Inflammatory bowel disease is a global disease with the mechanism remains to be deciphered and the therapies remain to be improved.As green，safe，and effective therapies，acupuncture and moxibustion play a positive role in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.By reviewing the relevant literature，this paper concluded that acupuncture and moxibustion，used alone or together with drugs，demonstrate definite effects on inflammatory bowel disease.Such therapies can improve the immune function and regulate the inflammatory cytokines，intestinal flora，and metabolites to delay the progression of inflammatory bowel disease.This paper summarizes the research progress in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with acupuncture and moxibustion，so as to provide a basis for the further research and clinical work.