Analysis on the features of preventive treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the features of preventive treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion to provide guidance for practice.


METHODS
Induction and comparison methods were adopted to summarize the features of preventive treatment from the literatures of different ages.


RESULTS
Preventive treatment has the distinctive features: (1) strengthening and protecting the vital-qi is paid much attention to; (2) the intervention time is well grasped; (3) tonification points are importantly used; (4) the action of moxibustion is stressed on; and (5) the change of disease is judged.


CONCLUSIONS
With the principle to reinforce the vital-qi, acupuncture and moxibustion are applied to meridians and acupoints to treat before the occurrence of diseases, being advanced and significant in clinic, worthy spreading.
Wang
Hua
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Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430061, China.
Liang
Feng-xia
FX
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods*