Abstract:

Master of Chinese medicine, academician Shi Xuemin emphasizes " treating spirit" in his clinical practice, and proposed " where the spirit is, what doesspirits manage, what are the diseases associated with pirit, and what doesspirit treat—the four theories of the spirit" . The theories analyzed the connotation of the spirit from various ascepts and formed an unique academic system of treating spirit. The Xingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture is an acupuncture therapy that nourishes, awakens, regulates and cures the spirit based on the pathological mechanism of " the orifice is closed, the spirit is hidden, and the spirit does not guide the qi" . This acupuncture therapy is characterized by using acupuncture to guard the spirits, the effect responding to the spirit, and using acupuncture to treat the spirit. This article analyzed Xingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture from 4 dimensions of theories based on the spirit, acupuncture manipulation based on the spirit, treatment based on the spirit and changes based on the spirit. We aimed to emphasize that Xingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture for stoke treatment is based on the brain—house of the original spirit. In acupuncture treatmnt, the spirit and qi should follow each other, and the " spirit response " should be taken as an evaluation index. When treating the disease, the first priority is to regulate the spirit. When treating the disease, keep the principle " treating spirit" and applied it to other diseases.

Key words: Acupuncture moxibustion therapy, Consciousness restoring for resuscitation, Famous doctor′s experience