缪刺法特点与运用时机分析

Analysis of Contralateral Needling Characteristics and Its Timely Application

缪刺法多用于治疗痛证,特点为左病刺右,右病刺左,且多刺肌表血络或四肢末端穴位。缪刺法运用时机为身形有痛而脉象无明显异常;病痛对称部位周围见异常络脉;病痛对称部位按之疼痛或按之痛减以及针刺治疗无效时。结合缪刺病在络,可知其多用于病证初起的轻症阶段;结合络脉易郁、易滞,可知其病症以疼痛为主;由其治疗多取四肢末梢的穴位或血络出血,功用偏泻,可知其多用于疾病的实证阶段。

Contralateral needling is mostly used for the treatment of pain syndrome.It is characterized by right-puncturing the leftside disease and the left-puncturing right-side disease,and often needling the blood collaterals on the surface or extremities acupoints.The application timing of contralateral needling includes:the body is painful but the pulse manifestation is not obvious,abnormal collaterals around the symmetrical part of the pain location,pains that can be relieved or worsen by pressing its symmetrical location,and when the acupuncture treatment is ineffectual.From diseases using contralateral needling located in the collaterals,it can be known that contralateral needling is mostly used in the early and mild stages of the disease.From the easy depression and stagnation of the collaterals,it can be referring that the symptoms are mainly pain.From its treatment mostly based on the acupoints of the extremities or bleeding in the blood collaterals,and the function is partial diarrhea,it can be known that it is mostly used in the substantial stage of the disease.