Experimental Acupuncture and Moxibustion is a major course of Acupuncture and Tuina. This course requires students to grasp the basic methods, elementary knowledge and scientific methods related to the basic theory of acupuncture and moxibustion, and the efficacy and mechanism of puncturing and moxibustion. This course contains methods of Experimental Acupuncture and Moxibustion, the basis, techniques, basic characteristics and influencing factors, efficacy and mechanism of the action of acupuncture and moxibustion, and experimental skill training. The primary task of the course is investigating the basis of the action of acupuncture and moxibustion which contains the structure and function of acupoints, the phenomenon and the essence of meridians, and meridian-viscera related by multi-disciplinary ways, exploring the essence of the acupoints and meridians, revealing the scientific connotation of traditional acupuncture and moxibustion, interpret traditional acupuncture and moxibustion by modern scientific methods, enriching and developing the subject of acupuncture and moxibustion, promoting the modernization and globalization of acupuncture and moxibustion.

The important task of the course is investigating the principles and mechanism of the efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion, revealing the rules and principles of the action of acupuncture and moxibustion, and combining the research about the techniques of the action of acupuncture and moxibustion to promote the transformation of theory, explore new techniques and methods of acupuncture and moxibustion, and enrich the diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion. The starting point and destination of the Experimental Acupuncture and Moxibustion research is determining and improving the curative effect. The vitality of the course is guiding the clinic. The key task of the course is exploring the effectiveness, synthesis, and complexity of the action of acupuncture and moxibustion by modern scientific  technology, defining the key influenced factors of the effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion, controlling the quality of acupuncture and moxibustion, guiding the clinical practice, improving the clinical efficacy, promoting the standardization of acupuncture and moxibustion. At the same time, the basic task of the course is emphasizing the cultivation of scientific literacy, scientific attitude and scientific methods, and training modernization comprehensive talents of acupuncture and moxibustion.