The "body schema" of acupuncture and moxibustion is centered on the meridian system and represents a corporeal perspective of "heaven-connection"

embodying the harmony between nature and humanity. It integrates the cyclic schema of the heavenly cycling

the meridian growth and decline schema of the

guaqi

theory

the twelve zodiac demarcation schema from astrological and astronomical studies

and the nine-palace and eight-trigrams schema of temporal and spatial locations. It presents the theoretical origins of the harmony between nature and humanity in acupuncture and moxibustion along with medical thoughts under the background of social concepts. The numerical arts of acupoint number and acupuncture-moxibustion quantity

those of acupuncture-moxibustion time and taboos

as well as the time-based acupuncture-moxibustion patterns

all of these thoroughly reflect the application of the body schema of a

cupuncture and moxibustion by early medical practitioners in ancient time. The study on the body philosophy in acupuncture and moxibustion should start from the original appearance of early classical acupuncture-moxibustion theory

trace the source of body philosophy of acupuncture and moxibustion

seek the truth of temporal body medicine

and perfect the body philosophy research of contemporary acupuncture and moxibustion

so as to improve the dual attributes of acupuncture and moxibustion in humanities and science.