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Taoism incantation treatment has been existed for a long time in Chinese history and related studies never stops until nowadays. Taoism incantation treatment has been practiced for thousands of years and it has been a special kind of medical technique which could be applied in both medical treatment and self-healing. Basically, it is an integrated medical system, which contains its own Taoism property and distinctive style. The public always have some misunderstandings about incantation treatment. It is very often that incantation treatment would be interpreted as some psychological suggestion or superstition. For some reasons, after thousands of years of inheritance, many contexts about incantation treatment in Taoism classics and relevant documents we see today was enciphered and consequently the core contents are always disguised. Therefore, people often think incantation treatment as some tricks or superstition. But several Taoism incantation treatments were included in Chinese traditional medical texts from folk medicine to official medical classics. Meanwhile those treatments have been accepted in certain level by folks and official authorities though thousands of years of practice. In a way, incantation treatment is irreplaceable in terms of saving people's life. Thus, it is not some religious preaching or superstitious propaganda; it is worth it to research incantation treatments in ancient classics and to apply them appropriately to help the public. The theory of ‘Yijingbianqi’, which first came out in Huangdineijing, is believed to be the core pri nciple of ‘Zhuyou’ and Taoism incantation treatment, it is also the fundamental mechanism of incantation treatment. Meanwhile the incantation treatment curative effect depends on the artisans’ practicing ability or level. This article also endeavors to picture the original appearance of incantation treatment. Although in some historical documents there are some records related to religious rituals, it is still a valuable medical treatment. Therefore, this article tries to fade out the religious side of incantation treatment and analyzes its core as medical treatment. Furthermore, this article hopes through this article research to make the usage of the ancient for today and let incantation treatment as a true clinical application in the future. |