Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran.
Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417613151, Iran.
J Integr Med. 2023 Jul;21(4):354-360. doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2023.05.002. Epub 2023 May 10.
Kaiy (medieval cautery) is an ancient method of heat therapy in traditional Persian medicine (TPM). Some of its important applications have been neglected during the medical revolution. Meanwhile, different treatment modalities that incorporate heat, including moxibustion, have progressed in traditional Chinese medicine. In this study, we reviewed the main TPM textbooks that were written specifically in the field of kaiy. We considered the traditional teachings in the context of contemporary information, gathered from the scientific literature about moxibustion and modern cauterization. Some surgical therapeutic indications of kaiy (e.g., debridement and coagulative procedures) have been advanced by the innovation of electro-cauterization. However, those therapeutic applications that were based on the TPM humoral theory for relieving body coldness or myofascial pains-which are similar to moxibustion usages-have not received the same attention. Apart from the broad similarities of kaiy and moxibustion as thermal therapies with similar indications, there is a striking correspondence between kaiy point mapping and acupoints. Therefore, further research on different kaiy aspects is recommended. Please cite this article as: Jaladat AM, Alizadeh Vaghasloo M, Atarzadeh F, Ayati MH, Kazemi AH, Akin E, Hashempur MH. Similarities and differences between kaiy in Persian medicine and moxibustion in Chinese medicine. J Integr Med. 2023; 21(4):354-360.
凯伊（中世纪烙术）是传统波斯医学（TPM）中一种古老的热疗方法。在医学革命期间，它的一些重要应用被忽视了。与此同时，包括艾灸在内的一些融合了热的不同治疗方式在中医中得到了发展。在本研究中，我们回顾了专门针对凯伊领域编写的主要 TPM 教科书。我们根据关于艾灸和现代烙术的科学文献，从当代信息的角度考虑了传统教义。一些凯伊的外科治疗适应症（例如清创和凝固程序）已经通过电烙术的创新得到了推进。然而，那些基于 TPM 体液理论来缓解身体寒冷或肌筋膜疼痛的治疗应用——类似于艾灸的应用——并没有得到同样的关注。除了作为具有相似适应症的热疗，凯伊和艾灸之间存在广泛的相似性外，凯伊点映射和穴位之间也存在惊人的对应关系。因此，建议对不同的凯伊方面进行进一步研究。请引用本文：Jaladat AM、Alizadeh Vaghasloo M、Atarzadeh F、Ayati MH、Kazemi AH、Akin E、Hashempur MH. 波斯医学中的凯伊与中医中的艾灸之间的相似与差异。综合医学杂志。2023;21(4):354-360.
