Summary of professor GAO Yu-chun's experience of “harmonizing the spleen and stomach” acupuncture technique

Publication date: March 2017 Source:World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion, Volume 27, Issue 1 Author(s): Wei-ping LIU, Peng-peng LI, Yi-xu HAN, Xiao XING, Yan-jun WANG The spleen and stomach are the foundation of acquired constitution, and the source of qi and blood production. Therefore, harmonizing the spleen and stomach is of great importance in treatment of diseases. In this paper, based on GAO's academic ideas of acupuncture and moxibustion, the different rules of harmonizing the spleen and stomach for internal miscellaneous diseases and carefully supplementing spleen and stomach for externally-contracted diseases were elaborated by starting with the acupoint selection prescriptions and harmonizing the spleen and stomach. In addition, time acupuncture and pattern differentiation moxibustion application and other treatment characteristics were put forward. The experience of professor GAO Yu-chun in acupuncture manipulation of “harmonizing the spleen and stomach” was summarized in detail from five aspects for learning and reference.
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research