title: [Restore of the ancient "moxibustion the pulse" method].
abstract: The manipulation of ancient "moxibustion the pulse" method are replicated and discussed through literature review. It turned out that the old year moxa was the best material for moxibustion in ancient times because of its mild heat power and uninjurious to the skin or blood and vessels; it was believed by the ancient people that the ideal fire to light moxa which could play the curative effect best was "sunfire" (lighted through the bronze concave mirror focussing) while the prohibited were "eight kinds of wood fire"; the moxibustion area were the convergence of the pulse on limb ends. The way to determine the time and amount of moxibustion were various, but in general the moxa amount was larger; still after moxibustion, proper exercise and diet were recommended, the nursing methods of the moxibustion sore were recorded. In ancient times, moxibustion was not only a treatment method but also an unique culture carrier to reflect the faith and worship.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of CM, Beijing 100029, China. wuqifei1990@126.com
authors.forename: Qi-Fei
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xing-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*