Constituent elements and characteristics of ancient acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions: taking migraine and headache as an example

• Published in: Zhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 43; no. 4; p. 479
• Main Author: Li, Su-Yun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 12.04.2023
• Subjects: Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy; Headache - therapy; Humans; Meridians; Migraine Disorders - therapy; Moxibustion; migraine; headache; characteristic; constituent elements; ancient literature; acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions
• ISSN: 0255-2930
• DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220516-k0002

The basic constituent elements of ancient acupuncture prescriptions and moxibustion prescriptions for migraine and headache are extracted and summarized. The frequency and proportion of each element are counted and its characteristics are analyzed. The basic constituent elements of ancient acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions includes five aspects: disease symptoms (main symptoms, concurrent symptoms, etiology and pathogenesis), disease type, acupuncture and moxibustion site (acupoint name, site name, meridian name), manipulation method (acupuncture method, reinforcing and reducing method, blood pricking method, moxibustion method) and curative effect. Acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions are essential for recording the disease symptoms, while the acupuncture and moxibustion site and manipulation methods are the two core elements of ancient acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions, which are also the premise to ensure that acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions have good reference value.