针刺“审察卫气”论

检索、摘录古代文献中关于卫气的功能、循行、分布、特性等内容,用以分析、体会《内经》中针刺"审察卫气"的理论,结果发现针刺"得气"与卫气有关,卫气运行动静有时,刺法则应动静结合。卫气的聚散和分布情况与针刺治疗的效能范围有关。卫气的循行受天地阳气变化的影响,四季不同,不宜以"按时取穴"的方法机械对待。卫气既可与脉并行,亦可"不循其道",因此"循经感传"的实验是否"循经"尚有待于讨论。

Acupuncture treatment based on properties of Weiqi (defensive qi)

The function, circulation, distribution and characteristics of Weiqi (Defensive qi) in ancient literatures are retrieved and extracted in this article to analyze and study the theory of "applying acupuncture according to the properties of Weiqi (Defensive qi)" in Internal Classic. The result shows that Deqi (arrival of qi) is closely related with Weiqi (Defensive qi). The circulation of Weiqi (Defensive qi) has its own temporal regularity, which should be followed by the application of acupuncture. The gathering and scattering of Weiqi (Defensive qi) can be used to explain the relationship between distribution of acupoint and curative effect. Circulation of Weiqi (Defensive qi) is influenced by yang qi in the universe which varies according to seasonal factors. Therefore, acupoint selection according to time should not be adopted mechanically. Furthermore, the circulation of Weiqi (Defensive qi) can be either independent or identical with the channels. Therefore, it is still under discussion whether the needling sensation is actually transmit along the channels in the experiment of "propagated sensation along channels".