[Discussion on prevention and treatment of infectious diseases by using moxibustion for warming yang and strengthening body resistance to eliminate pathogenic cold and qi in ancient and mo-dern literature]

Moxibustion therapy has a good therapeutic effect in warming yang, strengthening body resistance to dispel pathogenic cold and艾灸具有温阳扶正、散寒祛邪的作用，可通过提高机体抗邪能力防治传染性疾病。古今文献中存在诸多艾灸应用于传染性疾病的记载。本文挖掘古今文献中记载的艾灸预防传染性疾病的方法及其应用于治疗瘴疠气、骨蒸病、霍乱、鼠疫、流行性出血热等的具体方法，论证了艾灸防治传染病的有效性。在此基础上，本文也提出艾灸防治新型冠状病毒肺炎这一新发传染性疾病的可行性。.