title: [Paying attention to the heat thermal sensitivity of moxibustion is the key for raising the curative effect].
abstract: When moxibustion is applied to a certain acupoint in the patient, a regional heat sensitive reaction may be found. In the present paper, the authors expound its conception and appearing regularities, its relationship with the "arrival of qi" of Chinese medicine, and its clinical application in guiding acupoint selection and heat-stimulation quantity. Heat sensitive reaction during moxibustion ("heat sensitive moxibustion") is frequently seen in people undergoing pathological conditions and correlates highly with the diseases. It characterizes in dynamic changes in the location along with the state of the disorders and in being not always to coincide with the standard meridian acupoint location. The heat sensitive phenomenon of moxibustion is one of the manifestations in the activated functional activities of meridian of Chinese medicine just like the arrival of the qi caused by acupuncture stimulation. It is also a sign of activation of the human endogenous functional regulative system. Therefore, thinking highly of the heat sensitive reaction of moxibustion is the key point for raising the curative effect in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acu-moxibustion and Rehabilitation, the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi College of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China. chenrixin123@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Ri-Xin
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming-Ren
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming-Fei
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Zhen-Hai
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D013697:Thermosensing; D016896:Treatment Outcome