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Similarities and differences between kaiy in Persian medicine and moxibustion in Chinese medicine.
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Kaiy (medieval cautery) is an ancient method of heat therapy in traditional Persian medicine (TPM). Some of its important applications have been neglected during the medical revolution. Meanwhile, different treatment modalities that incorporate heat, including moxibustion, have progressed in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Département Chirurgie Orthopédique, Clinique Chirurgicale St Michel, Groupe ELSAN, Av. Orient, 83100, Toulon, France.
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