[Influence factors of culture for oint selection in ancient time.]
Most original acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions in ancient times were stemmed from clinical experience, seldom influenced by theories. Acupoints selected in ancient prescriptions were influenced by many factors with the development of TCM theory, continuous infiltration of philosophic and religious ideology, and miscopying and misunderstanding of literature. Those are the very reasons that cause misunderstanding of ancient acupuncture and moxibustion prescriptions.
Acupuncture Institute of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
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