Auto-moxibustion Treatment

The auto-moxibustion is a kind of ancient moxibustion method. It broadly belongs to the present "e;acupoint application therapy"e;, namely, this is an external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine which applys the medicine on body surface acupoint achieves the disease treatment goal through the action of drugs, shu-acupoint and main and collateral channels.The auto-moxibustion combines the advantages of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine treatment. It is safe, simple, reliable, economical and practical. It has a wide range of treatment and is a good method for entering the ordinary family with good practicability. This book is divided into two chapters.The first chapter briefly introduces the basic knowledge of auto-moxibustion, including its history, mechanism of action, operating rules, precautions, indications, application principles, dosage form and commonly used traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture etc.The second chapter introduces the treatment methods for 62 common frequently-occurring diseases and some intractable diseases in internal medicine department, orthopedics department, surgery department, gynecology and pediatrics department, ophthalmology department, ENT department and infectious diseases department etc., including the etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome differential diagnosis and treatment of each disease. This chapter also explains the specific contents of treatment method (main acupoint, matching acupoint, methods, clinical reports and references) in detail. This book is suitable for TCM clinical and teaching workers, clinic doctors, medical enthusiasts, patients and general readers.