Key Lab of Acupuncture Combined with Medicine of Ministry of Education was established in 2008 upon the approval of Ministry of Education. Research directions: (1) research into the features of acupuncture and moxibustion effect and the dose-effect relationship of acupuncture combined with medicine; (2) research into the synergistic effect of acupuncture combined with medicine and the epigenetics of acupuncture and moxibustion; (3) research into the anti-inflammatory mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion and acupuncture combined with medicine.