1, the word "moxibustion" in the existing literature was first mentioned in Zhuangzi. For example, in Zhuangzi Stealing Plantation, Confucius convinced Liu that he hit the nail on the head. Afterwards, he said to Liu: "Qiu called self-moxibustion without illness." But the original word of "moxibustion" is "long". For example, 1975 bamboo slips (legal documents) unearthed from Sleeping Tiger Land in Yunmeng, Hubei Province recorded that "the male is Ding Zhuang, whose color is seven feet and one inch long, his hair is two feet long and his abdomen is scarred for a long time", which is the original meaning of "moxibustion". The word "moxibustion" is used in Fifty-two Diseases Prescription, Eleven Pulse Yin and Yang Moxibustion Sutra (hereinafter referred to as Yin and Yang), Eleven Pulse Foot Moxibustion Sutra (hereinafter referred to as Foot Arm), pulse diagnosis method and Wuwei Han medical bamboo slips unearthed from Han tombs. After a long time, it evolved into the word "moxibustion". Xu Shen in the Han Dynasty said in Shuo Wen Jie Zi: "Moxibustion, burning, from fire". Modern Hu Houxuan, based on the study of Oracle Bone Inscriptions's glyph, thinks that "I release the bed, that is, the word …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Moxibustion appeared in the Yin Dynasty. Kang Yin believed that moxibustion and ironing had become popular in the early Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
2. The application of moxibustion originated from the use of fire after human beings mastered it. Yuanmou people in Yunnan started to use fire 6.5438+0.7 million years ago. Lantian people in Shaanxi province had traces of fire 6,543,800 years ago, and Zhoukoudian people in Beijing mastered the method of using fire 500,000 years ago and have been able to preserve the kindling. "Zhuangzi Foreign Objects" contains: "Wood will burn when it rubs against wood", and "Yi Shi Dagu No.1" contains: "You can learn to cook by drilling wood for fire." During the processing of stone tools for millions of years, friction and fire will occur at any time. People gradually gained beneficial enlightenment from the burning caused by wood drilling, scraping and other production practices, and finally invented the method of artificial fire. This simple method was still used in some ethnic minority areas in China until liberation, such as the Wa people rubbing sticks together to make a fire, the Kucong people sawing bamboo to make a fire, and the Li people drilling wood to make a fire. The discovery and use of fire has formed an indissoluble bond with human beings! Mastering fire can not only prevent human beings from being invaded by wild animals, but also resist the harsh climate in cold and cool winter. You can also burn the tree and then moxibustion the affected area to dispel cold evil and relieve pain.
3. Development of moxibustion materials. In practice, the materials of moxibustion fire are also selected. In the Yellow Emperor's Frog Sutra, it was said that eight trees, such as pine, cypress, bamboo, orange, elm, flag, mulberry and jujube, were not suitable for moxibustion, and were gradually eliminated because they were harmful to human body, but mulberry moxibustion was also useful in later generations. Fire moxibustion of Sophora japonica is easy to heal, but fumigation moxibustion of mugwort leaves is the most effective, so mugwort leaves are gradually used instead of other moxibustion treatments. The application of moxibustion originated from the use of fire after human mastery, and the time was also in the Stone Age.
4. Indications of Moxibustion Moxibustion was originally mainly used to treat cold syndrome. For example, "On Su Wenyi's Law and Prescription" said: "Northerners ... are cold and cold, and their folk music is breast-fed in the wild, while the cold in Tibet is full of diseases, so moxibustion treatment is appropriate." Bing Wang in Tang Dynasty pointed out: "Moxibustion is the so-called moxibustion". This cauterization therapy is quite effective in treating "cold accumulation disease" and gradually develops into the treatment of various diseases of different nature throughout the body. Zuo Zhuan was written in the tenth year (58 BC1). Duke Jing of Jin was ill, and the doctor of Qin ordered him to come to the clinic slowly. He said, "the disease can't be done. Disease is above phlegm and below ointment, so it can't be attacked. If it is not reached, the medicine cannot be cured. " "Attack" is moxibustion and "Da" is needle.
5. Moxibustion therapy originated from-the lower limit of Moxibustion therapy will not be later than the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it has been quite popular during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the Book of Songs in the Spring and Autumn Period, "He adopted Ai Xi", which was explained by Mao Heng and Ranunculus ternatus in the Western Han Dynasty: "Ai is the principle of treating diseases". Judging from the fact that the actual clinical application in ancient times was earlier than written records, the lower limit of moxibustion therapy will not be later than the Western Zhou Dynasty. In Shen Kuo's Meng Qian Bi Tan (volume 18) in the Song Dynasty, Xirong divination was recorded: "Take the sheep of Ai Zhuo as a sign and call it death." . This proves that the Oracle Bone Inscriptions divination method before the Shang Dynasty in China can also use moxa as fuel. "Mencius Li Lou" contains: "I want to get Wang Yin sick for seven years and love for three years." It can be seen that moxibustion therapy has been quite popular in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Therefore, the origin of moxibustion treatment should also be before the Western Zhou Dynasty.
6. moxibustion has a long history. Throughout the development of moxibustion, it can be divided into two milestones, the first is traditional moxibustion, and the second is modern moxibustion. Traditional moxibustion and modern moxibustion have their own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. Traditional moxibustion is effective, but there is smoke, fire (unsafe) and inconvenient operation (requiring professionals); Although modern moxibustion does not have the disadvantages of traditional moxibustion, the therapy is single, and sometimes the response to improvement is too strong, which makes some guests unbearable, which is caused by the limitations of its single therapy.
The above is the history of moxibustion.