探讨“治神”在针刺临床实践中的重要性。通过检索古代医家的文献，从众多经典古籍中摘录出对“治神”的论述，分析、考释之后分别从“神”的概念、“治神”的本义和“治神”方法三个方面加以阐述。“治神”在施针过程中的重要性，对针灸临床有其指导意义。指出“欲治其神，先守神”，在临床中，熟知患者疾病虚实，同时将施术针刺的补泻方法了然于胸；在做到守神的同时，医者与患者还要做到“御神”。治神是针刺取得良好效果的前提，也是医者长时间训练、体验、领悟和经验积累的结果。

To investigate the clinical importance of treatment of“controlling spririt”with acupuncture in the process of practice.Through the retrieval of ancient medical literature，ancient doctor of literature retrieval，the discourse of“controlling spririt”was excerpted from a number of classic books，which was analyzed and discussed to elaborate three aspects including concept of“spririt”，original meaning of“spririt”and controlling“spririt”.The importance of controlling spririt in the process of acupuncture has clinical significance.We suggest that for“controlling spririt”，keep it first.Clinical doctors should be familiar with the disease，and be familiar with the operation on the acupuncture by heart.Clinical doctors and patients should do“spririt”when keep it at the same time.The“controlling spririt”is the premise of good curative effect of acupuncture，which is also a result of long time training，insight，and the accumulation of experience of clinical doctors.