脐疗是中医外治法之一,历代医家多用艾灸神阙穴治疗疾病,如《针灸资生经》、《针灸大成》等著作,用之治疗泄泻、水肿、脱肛等症。近代药物敷脐治疗疾病已成为较常用的外治法。由于脐角质层薄,无皮下脂肪,与筋膜、腹膜直接相通,有丰富的静脉网和腹下动脉分支,脐动脉独无胆固醇堆积,屏障 Umbilical therapy is one of the external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine. The ancient physicians used moxibustion at Shenque point to treat diseases, such as “Acupuncture and Moxibustion”, “Acupuncture and Dacheng” and other writings, used to treat diarrhea, edema, and prolapse. Modern drug application of umbilical treatment of diseases has become a more commonly used external treatment. Due to the thin umbilical cord, no subcutaneous fat, direct communication with the fascia and peritoneum, and rich venous network and sub-abdominal artery branches, the umbilical artery alone has no cholesterol accumulation, and the barrier