title: Analysis on the features of preventive treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430061, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Feng-xia
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods*