROM, calculate the percentage of adequate rate.

RESULTSThirty-eight reviews, including twenty six systematic evaluation and twelve Meta-analyses, met the enrolled criteria. Twenty-two kinds of diseases and six diseases systems were included. The methodology quality scores were generally low (3.34 +/- 1.44). The causes of the problems were insufficient literature resource, bias in data collections and inaccurate merging methods. The report quality was relatively low in abstracts, methods, trial flow, introduction and data merging.

CONCLUSIONThe amount of literatures on systematic evaluation and Meta-analysis of acupuncture is gradually increasing from 2002. However, the quality control is not ideal. It is important to improve the methodology and report quality.

As an important component of acupuncture-moxibustion science, needling and moxibustion is one methodology and technology and its technical characteristics determine its special status and role in training programs. It is closely ralated to meridians-collaterals-acupoints and acupuncture treatment. Therefore, it demands an overall planning for acupuncture professional skills that consists of meridians-collaterals-acupoints knowledge and acupuncture treatment techniques. The practical training courses are the step by step progress involving repeated practices.
Acupuncture ; education ; methods ; Education ; Moxibustion ; methods ; Teaching

OBJECTIVETo explore bilingual teaching of acupuncture and moxibustion for cultivating compound senior acupuncture persons.

METHODSBeginning with the concept of bilingual teaching in conjunction with acupuncture own characteristics, the problems involved in the practice of bilingual teaching of acupuncture and moxibustion were analyzed and explored.

RESULTSUnifying opinion and correct localizing position should be started for acupuncture and moxibustion bilingual teaching, and choice of teachers, subjects, models, materials, examination of bilingual teaching should be focused on, and appropriate means should be applied in practice to test, consolidate and distillate the effect of bilingual teaching.

CONCLUSIONBilingual teaching of acupuncture and moxibustion is an important measure of economic globalization and knowledge economy. Only if various teaches involved in its practice were properly dealt with could better teaching results be obtained.

To develop a new temperature control moxibustion device so as to improve the clinical therapeutic effect of moxibustion. According to the thermal effect of moxibustion, with the designs such as the modern electronic equipment (temperature control system) adopted and in combination of smoke filtration device and oxygen mask device, a new temperature control moxibustion device was developed. The new temperature control moxibustion device may achieve the automatic regulation of temperature and distance and avoid the pollution and irritation of smoke and flavor, etc. As a result, the traditional moxibustion therapy can better play its efficacy and display its safety and convenience in practice.
Equipment Design ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; instrumentation ; methods ; Temperature

Moxibustion dose, closely related to moxibustion methods and sensations, directly influences the efficacy. Moxibustion dose is affected by quantity factors and patients' sensations. Quantity factors are volume and number of moxa cones, and moxibustion time and frequency, etc. The relationship between moxibustion dose and efficacy is discussed from quantity factors and sensations in the paper.
Humans ; Moxibustion ; methods ; standards ; Sensation ; Time Factors

The characteristics and clinical application of the arrival of qi in suspended moxibustion was discussed in this paper. Through literature research and clinical practice, three aspects, including characteristics of arrival of qi in suspended moxibustion, the clinical basis regarding arrival of qi in suspended moxibustion improving therapeutic effects and how to acquire arrival of qi in suspended moxibustion, were discussed to clarify the essential role of arrival of qi in suspended moxibustion as well as its importance to the development of moxibustion medicine. The suspended moxibustion at acupoints could produce arrival of qi similar to acupuncture, which was characterized as non-local or non-superficial heat sensation such as penetrating heat, expanding heat, transmitting heat, even non-hot sensation such as aching, numbing, distending, painful, heavy, cold sensation in the applied region. It is heat-sensitive sensation phenomenon that can improve therapeutic effect in suspended moxibustion.
Acupuncture Points ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; methods ; Qi ; Thermosensing