title: [Analysis and study on modern pharmacy and pharmacology of moxibustion].
abstract: This present paper introduces the advancement in the researches on modern pharmacy and pharmacology of moxibustion and proposes a new idea of comparative studies on pharmacologic action of different moxibustion materials, systematically analyzes the chemical compositions and the heat value of combustion of the argyi leaf of different strains, places of produce, cultivation ways or gathering times by the modern pharmaceutical research methods, and sums up that moxibustion has the functions of antisepticise, antivirus and regulating immune function by the modern pharmacological research methods. The authors think that the aforesaid comparative studies will establish the scientific foundation for determination of the best strain and primal chemical compositions of the argyi leaf for clinical efficacy, improvement of the moxibustion mode and enhancement of the therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: Clinical College of Acupuncture, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230038, China. cxh196321@163.com
authors.forename: Xiang-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guo-you
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mei-qi
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion; D010600:Pharmacology; D010604:Pharmacy