The Research Of The Academic Features Of Moxibustion In Tang Dynasty

The thesis induced and analyzed the medical books and literatures about moxibustion in Tang Dynasty to clear the origin and sequence of the development of moxibustion in Tang Dynasty, and to concise the academic features of moxibustion in Tang Dynasty, to serve and guide the clinical practice. The thesis falls into four parts, the 1st part is overview of moxibustion in Tang Dynasty, which summarize the main characteristic of moxibustion in Tang Dynasty. The 2nd part introduces the representative doctors who are mastery in moxibustion and their academic achievements, including Cui Zhiti, Sun Simiao, Wang Tao, and the medical works Huangdi Ming Tong Moxibustion. The 3rd part is the academic thought of moxibustion in Tang Dynasty. The 4th part is about the influence of the academic thought of moxibustion in Tang Dynasty to modern clinical practice.The application of moxibustion in Tang Dynasty reached its peak. The acupoint moxitustioned, quantity of moxibustion and materials of moxibustion was accentuated especially; moxibustion for disease prevention and, moxibustion for disease prevention, differential treatment for moxibustion, and treating hot syndrome with moxibustion is the basic academic thoughts in this period; the academic thoughts of moxibustion developed in Tang Dynasty has an important influence to modern acupuncture and moxibustion clinical practice.