| Stroke, also called as Apoplectic Stroke, is Acute Cerebral Vascular Disease in modern medical science, including Hemorrhagic Cerebral Vascular Disease (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cerebral Hemorrhage) and Ischemic Cerebral Vascular Disease (Temporal Cerebral Ischemia Seizure, Cerebral Thrombosis Cerebral Embolism) etc. With high rate of mortality, disablement, and recurrence, it is one of the fatal diseases nowadays, seriously damaging people's life and health. The therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion in treating stroke has been proven satisfactory. For further research of the action mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in treating Stroke Ischemic Disease, studies on the following aspects have been carried out, the results of which are reported in this paper.I. Research of LiteratureSince the book Huang Di Nei Jing was written, there has been clear expounding on the term, etiology, and pathogenesis of Stroke in traditional Chinese medical science, and its theory has been systematized and perfected by doctors over the successive dynasties. Mainly caused by improper diet, melancholy, anxiety, alcohol addiction and excessive sexuality, Stoke results in the imbalance of Yin and Yang, malfunctioning of Zang and Fu and the disorder of Qi and blood. With suddencoma as its main clinical feature, it can cause the distortion of the eyes and the mouth, paralysis and speech inability. As it occurs suddenly and its state changes quickly, which is characteristic of the changeable nature of the wind, it was analogized as Stroke (Zhong Feng in Chinese, which literally means attacked by wind) by ancient Chinese It's pathogenesis can be summarized as "The Nature of the disease is Insufficiency but the Symptoms are Sufficiency." The Nature of the disease as Insufficiency refers to the Insufficiency of liver and kidney, while the Symptoms as Sufficiency refer to wind, fire, phlegm-dampness and ecchymosis. The critical features should be treated first. The main pathogenesis of Stroke is phlegm-dampness and ecchymosis during the acute period. The principles of clinical treatment are as follows: calming liver and the endopathic wind, nourishing Yin and suppressing Yang hyperactivity, invigorating the circulation of blood and cleaning ecchymosis, supplementing Qi and activating the blood circulation, and freeing circulation of vital energy in the channels, etc. The representative prescriptions include Zhen Gan Xi Feng Decoction, An Gong Niu Huang Pill and Bu Yang Huan Wu Decoction, etc. The therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion in treating Stroke was unique, and many therapeutic methods were employed. Special features of treating Stroke by means of acupuncture and moxibustion as used by ancient Chinese are summarized hereafter.1.They selected the points through an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's condition, and the points theyselected were wide-ranging.2.They used twenty basic points, with Yang Ming Hand Channel and Shao Yang Foot Channel and the points belonging to other Yang channels and Du channel complementing them.3.They used seven basic points in the acute period. They took the First-Aid Points and the Yuan Qi Protectorate Points as the main points in treating coma caused by Stroke.4.They selected points near the parts where the patient suffer in treating distortion of the mouth and spasm.5.They applied moxibustion more often than acupuncture. On the contrary, acupuncture is used as the main treatment with moxibustion complementing it now. Besides, some improvements have been made on the basis of the conventional acupuncture methods. They include the Method of Using Twelve Points to Penetrate Yang to Induce Yin, the Method of Applying the Du Channel Points Only, and the Method of Puncturing the He-Gu Point. Besides, new acupuncture methods, for instance, the Electric Needle, the Magnetic Needle, the Scalp Acupuncture, and the Eye Acupuncture, have been introduced. Furthermore, extensive and thorough researches of its action me...
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