Open AccessOut of Witchcraft to Zhuyou: Healing by Prayer
Author(s) -
Rui-Kang Yuan,
Yajun Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-3693
pISSN - 2208-3685
DOI - 10.26689/jcnr.v5i6.2733
Subject(s) - prayer , traditional medicine , mechanism (biology) , china , traditional chinese medicine , history , medicine , alternative medicine , psychology , literature , philosophy , psychotherapist , epistemology , art , pathology , religious studies , archaeology
Zhuyou is one of the methods to treat diseases in ancient China. It is controversial in modern times because of its mysterious form. Based on the observation and analysis of literature records as well as the folk customs of traditional Chinese medicine, this article discusses the methods of treating herpes zoster and nocturnal fretfulness in infants by using Zhuyou, with a purpose to summarize its therapeutic mechanism and principle, while taking its essence to make use of the past to serve the present.