重视热敏灸感是提高灸疗疗效的关键

本文从热敏灸感的现象入手,论述了热敏灸感的出现规律、与"气至"的关系以及临床应用。提出热敏灸感的出现具有普遍性,与疾病高度相关,其出现部位呈现出动态的特征,随病情变化而变化,与部位固定的经穴并不完全重合;敏灸感与针刺产生的"得气感"与"气至"等经气活动一样,是人体经气激发与运行的表现,是人体内源性调节功能被激活的标志,因此热敏灸感的产生能显著提高艾灸疗效;热敏灸感可以指导临床灸疗准确取穴与科学定量及提高灸疗疗效。因此,重视热敏灸感是提高灸疗疗效的关键。

Paying attention to the heat thermal sensitivity of moxibustion is the key for raising the curative effect

When moxibustion is applied to a certain acupoint in the patient, a regional heat sensitive reaction may be found. In the present paper, the authors expound its conception and appearing regularities, its relationship with the "arrival of qi" of Chinese medicine, and its clinical application in guiding acupoint selection and heat-stimulation quantity. Heat sensitive reaction during moxibustion ("heat sensitive moxibustion") is frequently seen in people undergoing pathological conditions and correlates highly with the diseases. It characterizes in dynamic changes in the location along with the state of the disorders and in being not always to coincide with the standard meridian acupoint location. The heat sensitive phenomenon of moxibustion is one of the manifestations in the activated functional activities of meridian of Chinese medicine just like the arrival of the qi caused by acupuncture stimulation. It is also a sign of activation of the human endogenous functional regulative system. Therefore, thinking highly of the heat sensitive reaction of moxibustion is the key point for raising the curative effect in clinical practice.