《肘后備急方》灸法學術思想探析

The academic thought on the moxibustion method in“A Handbook of Prescrip tions for Emergencies”ismainly manifes- ted in: because the names of points are miscellaneous and not easy to remember, only the use not the names of points is stated and practical application emphasized;because the moxibustion methods is easy to master and suitable for popularization and has an exact effect, the method is stressed and moxibustion and medicine are used together; Ren and Du meridians are valued,Yin and Yang are connected and Yang is regained to stem the adversity for the treatment of emergencies; points for emergencies are often selected in ex-tremities, a reinforing method is used for excess syndrome and a reducing method for deficiency syndrome,and meridians are un- blocked; indirect moxibustion is first recorded,which has a far-reaching influence;it is emphasized that“The primary and the second-ary are ascertained to avoid unnecessary moxibustion.Moxibustion is performed for the disease when is does exist”, and syndrome dif- ferentiation is valued and moxibustion is for the treatment of diseases.