In the treatment of diseases

the essence of moxibustion therapy of traditional Chinese medicine is the application of thermal conduction and thermal radiation when the local acupoints are stimulated by the ignited moxa.The inspection and analysis techniques of the infrared radiation spectrum of human acupoints and meridians are applied to exploring the objective regularities of meridians by using the non-touch and non-injurious characters of the infrared radiation.In the present paper

the authors review recent situations of the application of infrared radiation spectrum in the studies on acupuncture

moxibustion and meridians from 1) the infrared radiation spectrum of moxibustion

2) the infrared radiation spectrum of acupoints

3) diagnosis of some diseases and observation on the therapeutic effect of acupuncture

and 4) tracks of infrared radiation along the running course of the meridian in the human body and the affected factors.