EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE PLUS MOXIBUSTION OF YONGQUAN POINT ON DYSCINESIA AND BLOOD RHEOLOGY IN STROKE PATIENTS

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus moxibustion of Yongquan (KI 1) in improving stroke patients’ dyskinesia and blood rheology. Methods: 78 cases of stroke patients were treated by acupuncture and moxibustion of Yongquan (KI 1), once daily, with 20 days being a therapeutic course. Indexes of whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, platelet aggregation rate, packed cell volume and fibrinogen were detected before and after treatment. Changes of the functional activity were assessed using Barthel marking method. Results: After 2 courses of acupuncture treatment, all the above mentioned indexes and functional activity were improved significantly (P<0.05～0.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture and moxibustion of Yongquan (KI 1) has an active effect in improving stroke patients’ dyskinesia and blood rheology.

Treatment of 482 Cases of Cervical Spondylopathy by Combining Point-injection and Needle-warming via Moxibustion

From January 1993 to December 1996, we treated 482 cases of cervical spondylopathy with a combined method of point-injection and needle-warming via moxibustion. Except for the cases of sympathetic nerve type and spinal cord type, the combined method was superior to traction therapy in the control group and reported as follows.Clinical DataThe Criteria of Diagnosis and Curative Effect in TCM issued by the State Administrative Bureau of TCM and Pharmacy in 1994 was adopted for the enrollment of patients of cervical spondylopathy and the pathological typing. Only the patients who had completed the treatment and with complete records were collected for analysis.

23 CASES OF CHRONIC NONSPECIFIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS TREATED BY ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION

In recent years, the author has treated 23 in-patients and out-patients with chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis and achieved good therapeutic results as reported in the following. Clinical Data In this series, there were 23 cases, 9 males and 14 females, ranging in age from 29 to 68 years, averaging 33.8 years. The duration of disease was 2 to 23 years, with a mean of 11.5 years. All the patients had symptoms and signs of the disease in varying degrees

Effects of Moxa-Cone Moxibustion at Guanyuan on Erythrocytic Immunity and Its Regulative Function in Tumor-Bearing Mice

In the sarcoma S180 ascitic mice, the effects of moxa-cone moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV 4) on erythrocytic immunity and its regulative function were investigated. The results indicated that moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV 4) could significantly increase the decreased erythrocytic C3b receptor rosette forming rate (RBC-C3bRR), lower the raised erythrocytic immunocomplex rosette forming rate (RBC-ICR, P

THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF NEEDLE WARMING THROUGH MOXIBUSTION AT TWELVE SHU POINTS ON RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic andgeneral immunologic disease,mainlyinvolving the joints.Clinically,it is manifestedby morning ankylosis,arthroncus,jointdeformity and dysfunction.It falls into thecategory of arthralgia syndrome in traditionalChinese medicine(TCM).The authors havetreated 55 cases of rheumatoid arthritis byneedle warming through moxibustion

CLINICAL APPLICATION OF MOXIBUSTION OVER POINT DAZHUI

Dazhui (GV 14), located between thespinous processes of the seventh cervicalvertebra and the first thoracic vertebra, is anacupoint on the Du Channel. It is also

TREATMENT FOR SEQUELAE OF NEURALGIA AFTER THE HERPES ZOSTER WITH COMBINED ACUPUNCTURE AND INJECTION

The author treated 16 cases of sequelae of neuralgia after herpes zoster withacupuncture, moxibustion and point injection in the affected region, and all cases were cured.

A CLINICAL STUDY ON ACUPUNCTURE FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TOXIC SIDEEFFECTS DURING RADIOTHERAPY AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy arecommonly used in the treatment of tumors.However,such toxic side-effects as leukopenia,gastrointestinal or systemic reactions occurredin the treatment are so serious that somepatients can not tolerate it and even abandonthe treatment.Recently,some doctors

Clinical Observation on 46 Cases of Infantile Repeated Respiratory Tract Infection Treated by Mild-Moxibustion over Acupoints on Back

