WANG He, CHEN Lu, WANG Zhongke, et al. Development of acupuncture-moxibustion discipline——the transition from acupuncture-moxibustion to acupuncture-moxibustion medicine[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(8): 1296-1302.
WANG He, CHEN Lu, WANG Zhongke, et al. Development of acupuncture-moxibustion discipline——the transition from acupuncture-moxibustion to acupuncture-moxibustion medicine[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(8): 1296-1302.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241104-0004.
After summarizing the ancient and modern literature and the development of acupuncture-moxibustion
the history of acupuncture-moxibustion from the traditional to the modern was introduced
and the relationship between acupuncture-moxibustion and medicine explained. It is proposed that acupuncture-moxibustion has completed the transition from "technique" to "medicine"
therefore it should be identified as "acupuncture-moxibustion medicine". In response to the problem that acupuncture is often labeled as "alternative medicine" and "body surface medicine"
it is clarified that acupuncture-moxibustion belongs to neither alternative medicine nor body surface medicine after identifying the relationship between them. The suggestions have been put forward on how to promote acupuncture-moxibustion as a first-level discipline
so as to foster the development of the discipline of acupuncture-moxibustion.