[WANG Ji's academic thoughts on moxibustion]

Xin'an doctor WANG Ji discussed acupuncture and moxibustion on Yellow Emperor's Medicine Classic and Classic of Questioning, calling it "orthodox needling method". WANG Ji 's academic thoughts on moxibustion were mainly reflected in Questions and Answers of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Zhenjiu Wendui) and Theory and Case Reports on External Diseases (Waike Lili ). WANG Ji made an incisive exposition of moxibustion treatment of heat syndrome, ulcer and other issues, and there is a corresponding test case for mutual reference. He believed that the moxibustion method only adapts to sick patients and holds opposition to moth moxibustion care for those who were disease-free; he also advocated that detailed verification of different syndrome should be conducted before acupuncture. This paper expounds WANG Ji 's academic thoughts on moxibustion can be used for heat syndrome, moxibustion does not stay phlegm, moxibustion need syndrome and moxibustion treatment of ulcer. It is believed that WANG Ji can present his own unique insights on the basis of his successors. He had played a guiding and promoting role in the development of academic theory of moxibustion.