As a prominent physician in the history of traditional chinese medicine

Sun Simiao has madegreat contribution to the development of moxibustion. On the study of the moxibustion's theory

heholded that moxibustion can diagnose the disease as well as cure and prevent the diseases. In the application of moxibustion

he detailed the amount and size of moxa cone and the intensity of moxibustion's stimuli

tcok flexible measures in accordance with specitic condition. He also had original ideas ofspecial method of moxibustion. In addition

Sun Simiao highly promoted the use of stuff-separatedmoxibustion and expanded the materials of separated stuff. Within the "Qian Jin" written by SunSimiao

500 recipes of moxibustion were collected

and special chapters about moxibustion were written. Thus it can be seen that Sun has great attainment of moxibustion