Research On The Academic Development History Of Moxibustion Before Song Dynasty

Objective:The study is to systematically comb and analyze the academic inheritance and development history of moxibustion before Song dynasty,and to try to excavate several academic arguments related to the academic development process.The research and analysis of the academic history of moxibustion is an important basic part in the discipline of acupuncture of TCM,and its academic origins can be traced back to the pre-Qin.The purpose of this article is to examine,analyze,and summarize the academics of moxibustion from the pre-Qin to Song dynasties from the perspective of academic history research,in order to comprehensively summarize the academic achievements of moxibustion and reveal the developing paths behind it included the internal laws of the academic changes of moxibustion,and the social motivation during this historical period,hence fills in the gaps in the scientific evolution of moxibustion.Based on the close relationship between academic development and social and cultural advancement in the research of academic history,this study combines with the comparison of multi disciplines in the field of social sciences,and tries to explore and expand several related academic points in the development process of moxibustion before Song Dynasty.It is planned to provide a new perspective and inspiration for academic excavation and research of moxibustion in the future.Methods:This article mainly uses methods including typical analysis,theoretical analysis and comprehensive research to conduct academic inheritance and development research of moxibustion and excavate some academic arguments.The typical analysis is to select the most representative academic figures and their achievements or related works,then conduct an in-depth analysis to reveal its academic characteristics,pros and cons,and academic rules.The theoretical analysis is a scientific analysis method to understand the nature of things and their development laws through rational thinking.It decomposes things into various components,characteristics,attributes,relationships,etc.,and then defines and establishes them in essence,and then grasps its regularity through analysis and synthesis.The comprehensive research is based on the possession of a large number of historical materials of academic heritage and development,through vertical,horizontal,and multi-dimensional analysis,synthesis,and comparison to present the results of academic development and reveal its characteristics,advantages,disadvantages and laws.Results:According to the objective facts and rules of the academic inheritance and development,the academic history of moxibustion therapy before Song dynasty was divided into five historical stages:(1)From Three Dynasties ago to the completion of Lingshu and Suwen,was the embryonic stage of moxibustion therapy.In this stage,some unearthed articles related to moxibustion therapy can be seen.The records of moxibustion therapy are scattered in the works of Confucianism and Taoism.In the silk book of Mawangdui.the embryonic form of the meridians is recorded,but there is no mature theoretical system of moxibustion therapy.(2)From the period of Huangdi Neijing to the period of Huang Fu mi’s Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing.it is the basic mature stage of moxibustion therapy.At this stage,the ancient people summarized the previous theories of traditional Chinese Medicine and moxibustion therapy.and gradually formed a system.On the basis of elaborating the meridians and acupoints of the human body,the literature Neijing and Jiayi Jing comprehensively discussed the basic theories of moxibustion therapy,such as the suitable region,the suitable person,the judgment of the applicable situation,the principles of moxibustion therapy,reinforcing and reducing methods,acupuncture point moxibustion prohibition and the combined application with other methods,and the basic theoretical system of moxibustion therapy was initially established.(3)From the Jin Dynasty Ge Hong’s Prescriptions for Emergent Reference to Early-Tang Dynasty,moxibustion therapy is a abundant development stage.In this stage,treatment ideas and prescriptions of moxibustion therapies for emergency,surgery,Wwound,and warts are all abundant,moxibustion methods are also very rich,such as setting a precedent of indirect moxibustion and clinical use of external nerve points.(4)From Tang Dynasty when Sun Simiao wrote Qianjin Fang to the Northern Song Dynasty when the government completed Sheng Ji Zong Lu,it can be called the flourishing stage of moxibustion therapy.At this stage.Wang Tao and many other doctors attached great importance to moxibustion.Based on the rich foundation of Wei,Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties,the second summary of moxibustion therapy appeared,which comprehensively summarized the contents of acupoint,material,appearance,methods,quantities of moxibustion,nursing of moxibustion sore and so on,meanwhile put forward the standard of acupoints,courses of treatment.On the basis of the summary,moxibustion therapy ideas and methods have been further developed.