title: [Differences in thinking model of treatment based syndrome differentiation between acu-moxibustion and internal medicine of TCM].
abstract: The founding of clinical syndrome differentiation treatment system for acu-moxibustion is an important issue for the development of clinical acupuncture practices, and it has attracted extensive attention in the domestic and overseas circles in acu-moxibustion field. At present, the syndrome differentiation treatment system of internal medicine of TCM is literally carried out in clinical acu-moxibustion practices, syndrome differentiation according to zang-fu is used instead of syndrome differentiation according to meridian, hence, it is difficult to reflect the features and advantages of acupuncture and moxibustion. Although the goals of acu-moxibustion and Chinese herbal medicine treatments are consistent, but the methods and approaches of the treatment are different. Therefore, the syndrome differentiation treatment system are not in concordance. Acu-moxibustion has gradually established unique thinking model of treatment based syndrome differentiation including principle, methods, prescription, points and technique which are different from principle, methods, prescription and drugs of internal medicine of TCM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Yu-ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Bao-yan
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhi-shun
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D016740:Meridians; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*