Talking about "moxibustion treatment for before sick" from "ischemic preconditioning"
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Mar;28(3):222-4.
School of Acupuncture & Tuina, Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou, China. hjsh2002@126.com
"Treatment for before sick" is a theory of TCM, reflecting preventing thought of "prevention being better than cure" and "nipping in the bud", while "moxibustion treatment for before sick" is highly praised by doctors of past ages. Moxibustion can activate human vital-qi and increase immunologic function of the organism, playing a preventive role for before sick, which is similar to the essence of "ischemic preconditioning" raised in recent years. Because of convenient manipulation, no adverse effect, it has very important position in the field of preventive medicine.