(5)From the appearance of folk moxibustion books such as Jiu Gaohuang Shuxue Fa and Xifangzi Mingtang,JiuJing to after Song Dynasty,it is the beginning stage of academic sects and debates for the moxibustion,the folk moxibustion monographs appeared in many ways,is no longer pursuing comprehensive academic discussion on the moxibustion,instead that,more on the moxibustion from specific aspects and formed specific academic points.A primary academic division can be seen a clue.On the basis of longitudinal historical staging research on the academic history of moxibustion therapy before Song Dynasty,this paper discusses the academic characteristics,inheritance and innovation,advantages and disadvantages of moxibustion therapy in each stage,and expounds the development law and trend of moxibustion therapy.This paper analyzes the relationship between the academic development of moxibustion therapy before Song Dynasty and the development of Chinese society,which also reflects the economic basic factors such as the productive forces and production relations behind the academic development,and the economic foundation determines the superstructure,so it can be seen that the academic development of moxibustion therapy in TCM system is closely related to the development of culture and society.It enlightens us that it is necessary for us to develop moxibustion therapy in combination with the trend of social development.Based on this,the author also puts forward some suggestions for the development of moxibustion therapy.It also shows that it is one of the desirable ways to excavate and study traditional moxibustion therapy by returning to and linking with traditional culture and to conducting multi-disciplinary research.According to this,the author puts forward suggestions on the topic of subsequent academic development of moxibustion therapy.Firstly,as the current"aging" society is approaching,academic exploration of moxibustion therapy is promising in the field of geriatric diseases.Secondly,under the current national "healthy China" strategy,the social medical initiative has gradually shifted from "disease-centered" to "people’s health-centered",advocating and attaching importance to disease prevention,so the research of health moxibustion therapy should also be the general trend.Thirdly,with the complex and increasingly global new coronavirus epidemic trends,traditional Chinese medicine scholars.such as Dr.Xiaolin Tong,often call for moxibustion for epidemic prevention.Facing the complex and increasingly globalized epidemic trend,the study of moxibustion for the prevention and control of infectious diseases is also a meaningful direction.This also shows that for the excavation of traditional moxibustion therapy,it is one of the desirable ways to return to and connect with traditional culture and conduct multidisciplinary cross-reference research.The study using theoretical analysis and comprehensive analysis methods,grabbed the overall view of the academic system of moxibustion.and then traced back to acupuncture and moxibustion as a whole and the overall academic theoretical system of TCM,through the panoramic review and summarize the moxibustion academic contents before Song Dynasty.With multidisciplinary contrast,breakthrough thinking,the study did a horizontal mining and development to some relevant academic arguments,and put forward some new ideas for the original meaning of "Ai(艾)" and the contact of Yin and Yang,systemic features of locating acupoints,The Eight Extra Meridians theory,techniques of moxibustion,and six character formula of old Chinese phonology,etc.These provided a new perspective and reference for the following academic research on moxibustion therapy,acupuncture and moxibustion and Traditional Chinese Medicine.Conclusions:Through the longitudinal systematic sorting out and comprehensive summary of the academic history of moxibustion before Song Dynasty,combined with comprehensive analysis and theoretical research,the following four conclusions are obtained:(1)the academic development process of moxibustion before Song Dynasty can be divided into five stages;(2)the academic development process of moxibustion therapy is consistent with the historical process of social replacement.There are obvious social motives behind the academic evolution of moxibustion therapy before Song Dynasty;(3)The research on the evolution of moxibustion before Song Dynasty has some enlightenment for the selection of future academic research topics of moxibustion;(4)In terms of acupuncture and even the theoretical research of Chinese medicine,multidisciplinary comparison and thorough exploration are one of the desirable ways.