Li Baojin, Huang Longxiang
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2018 Feb 12;38(2):203-8. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.02.027.
For the construction factors of acupuncture-moxibustion theory of , a doctor in Dynasty, we studied his life, acupuncture-moxibustion theory and culture background in the History of Medicine and Philosophy of Science & Technology. It was found that the major source of ' s Confucianism was the - Neo-Confucianism. The data show that Neo-Confucianism played an important role in the enrichment of his human nature, spirit, moral cultivation and political talent, making him a scholar in the - dynasty, also shaping his medical ethics, medical skill and acupuncture-moxibustion theory. The inheritance, development and application of - Neo-Confucianism provided the most fundamental thinking, research methods and patterns for to interpret the acupuncture classics, summarize his teachers' experience and develop his theoretical system. ' s acupuncture-moxibustion practice and theory reached a new level, because he took acupuncture-moxibustion as one of the knowledge investigation and attainment of - Neo-Confucianism.