The quantity of mild moxibustion stimulation is an important factor affecting clinical therapeutic effect.In the present study

we collected related literature by using key word "moxibustion stimulation quantity" from CNKI Database and make a summary about its concept.The quantity of mild moxibustion stimulation has two common characters

namely thermal intensity and cumulative stimulating quantity

and contains 6 components(parameters)

including thermal energy

thermal stimulus

heated area of the skin

and stimulating duration

intensity and frequency.According to the facts mentioned above

we hold that the mild moxibustion quantity actually has 3 dimensions

i.e.

the duration of stimulation

the stimulating quantity of one treatment session

and the total stimulating quantity of multiple treatment sessions.Accurately grasping and rationally using the basic term of the quantity of mild moxibustion is not only conductive to control clinical moxibustion operation

but also conforms to the basic requirements for quantitative control of intervention measures in experimental researches.