The Role of “I-shin-po” on the Restoration of the Original Indication of Meridian Points

Abstract

It is believed that the restoration of the original indications of meridian points in acupuncture and moxibustion equals to the restoration of the formulations and Kampo diagnoses of Koho-ha school. The restoration has hardly ever deen attempted since the Tang age, mostly due to the loss of Ming tang lei cheng of the ancient style.
In 19c, a part of Ming tang lei cheng of the ancient style was found in Ninnaji Temple, which has initiated study in this area. Also, the project of reprinting classical texts in 1980's accelerated this activity. Our study lies along this line of activity.
Our study is characterized by the fact that we use a method which analyses not only the order of letters in the texts, but also the view itself of the author of Ishimpo. Through this study, we attempted to sort out the original indications and define the original principle.