REDHOT ACUPUNCTURE AND ITS INSTRUMENT

Wang Jingxiang, Jin Shumei

(Redhot Acupuncture Group, Department of TCM, Tiedong Hospital, Anshan Iron and Steel Co. Liaoningi

The burning acupuncture is one of the "Nine Acupuncture Methods" in ancient Chinese medicine. It has been recommended as Cut puncture. Fan puncture, Fire puncture, White puncture or Wei puncture in several famous writings. But they are now all put under the name of burning acupuncture.

Redhot acupuncture is performed with a specially made stainless steel needle. After heating to a red color, it is punctured into acupoints, exerting stimulation for prevention or treatment of certain diseases. This needle is named as "An Gang" brand needle. Its principles and applications are described as follows:

A. Method of needle handling: Firstly adjust the needle tip to a required length, then grasp it with the thumb, the index and the middle finger at the upper one third of the needle body, using the thumb to push the side stem to the lower end of the elevating groove and fix it, thus we may expose the needle tip out of the protecting wood piece. After the needle tip is heated to red hot on an alcohol lamp we may turn the needle stem with the thumb. The needle shaft will be recoiled to its presetting position. And then, one may use the needle to puncture into the acupoint chosen. In order to adjust the needle length we may remove the fixing cap, turn the body of the needle and adjust the needle tip to a desired length, and then put on the fixing cap. There are 7 sized needle shafts. For needles from No. 1 to 5, we may remove the fixing cap and change a suitable needle directly. For No, 6 or 7, we may change it from the lower end of the needle body.

B, Principles for applications: 1, Depth of puncture: For acupoints on the limbs, waist or abdomen it should be 3-15 mm. As for those on the chest and back, it should be 3-6 mm in depth. 2, Date for application: For chronic diseases it should be once a week; for acute diseases it may be applied once every other day, but no more than 3 applications should be applied, 3, Number of acupoints applied: For acute diseases it is better to take 2-4 acupoints in every application: for chronic diseases it may take 8-12 acupoints at a time.

C. Points to be noted: 1. Don't take bath for 3-4 days after puncture, so as to avoid infection. 2, Don't scratch the acupoints when there is itching. 3, Don't take cold or uncooked foods. 4, Don't apply BAP on vital organs, blood vessels, tendons and scar tissues. 5, Don't apply this treatment to patients with high fever or with diabetes mellitus.

"An Gang" redhot acupuncture processes with advantages as safety, reliability, easy use, wide therapeutic applications and good results. It may be used for acupuncture or moxibustion to acupoints in a large part of the body. It may also be used for abscess drainage and cutting of polypus or benign tumors." An Gang" redhot acupuncture is much better than common redhot acupuncture. It may release discomfort of the patient. This method may be used for therapy of medical, surgical and gynecological diseases which bear certain evidences of debility with chilliness and debility of vital energy. Among these, it is especially suitable for treatment of apoplexy, rheumatism, prolapse of anus, impotence, dysmenorrhea, scrofula, wart, nevus and ache etc. (more man 25 kinds of diseases) The cure rate approximates 65%, eminent cure rate is 18.8% and total cure rate of it may reach 84%.