浅说针灸器具的发展演变

Elementary Introduction to the Development of Acu-moxibustion Implements

针灸治病离不开针灸器具,本文对针灸学历史上出现的针灸器具进行了系统考查和梳理,从针具、灸材与灸具、现代针灸治疗仪3个方面入手,考查了针具由砭石、骨针、金属针等发展至一次性无菌针灸针的革新历程,并全面叙述了不同时期施灸材料与辅助器具的应用与不断改进,以及现代电针仪、灸疗仪的创制经过与使用特点。由此,较全面地理清了针灸器具从古至今的发展演变脉络。

In the treatment of various clinical conditions, acu-moxibustion implements are absolutely necessary. In the present paper, the authors make a systemic investigation on the developmental course of acu-moxibustion implements from 1 ） acupuncture needles, 2） moxibustion materials and tools, and 3） modern therapeutic apparatuses for acu-moxibustion. Regarding the acupuncture needle, the authors reviewed its histological evolution from the Bian-needle （stone needle）, bone needle, metal needle, nine types of needles, etc., to the disposable sterile acupuncture needle. The authors also comprehensively recount the improvement of materials and auxiliary appliances for moxibustion in different periods, and the process of development and application traits of modern electroacupuncture and moxibustion instruments. In this way, this article outlines the whole development of acu-moxibustion implements from the antiquity to the present in China.