火针疗法的临床应用与基础研究近况

摘要

Fire needle therapy is originated from Neijing, named “big needle”or“burnt needle”.Fire needle therapy can raise Yang-qi and tonify deficiency, remove pain and relieve itching, eliminate numb and spasm, remove cumulation and stasis, clear away heat and toxic materials through the heat to stimulate the correspond-ing acupuncture points or parts.Fire needle therapy was widely applied in all the subjects, such as joint dis-ease, neurological disease, skin and hair follicle appendages disease, gynecopathy disease, lung disease and spleen and stomach disease,etc.Preliminary research confirms that fire needle therapy could exert the anti-in-flammatory function and regulate immune system, protect and repair nervous, promote angiogenesis and blood circulation,etc, providing scientific basis for clinical application of fire needle therapy.Fire needle therapy de-serves further popularization and application, because it has a definitely therapeutic effect,with wide adapta-tion,safety,practical and simple operation.%火针疗法源于《内经》，是为古代九针中的“大针”、“燔针”，火针可通过温热刺激相应的穴位或部位发挥温阳补虚、祛痛止痒、除麻止痉、消癥散结、清热解毒等诸多作用，临床广泛应用于骨关节疾病、神经科疾病、皮肤毛囊附属物疾病、妇科病、肺系病及脾胃病等。火针疗法的基础研究也已初步证实火针具有抗炎、免疫调节、神经保护及修复、促进血管再生及血液循环等多种作用，为火针的临床应用提供了科学依据。火针临床疗效明确，适应证广，安全实用且操作简单，值得进一步推广应用。