Wang Tao (670-755 AD), a native of ◇ County, Shaanxi, was the great-grandson of Wang Mei, a chancellor of the Tang Dynasty. Wang was "sickly in childhood but fond of medicine as he grew up." Later, he worked in the Hongwen Library, the national library, for more than twenty years, where he was able to read extensively on medical texts and collect various medical prescriptions. He authored Waitai Miyao. In addition to medical prescriptions for internal, external, gynecological, and pediatric diseases, the book also includes a dedicated chapter on moxibustion. It emphasizes that moxibustion is not only most effective in treating miscellaneous diseases but can also treat acute Rebing. Moxibustion can be used not only for deficiency pattern but also for excess pattern. However, Wang Tao only discussed moxibustion and did not mention acupuncture, believing that acupuncture "can kill the living but cannot revive the dead," strongly criticizing acupuncture, which is not entirely appropriate. Nevertheless, his advocacy for moxibustion had a significant influence on later generations.