Study On Literature Of Contramoxibustion-point On Fourteen Regular Meridians

Purpose: With systemic and comprehensive collection and categorization of theancient literature of Traditional Chinese Medicine concern with main contramoxibustion-points, this thesis aimed to clarify the development course and sort out the process of inheritance and change of the contramoxibustion-points. Look through the source record of main contramoxibustion-points, then sum up so as to promote the literature study of contramoxibustion-points, which may act as theoratical and clinical reference.Methods: In the light of the method of the literature combined with statistic analysis including as a example, the ancient literatures were retrieved and the database established,by which the source , body parts location and meridian tropism of main contramoxibustion-points are analized.Result:For the first time,study on the source for ancient contramoxibustion-points were performed.The references of the contramoxibustion-points were definited and a new systematize classification was done.The situation of source,adoption, body parts location and meridian tropism for main contramoxibustion-points in different periods,as well as the records of contramoxibustion-points in ancient literature were sorted out. The achievements made in the study would play a practical role theoratically and clinically.Conclusion:Textual research of the source and course of the ancient main contramoxibustion-points was performed and they were classified as 3 sorts. The situation of source,adoption, body parts location and meridian tropism for main contramoxibustion- points in different periods of contramoxibustion-points in ancient literature were sorted out.