title: [Li Wen-Xian and his essence of acupuncture and moxibustion].
abstract: The life history of Li Wen-xian and the style of his Essence of Acupuncture and Moxibustion as well as the compilatory features were studied in this article. Through the documentary archives collected, it is proved that Li Wen-xian, a master of acupuncture and moxibustion, born in 1909 in Teng County or Cangwu County of Guangxi Province, was an outstanding physician in the Republic of China. He learnt from LU Jun-heng, the famous physician of Guangxi Province, and has studied in Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Hongkong and Macau. Essence of Acupuncture and Moxibustion which assembles the essence of medical literatures of various schools has totally 1 volume with 14 chapters. Focused on natures of acupoints, appropriate point selection and the adoption of both acupuncture and moxibustion, the book is considered to be concise and practical, which has great significance in the study of acupuncture and its clinical appIication.
authors: Department of Historical Literatures of TCM, College of Preclinical Medicine, Guangxi College of TCM, Nanning 530001, China.
authors: Xioo-Lin
authors: XL
authors: Chen
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Dai
authors: Yan-Hong
authors: YH
authors: Liang
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D002681:China; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion