Research On The Existing Representative Acupuncture Literature In Ming Dynasty

ObjectiveThis paper studies the representative acupuncture and moxibustion literature of Ming Dynasty,investigates the author’s life story,book formation process and edition origin of the representative acupuncture and moxibustion monographs of Ming Dynasty,summarizes the characteristic academic thoughts,discusses the influence of academic inheritance,and summarizes the academic characteristics of the representative acupuncture and moxibustion medical books of Ming Dynasty and the influence of academic inheritance of acupuncture and moxibustion monographs.MethodsIn order to reflect the outlook of acupuncture and moxibustion in Ming Dynasty,the selected representative medical books should have four characteristics: clear personal academic views,wide spread,far-reaching influence and clear existing versions.Choosing six representative acupuncture monographs,such as Shenyingjing,Acupuncture Daquan,Acupuncture Juying,Acupuncture Quest,Qijing Bamai Kao,Acupuncture Six Sets,and three comprehensive medical books,Ancient and Modern Medical System Daquan,Introduction to Medicine,and Yijing Tuyi.The Research Report of acupuncture and moxibustion Dacheng is comprehensive,only referring to relevant research literature.Searching the research papers from CNKI and consulting the related books in the library,this paper discusses: the basic situation of books,academic contributions and the influence of later generations.ConclusionThere are 36 existing monographs,and 10 comprehensive medical works.It has academic characteristics,attaching importance to the theory of "eight-pulse intersection points" and "meridian flow acupuncture",perfecting the elements of tonifying and purging,perfecting the double acupuncture tonifying and purging methods,emphasizing the accuracy of setting points,simplifying the selection of points,advocating moxibustion and attaching importance to the arrangement of acupoints.In shenyingjing,the same patient’s left and right acupoints,yin and yang meridians,men and women’s twirling reinforcing and reducing techniques have been inherited in Dacheng,Juying,Wendui and Liuji of acupuncture prescriptions.In the Qing Dynasty,neipian of acupuncture inherited the acupuncture method and applied in clinic The acupuncture techniques of "eight methods for treating diseases" and "flying meridians and moving Qi" in acupuncture and moxibustion encyclopedia were developed in acupuncture and moxibustion Juying,acupuncture and moxibustion Wendui,acupuncture and moxibustion Dacheng,acupuncture and moxibustion prescription Liuji and introduction to medicine,which were transcribed by Acupuncture and moxibustion Fengyuan in Qing Dynasty.The theory of "eight pulse intersection points" supplemented and perfected in the book was inherited by Acupuncture and moxibustion Wendui and acupuncture and moxibustion Juying.The viewpoint of "acupuncture,moxibustion and medicine are used together" in acupuncture Juying is inherited by acupuncture Dacheng,the viewpoint of "acupuncture is practical" is inherited by acupuncture Wendui,and the systematic acupoint theory is transcribed by acupuncture Dacheng,acupuncture prescription Liuji and acupuncture Fengyuan and acupoint edition of xujingkao in Qing Dynasty,which provides reference for the compilation of qijingbamaikao.Wang’s acupuncture reinforcing and reducing technique has been inherited in acupuncture Dacheng and spread in yizongjinjian.The academic point of view in the book that "acupuncture is purgative but not tonic" is discussed in Dacheng of acupuncture and moxibustion,introduction to medicine,and complete collection of ancient and modern medicine.Based on the theory of acupoints in acupuncture and moxibustion Juying and the academic idea of treating diseases with extraordinary meridians,qijingbamaikao has a great guiding effect on the popularity of academic thoughts of many doctors in Qing Dynasty,such as the jingxianglou medical record,huancaotang medical record and clinical guide medical record.Acupuncture prescription Liuji collects the contents of acupuncture Daquan,acupuncture Dacheng and acupuncture Juying in Ming Dynasty,and puts forward the academic viewpoint of "acupuncture and medicine",which provides a theoretical basis for the feasibility of using acupuncture and medicine in combination mode in modern clinical treatment,and promotes the construction of effective acupuncture and medicine compatibility mode.There is a one to many influence mode in the representative acupuncture and moxibustion literature of Ming Dynasty.The complete collection of acupuncture and moxibustion and the collection of acupuncture and moxibustion are widely inherited in this historical period of Ming Dynasty.The acupuncture techniques in the complete collection of acupuncture and moxibustion are inherited and innovated by most acupuncture and moxibustion monographs.The content of acupoints in the collection of acupuncture and moxibustion is an integral part of the content of acupoints in most acupuncture and moxibustion monographs.Acupuncture and moxibustion Juying,acupuncture and moxibustion Wendui and acupuncture Dacheng are all based on Su and Nan,which makes them have obvious vertical academic inheritance relationship.The results of acupoint theory in Ming Dynasty had a deep influence on Qing Dynasty,mainly on the textual research of acupoints in acupuncture Dacheng and leijing tuyi.The most influential medical books in Qing Dynasty are shenyingjing,acupuncture Daquan,introduction to medicine,acupuncture Juying,acupuncture Dacheng and leijing tuyi.Leijing tuyi,acupuncture Dacheng and introduction to medicine directly influenced the development of acupuncture and moxibustion in Qing Dynasty.