Repeated respiratory tract infection is a frequently-occurring disease during childhood. At present, western medicine doctors generally adopt anti-infectives and immunomodulators to treat the disease, while traditional Chinese medicine doctors mainly administer decoction of Chinese herbs. The authors treated 46 cases of repeated respiratory tract infection from March 1990 to April 1996 by applying mild-moxibustion over points on the back with satisfactory therapeutic results. A report follows.Clinical Data All the 86 cases were outpatients in our hospital with duration of common cold for over 10 days and characterized by relapse of respiratory tract infection. There were over 7-time relapse of respiratory tract infection on each case within a year. Eighty-six cases were randomly divided into treatment group (46 cases) and control group (40 cases). Of the 46 cases in the treatment group, 22 were boys and 24 girls. 17 cases (36.9%) were 6 months to 4 years old, 18 (39.1%) 4 to 6 years, and 11 (23.9%) 6 to 12 years. Among the 40 cases in the control group, 19 cases were boys and 21 girls.

An Analysis of Therapeutic Effect of Drug Acupoint Application in 209 Cases of Allergic Asthma

Both therapies of traditional crude herb moxibustion and drug acupoint application were used in 209 cases of allergic asthma to compare their long-term and short-term therapeutic effects and to analyze the relationship between clinic therapeutic effects of both therapies and differential types of the disease. The results showed that the short-term total effective rate in the group of drug acupoint application was higher than that in the group of traditional crude herb moxibustion, the therapeutic effects of drug acupoint application being closely related to differential types. Analysis also shows the best short-term therapeutic effect was in the type of heat in the lung while the poorest effect in the type of deficiency of the kidney-yang.

Effects of Warm Needling at Zusanli(ST 36)on NO and IL-2 Levels in the Middle-Aged and Old People

42 middle-aged and old people at the age between 55-70 years were selected and given the warm needling at Zusanli (ST 36), and their IL-2 and NO contents of peripheral blood before and after acupuncture were determined. The results showed that IL-2 and NO contents increased significantly after the warm needling (P<0.01).

CLINICAL APPLICATION OF CILIAO IN ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT

Ciliao(UB 32),located at the 2ndposterior sacral foramen,is the point of theBladder Meridian.According to the literature,the indications of Ciliao include low back pain,

CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON 138 CASES OF SEVERE HICCUP TREATED BY ACU-MOXIBUSTION

Severe hiccup was treated by auriculo-acupuncture plus moxa cone moxibustion,with hydro-acupuncture when the patient was very feeble. The second group was treated by auriculo-acupuncture with gentle moxibustion and the third one, with warm-needling moxibustion. Compari-son made in 138 cases revealed that the first group was very satisfactory, the cured rate being 100%,that of the 2nd and 3rd groups were 91. 3% and 82. 35% respectively. Statistical treatment revealedP【0.05 with significant difference between the first and second groups, P value between the firstand third groups was P【0.01, with very significant difference. There was no significant differencebetween the 2nd and 3rd groups, P】0.05.

TREATMENT OF ANGINA PECTORIS WITH MEDICINAL PLASTER FIXED AT ACUPOINTS -A Report of 54 Cases

That the diseases in the interior can be treated at the exterior is one of the therapeutic methods of traditional Chinese medicine. Pretty good results has been obtained in treating the patients of angina pectoris with medicinal plaster fixed at acupoints. This is reported as follows.

Points selection pattern in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of gouty arthritis:an analysis based on bibliometrics

To discuss the selection pattern of points and meridians in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of gouty arthritis （GA） by analyzing clinical literatures related to GA, and to provide reference for acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of GA. Methods： Clinical literatures related to GA treated with acupuncture-moxibustion published between January 1981 and July 2017 were collected from Chinese databases. The points, meridians, frequency and treatment methods were analyzed. Results： A total of 78 studies were included. For meridians, the top 5 meridians used were the Spleen Meridian （67 times）, Liver Meridian （59 times）, Stomach Meridian （53 times）, Kidney Meridian （49 times） and Large Intestine Meridian （44 times）. For points selection, the leading 5 points were Taichong （LR 3） （79 times）, Taibai （SP 3） （68 times）, Sanyinjiao （SP 6） （61 times）, Taixi （KI 3） （57 times） and Yinlingquan （SP 9） （55 times）. For major and adjunct points, the 5 most significant major points were Taichong （LR 3） （79 times）, Taibai （SP 3） （68 times）, Sanyinjiao （SP 6） （61 times）, