title: [Approach to some problems in the national standard Standardized Manipulation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Part IV, Three-Edged Needle].
abstract: Main difficulties and problems in working out the national standard Manipulation Standardization of Acupuncture and Moribustion Techniques for Three-edged Needle are discussed. The difficult points include selection of technical terms; standardization and characteristics of Chinese medicine; quantification of bleeding amount in three-edged needle therapy; basis and science of the standards stipulated. The problems that need further be studied and perfected for Manipulation Standardization of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Techniques for Three-edged Needle are put forward in the present paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. scczl@eyou.com
authors.forename: Ze-lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Gui-lan
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*