[Professor SUN Jian-hua's experience of acupuncture and moxibustion for functional gastrointestinal disorders based on "psychosomatic medicine"]

Professor SUN Jian-hua proposes that the disease location of functional gastrointestinal disorders is brain, spleen and intestines; the liver-depression and spleen-deficiency is the basis of pathogenesis; the core pathogenesis is the dysfunction of qi and disability of conducting; the key to pathogenesis is the imbalance of heart, brain and mind. The "regulating-mind and strengthening-spleen" acupuncture therapy could treat functional gastrointestinal disorders. The first essence of treatment is regulating the mind, and the treatment principles are soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, improving the mind and regulating the intestines. In addition, the moxibustion therapy and auricular points therapy are suggested to use together. Moreover, psychological counseling and health education are important, especially attention should be paid to the treatment of the mind and body, so as to synergize the treatment effect.