Fuyulan
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Fuyulan, Female, Mongolian, from Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Mongolian Medicine (Ⅸ-12). The tradition is documented in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia. Within the regional tradition and school record of Mongolian Medicine in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia: Mongolian wula moxibustion is a therapy in which a lit wula moxa cone is used to iron-moxibuste the patient's local area; it is mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia and the provinces and regions of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, and Xinjiang. Direct moxibustion means the moxa cone is applied directly on the acupoint; it can be further divided into deep moxibustion, burning moxibustion, roasting moxibustion, and mild moxibustion. Indirect moxibustion includes ginger-interposed moxibustion, garlic-interposed moxibustion, and moxibustion with a wula-grass velvet pad interposed. The acupoints used in wula moxibustion are divided into fixed and non-fixed points; there are 71 commonly used fixed points, of which 29 are on the head and limbs, 22 on the abdomen, and 20 on the back. The Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) already contains records on the origins of moxibustion therapy; the Sanguo Zhi: Wei Shu (Records of the Three Kingdoms: Book of Wei) and other books record the use of moxibustion by northern peoples; the classic Tibetan medical work the Four Medical Tantras contains records of 'Mongolian moxibustion'; and the Jinlan Xunjing Quxue Tu, written by the Yuan-dynasty acupuncturist Hutaibilie, describes methods of point selection for moxibustion — showing that the northern peoples, including the ancestors of the Mongols, began using fire moxibustion to treat disease at least as early as the Qin and Han dynasties.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Fuyulan is anchored in the documented technical standards of Mongolian Medicine in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia. Within the documented technical tradition of Mongolian Medicine in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia: Mongolian wula moxibustion has a long history. The Mongolian people have revered fire since ancient times: fire represents life and bestows wealth, happiness, and health on people, so the prevention and treatment of disease and the continuation of the people alike are inseparable from fire; fire treats all cold-natured diseases. In ancient times, fire was mostly produced by striking flint with a fire steel; wula moxibustion is derived from this practice. The operating method of Mongolian wula moxibustion is to mix wula grass (Carex meyeriana) with brick tea or alkali blocks, pound the mixture into a woolly consistency, and form it into cone-shaped moxa sticks for later use. The methods of applying moxibustion include direct moxibustion and indirect moxibustion. The material for wula moxibustion, wula grass, has the effects of improving the movement of hi and blood, dispelling badgan-hi pathogens, and drying 'yellow water'; alkali blocks are hot in nature and have the function of dispelling damp-heat, resolving food stagnation, detoxifying, and counteracting acid; brick tea has the effects of aiding digestion, resisting aging, and killing bacteria and reducing inflammation. Therefore, wula moxa sticks made of wula grass, alkali blocks, or ground brick tea can be used to iron-moxibuste the acupoints, guarding the vital passes of the vessels, preventing disease pathogens from roaming through the channels, relieving pain, settling hi, aiding digestion, breaking up xiphoid-process masses, removing scabies, abscesses, and the necrotic flesh of old sores, reducing swelling, drying up 'yellow water,' guarding the portals of the viscera, causing the gastric fire to rise, and keeping the mind clear. It can treat scabies and abscesses, masses, vessel diseases, badgan disease, yellow-water disease, hi disease, urinary retention, edema, and other diseases. As living conditions improve, people's demands for medical care continue to rise. When choosing medical methods, people value not only therapeutic results but also increasingly favor approaches that are natural, safe, and diverse. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Preparing the Ula moxa cones": Ula grass is mixed with brick tea or alkali and pounded into floss then shaped into cones, each component lending its own action. "Four grades of direct moxibustion": Direct moxibustion places the cone on the point and is graded as deep, burning, roasting or light moxibustion. "Indirect moxibustion with barriers": Indirect moxibustion inserts ginger, garlic or a pad of Ula floss between cone and skin to moderate the heat. "Seventy-one fixed points": Of seventy-one fixed points, twenty-nine lie on head and limbs, twenty-two on the abdomen and twenty on the back, alongside non-fixed points.
Preparing the Ula moxa cones
Ula grass is mixed with brick tea or alkali and pounded into floss then shaped into cones, each component lending its own action.
Four grades of direct moxibustion
Direct moxibustion places the cone on the point and is graded as deep, burning, roasting or light moxibustion.
Indirect moxibustion with barriers
Indirect moxibustion inserts ginger, garlic or a pad of Ula floss between cone and skin to moderate the heat.
Seventy-one fixed points
Of seventy-one fixed points, twenty-nine lie on head and limbs, twenty-two on the abdomen and twenty on the back, alongside non-fixed points.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Fuyulan was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Mongolian Medicine, with Tongliao, Inner Mongolia as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Mongolian Medicine in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2021 (batch 5), with Tongliao, Inner Mongolia as its declared area, and Inner Mongolia Tongliao Meng Yi Research Institute (Tongliao Meng Yi Hospital) as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) already contains records on the origins of moxibustion therapy; the Sanguo Zhi: Wei Shu (Records of the Three Kingdoms: Book of Wei) and other books record the use of moxibustion by northern peoples; the classic Tibetan medical work the Four Medical Tantras contains records of 'Mongolian moxibustion'; and the Jinlan Xunjing Quxue Tu, written by the Yuan-dynasty acupuncturist Hutaibilie, describes methods of point selection for moxibustion — showing that the northern peoples, including the ancestors of the Mongols, began using fire moxibustion to treat disease at least as early as the Qin and Han dynasties.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baojinshan | Keerqinzuoyihouqi, Inner Mongolia | 04-1949 | Other regional school |
| Baosiqin | Zhongmengyiyiyuan, Inner Mongolia | 05-2960 | Other regional school |
| Wangbuhe | Keerqinyouyizhongqi, Inner Mongolia | 05-2961 | Other regional school |
| Hudalai | Keerqinzuoyihouqi, Inner Mongolia | — | Other regional school |
| Fuyulan | Tongliao, Inner Mongolia | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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