针灸影像学——针灸作用机理及其穴位配伍研究的新学科

Acupuncture-moxibustion Imaging Study:a New Subject for Research on Mechanism of Acupuncture-moxibustion Action and Compatibility of Points

本文首次提出了针灸影像学 (Imaging Pharmacology)的概念 ,并对其分类、研究内容、方法及范畴作了论述。针对目前中药及其复方研究存在的不足 ,探讨了针灸影像学在针灸经络和穴位研究中应用的优势及所解决的问题。旨在提倡引进现代科学新技术 ,以推动中药现代化的发展。

This article first proposes the idea of acupuncture-moxibustion imaging study and discusses its classification, research content, method and category. In view of shortcomings in present researches on Chinese herbs and its compound prescription, the advantages of the application of acupuncture-moxibustion imaging study into research on acupuncture-moxibustion meridians and points and the problems it will solve are dealt with to promote the introduction of modern science and new techniques and the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.