The

Fragment of Dunhuang Ancient Tibetan Moxibustion Therapy

contains rich content on fire moxibustion therapy of Tubo-period Tibetan medici

ne

characterized by distinctive clinical features of Tibetan acupuncture and strong regional attributes. This paper systematically reviews the relevant materials on moxibustion in the

Fragment

and summarizes the findings as follows: Tibetan fire moxibustion mainly uses mugwort as the material

and terms like "fine mugwort"

"broad bean" and "sheep dung pellet" refer to the size of the moxa cone. The number of moxa cones used is predominantly odd numbers

usually ranging from 5 to 21. The main indications for fire moxibustion cover internal medicine

external medicine

gynecology

pediatrics

and various pain syndromes. The therapy advocates for treating acute conditions and heat syndromes with moxibustion. The manuscript also records detailed contraindications

including time-based and seasonal taboos. Moxibustion is applied to both local and distal acupoints

reflecting the therapeutic concept of treating both proximal and distal regions. Furthermore

it documents simple and practical acupoint localization methods such as surface anatomical markers

proportional bone measurement

finger measurement

and hand-span measurement. Compared with contemporaneous Chinese medical moxibustion techniques

the moxibustion methods recorded in this

Fragment

are rich in content and present unique Tibetan theoretical characteristics. It provides valuable data and evidence for the excavation

application

and further research of Tibetan acupuncture and moxibustion.