Historical and contemporary applications of moxibustion at Gaohuang (BL 43).

The relevant passages on moxibustion at Gaohuang (BL 43) in the (fifth edition), and relevant literature on moxibustion at Gaohuang (BL 43) published up to January 17th, 2023 in the CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed, PubMed, Web of Science, EMbase and Scopus were searched. The localization and selection methods of Gaohuang (BL 43), types of moxibustion at Gaohuang (BL 43), moxibustion quantity, and the main clinical indications were analyzed. As a result, a total of 227 ancient passages were included, with 51 related to moxibustion quantity and 171 related to clinical indications, encompassing 33 different diseases.