Construction of acupuncture-moxibustion diagnosis and treatment system for spasm syndrome based on the theory of three regions and sanjiao.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241010-k0004
- Author:
Yi LI
1
;
Guirong DONG
1
;
Chunling BAO
1
;
Zhihua JIAO
1
;
Hongsheng DONG
1
;
Liang ZHOU
1
;
Yingchao LIU
1
Author Information
1. Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 200437, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
five needling techniques;
sanjiao;
spasm syndrome;
syndrome differentiation and treatment system;
three regions
- MeSH:
Humans;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Spasm/diagnosis*;
Moxibustion;
Acupuncture Points;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Diagnosis, Differential
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2025;45(12):1811-1814
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Based on the theory of "three regions and sanjiao" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the acupuncture-moxibustion differentiation and treatment system is explored and constructed for spasm syndrome, so as to provide a clearer guiding framework for TCM treatment of spasm syndrome. This disorder is caused essentially by the invasion of pathogenic wind, and located in brain marrow. The key regions of illness cover five zang organs and five tissues, and the core pathogenesis is associated with wind disturbance in brain marrow. In differentiation, spasm syndrome refers to overall transmission (from the upper to the lower) and local transmission (from exterior to interior). This disorder can be classified into sanjiao spasm (heart-lung spasm of the upper jiao, liver-spleen spasm of the middle jiao, and liver-kidney spasm of the lower jiao) and three-region spasm (skin-vessel spasm of the upper region, tendon-muscle spasm of the middle region, and tendon-bone spasm of the lower region). Based on "three regions and sanjiao" theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, 7 "expelling-wind" points can be selected in terms of the etiology of this disease. Baihui (GV20)-toward-Taiyang (EX-HN5) needling is applied to regulate the brain marrow, focusing on the core location of illness; and regarding the key location of illness, the combination of back-shu and front-mu points and that of jing-well and xing-spring points are adopted to regulate five zang organs. The five needling techniques (half needling, leopard-spot needling, joint needling, Hegu needling and shu needling) are used to regulate five tissues.
