Objective： To observe the specificity of reinforcing and reducing methods of mild moxibustion and explore its clinical significance. Methods： Thirty healthy students were selected and given reinforcing of mild moxi...Objective： To observe the specificity of reinforcing and reducing methods of mild moxibustion and explore its clinical significance. Methods： Thirty healthy students were selected and given reinforcing of mild moxibustion on the left Neiguan （PC 6） and reducing on the right Neiguan （PC 6） respectively. Temperature of the acupoint skin surface and the temperature-time curve were recorded by a digital thermometer. Results： In application of mild moxibustion on Neiguan （PC 6）, there was a statistical difference in the temperature-increase section between reinforcing and reducing methods （P〈0.01）. The temperature-increasing section of the temperature-time curve in the reducing method was obviously steeper than that in the reinforcing method. In the period of 0.5-3 min during moxibustion, the temperature of Neiguan （PC 6） was remarkably higher in the reducing than in the reinforcing （P〈0.01）. In the application of the reducing, the time for the temperature of Neiguan （PC 6） to increase to 40~C was remarkably advanced （P〈0.05） and the rate of burning pain in the subjects was remarkably higher in the reducing method than in the reinforcing method （P〈0.001）. Conclusion： In comparison with the reinforcing method, the acupoint temperature increased more quickly in the application of reducing method and can produce obvious hot stimulation in a short period of time. In the application of the reinforcing method, the acupoint temperature increased mildly and could enhance the tolerance of the organism to the high temperature.展开更多
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,2009CB522901)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81202648)+2 种基金Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(11DZ1973300,11ZR1436700)Innovation Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(11YZ68)Leading Academic Discipline Project of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
文摘Objective： To observe the specificity of reinforcing and reducing methods of mild moxibustion and explore its clinical significance. Methods： Thirty healthy students were selected and given reinforcing of mild moxibustion on the left Neiguan （PC 6） and reducing on the right Neiguan （PC 6） respectively. Temperature of the acupoint skin surface and the temperature-time curve were recorded by a digital thermometer. Results： In application of mild moxibustion on Neiguan （PC 6）, there was a statistical difference in the temperature-increase section between reinforcing and reducing methods （P〈0.01）. The temperature-increasing section of the temperature-time curve in the reducing method was obviously steeper than that in the reinforcing method. In the period of 0.5-3 min during moxibustion, the temperature of Neiguan （PC 6） was remarkably higher in the reducing than in the reinforcing （P〈0.01）. In the application of the reducing, the time for the temperature of Neiguan （PC 6） to increase to 40~C was remarkably advanced （P〈0.05） and the rate of burning pain in the subjects was remarkably higher in the reducing method than in the reinforcing method （P〈0.001）. Conclusion： In comparison with the reinforcing method, the acupoint temperature increased more quickly in the application of reducing method and can produce obvious hot stimulation in a short period of time. In the application of the reinforcing method, the acupoint temperature increased mildly and could enhance the tolerance of the organism to the high temperature.
