Discussion on Features of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment for Migraine Based on Ancient Books and Documents
This paper systematically analyzed the ancient monographs of acupuncture and moxibustion and com-prehensive medical books from pre-Qin to 1911,and extracted the data according to the etiology and pathogenesis,treatment principles and methods,acupoint selection,needling and moxibustion,and taboos of needling and moxibus-tion on migraine.The pathogenesis of migraine in ancient books and documents is summarized as"the causes are di-verse,and phlegm-dampness equally important with wind pathogen".For treatment,the features include"needling has a sequence,and the root and the branch should be treated separately"and"focusing on tonifying deficiency and drain excess".It is also obtained of the rich ideas of acupoints selection,extensive application records of moxibus-tion,unique application of bloodletting therapy and clear explanation of acupuncture and moxibustion taboos,expected to enrich the ideas and methods of modern migraine treatment and improve the clinical effects.
migraineacupuncture and moxibustionancient books and documents of traditional Chinese medicine
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