title: [Thinking of some problems in experimental acupuncture and moxibustion science].
abstract: This paper expounds the definition and nomenclature of experimental acupuncture and moxibustion science. The definition of experimental acupuncture and moxibustion science limits its study contents; experimental characteristics and its importance determine experimental methods becoming as main study methods of experimental acupuncture and moxibustion science, but the experiment must combine with clinical trails, can more scientific conclusion be attained. It can be seen from the intension and extension of the definition of experimental acupuncture and moxibustion science that only "experimental acupuncture and moxibustion science" can more accurately summarize this discipline.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Acupuncture and Moxibustion Research Center, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. gaoshuanger@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion