Analysis of WANG Mengying's academic thoughts on acupuncture-moxibustion therapy for cholera.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240613-k0003
- Author:
Mingde CHANG
1
;
Linna WU
2
;
Juyi WANG
3
;
Yueqiao REN
4
;
Yichun SHANG
1
;
Guiping LI
5
Author Information
1. College of TCM, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 301617, China.
2. First Clinical Medical School, Yunnan University of CM.
3. China Institute for History of Chinese Medicine and Medical Literature, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
4. Graduate School of Tianjin University of TCM.
5. First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM/National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
WANG Mengying;
academic thoughts;
acupuncture-moxibustion therapy;
cholera
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy/history*;
Moxibustion/history*;
Humans;
Cholera/history*;
China;
History, Ancient;
Medicine in Literature;
Books/history*
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2025;45(5):703-707
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The paper introduces 5 books written by WANG Mengying, including Suixiju Chongding Huoluan Lun, Guiyan Lu, Wenre Jingwei, Wang Mengying Yi'an and Suixiju Yinshipu; and analyzes the ideas of diagnosis and treatment of cholera and the academic thoughts in treatment with acupuncture-moxibustion therapy. In pathogenesis, cholera is classified into cold and heat types. Cholera of heat type roots on qi and blood. If the pathogenic factors are mild and located shallowly, the sneezing method, followed by scraping method, is adopted to open meridians and collaterals, as well as the qi level, so as to eliminate pathogens. When the pathogens go deeply, the bloodletting technique is used to clean the toxic heat in blood level and reduce the reversed qi. For cholera of cold type, warm ironing moxibustion is delivered to promote qi circulation and disperse cold, and improve qi movement. If spasm and syncope occur in cholera, no matter of cold or heat identification, the emergent measure is operated with the external application of pungent, warm and salty herbal plaster at Yongquan (KI1). When the pathogens are almost eliminated, the herbal medicines are combined to treat the symptoms and remove the causative factors of the disease.
