Usage of Medicinal Moxibustion for the improvement of Moxibustion Treatment Procedure

Abstract

Objectives: To provide theoretical basis for the classification of medicinal moxibustion(藥灸劑) in Health Insurance Medical Benefit in Korea through investigating trend of judicial precedents on indirect moxibustion and usage of medicinal moxibustion in 󰡔Donguibogam󰡕. Methods: We analyzed statistical data of moxibustion from Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service and National Health Insurance Statistical Yearbook. We investigated major judicial precedents on indirect moxibustion to find out some trend and we searched the usages of medicinal moxibustion in 󰡔ZhenJiuDaCheng󰡕 and 󰡔Donguibogam󰡕. Results: According to recent judicial precedents, indirect moxibustion with equipment is no loner regarded as Korean Medical Procedure. In composition of ‘Oriental Health Treatment’, amount for acupuncture has gradually decreased instead, amount for moxibustion has increased steadily for 5 years. Medicinal moxibustion(藥灸劑) is often used as a form of indirect medicinal moxibustion with moxa in 󰡔Donguibogam󰡕. Argyi Folium, Moschus, Natrii Chloridium, Radix Preparata, Realgar and Olibanum are most frequently used for medicinal moxibustion in 󰡔Donguibogam󰡕. Medicinal moxibustions are composed of simple prescription or herb-pair or multiple prescription in 󰡔Donguibogam󰡕. Conclusions: In Health Insurance Medical Benefit in Korea, under the division of moxibustion, direct medicinal moxibustion and indirect medicinal moxibustion should be classified in addition.