[Professor FU Wen-bin's experience in treatment of mental disorder with acupuncture and moxibustion from perspective of "psychosomatic medicine"]

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2021 Oct 12;41(10):1140-4. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210119-k0001.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The paper summarizes the ideas and characteristics of acupoint selection in treatment of mental disorder with acupuncture and moxibustion by professor FU Wen-bin. Professor FU believes that mental disorder is manifested as the simultaneous illness of "heart" and "body". On the base of "holism" for the unity of body and mind, professor FU proposes the treating idea as "soothing the liver, regulating the mind and focusing on the heart and the gallbladder in treatment". In clinical practice, the acupoint prescription on specifically regulating and harmonizing yin and yang is composed to calm down the mind. The eight confluent points and back-shu points of five zang organs are selected to regulate zangfu functions. The "ghost" points, the points on the second line of bladder meridian and the acupoints with specific effect are used to tranquilize the mind, open the orifices and consolidate therapeutic effect. Meanwhile, the complicated symptoms are also considered in treatment. The integrative and holistic pattern of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy as "acupuncture at the top priority, followed by moxibustion, and consolidation at the end" achieves the co-regulation of qi and blood and tranquilization for both the mental and the physical.

总结符文彬教授针灸治疗神志病的思路和取穴特点。符教授认为神志病表现为“心”“身”共病,在形神合一的“整体观”基础上,提出“疏肝调神、心胆论治”的治疗思路。临证重用阴阳调和组穴以安神定志,八脉交会穴、五脏俞以调节脏腑功能,鬼穴、膀胱经第二侧线穴、特效穴以镇静开窍、巩固疗效,同时关注兼证的处理。采用“一针二灸三巩固”的整合针灸模式,共奏气血冲和、心身安宁之效。.

Keywords: FU Wen-bin; acupuncture-moxibustion; famous doctor’s experience; mental disorder; unity of body and mind.

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Points
  • Acupuncture Therapy*
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders* / therapy
  • Meridians*
  • Moxibustion*