Research On The Theories And Methods Of Point-application In "Li Yue Pian Wen"

Li Yue Pian Wen is Wushiji's experience summary of point-application and clinical realization about decades. Wushiji is not be limited by paleo-methods, he changed oral administration to external applying, expoundsd external therapy through theory and bases, prescription and methods. The text aim at systematic researching and study on the theory , methods , herbs and application of point-application in Li Yue Pian Wen, in order to have one overall understanding to point-application, and to estend it to health preservation.Theory of Chinese Medicine guides clinical Chinese medicine, internal and external administration are used in Chinese Medicine theory. It is prerequisite to mastership theories of TCM. The theories of zang fu, qi xue jin ye, meridians and etiology and pathogenesis are all on the base of Theory of Chinese Medicine. Yin-yang doctrine impenetrate every theoretical system, and it is theory basis of point-application.The administration route of point-application is percutaneous drug delivery. It is different to absorb herbs through skin and viscera mucosa. So It has its own characteristics for external application in herbs choice. It is not be changed when herbal paste made, so herbs grains are added into herbal paste. Points selection is based on the principle of acupuncture points and herbs absorbing.In using herbal paste,to regard a herbal paste as a herbs, we can use one or more herbal pastes according to disease and syndrome's yin-yang, superficies and interior, cold and heat, asthenia and sthenia.Internal and external administration are all to use herbs, the nature and flavor of medicines herbs can influence human body's yin-yang. Point-application is must to be careful used.In Li Yue Pian Wen, point-application is a systematic and theorized external method. It was expounded in theory and clinical application. Wu treated diseases by using herbal pastes-application, match usaging of different herbal pastes, combining multiple methods. Developmental direction of point-application is to put it into health keeping field. Chronic diseases and common diseases will provide new development space for point-application.