检索了近年来灸法治疗热证的实验研究文献并进行整理分析,从灸法的退热、抗感染作用,对外周体液因子代谢、中枢神经递质水平的影响及调节机体免疫功能方面总结灸治热证的作用机制,为“热证可灸”的可行性和有效性提供实验依据,为今后的研究提供思路和方向.“,”The authors have retrieved the experimental literature on moxibustion in treatment of heat syndrome in recent years,and summarized the mechanism of moxibustion in treatment of heat syndrome from such aspects as antipyretic and anti-infective effect of moxibustion,the effect on peripheral metabolism of humoral factors and the level of central neurotransmitter,and the regulation of immune function through sorting and analysis,thus providing experimental evidences for the feasibility and effectiveness of “moxibust-ion can be used for heat syndrome”,and providing ideas and direction for future researches.