title: [A brief history of development of intelligence-sharpening acu-moxatherapy in ancient China].
abstract: Through monographical investigation on various ancient literatures on intelligence-sharpening acu-moxatherapy, considering the scholastic background and combining with the historical quantitative analysis, this composition has tracked down it origin and explored its development history. It is found that intelligence-sharpening acu-moxatherapy laid its foundation in the Qin-Han periods and developed in the Jin-Tang period, fluorished in the Song-Yuan period and widely applied in the Ming-Qing period. This paper clarifies the developing process of intelligence-sharpening Acu-moxatherapy in China.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Academy of TCM, Hangzhou.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000266:history*; D002681:China; D049690:History, Ancient; D007360:Intelligence