Probe into the Moxibustion Therapy Characteristics in ZHAO Xuemin's Chuanya Waibian
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.04.008
- VernacularTitle:赵学敏《串雅外编》灸法特色探析
- Author:
Han LIU
1
;
Hongling CHEN
1
;
Yuxiang HE
1
Author Information
1. 湖南中医药大学第一附属医院 长沙 410007
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chuanya Waibian;
therapy of moxibustion;
ZHAO Xuemin;
folk doctor;
treatment in line with the change of climate;
moxibustion material;
emergency cases;
Zhejiang traditional Chinese medical school
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2025;49(4):444-447
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective]To explore the characteristics of moxibustion application in Chuanya Waibian by ZHAO Xuemin,a doctor in Qing Dynasty,in order to provide ideas for the expansion of the application range of moxibustion and the design of new moxibustion tools.[Methods]By studying and analyzing the discussion about moxibustion in Chuanya Waibian,the author summarized the principle and experience of using moxibustion to treat diseases.[Results]Chuanya Waibian was written by ZHAO Xuemin on the basis of inheriting the essence of the theories of the ancients and combining with the medical practice experience of the folk doctors.The philosophy of moxibustion is"harmony between human and nature,treatment in line with the change of climate";in the treatment"selecting acupoints essentially,applying moxibustion moderately""using various materials of moxibustion,not confined to moxa",and characterized by"extensive clinical symptoms,good treatment of emergency"and"distinguishing Yin and Yang in the treatment of carbuncle and ulcer".[Conclusion]Chuanya Waibian reflects the characteristics of the clinical diagnosis and treatment of the folk doctors in the region of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Qing Dynasty,and to a certain extent embodies ZHAO Xuemin's academic thought of traditional Chinese medicine.Summarizing the rules of using moxibustion to treat diseases in this book can provide new ideas and methods for clinical diagnosis and treatment,as well as reference value for the innovation of moxa sticks and the design of new moxibustion equipment.
