[Category and classification of acupuncture treatment sites]

The implementation of acupuncture and moxibustion refers to acupuncture or moxa burning at the selected sites on the surface of the body, and such sites have different natures and belong to different categories. The current theoretical system of acupuncture and moxibustion only contains the category of "acupoints" and their classification and does not cover all related concepts, which has an adverse effect on the inheritance, application, and research of acupuncture and moxibustion. Based on a deeper analysis of related theories, this article analyzes the nature and features of different sites for acupuncture and moxibustion on the surface of the body and proposes a frame for the classification of acupuncture treatment sites, hoping to constantly improve the theoretical system of acupuncture and moxibustion and give full play to its role.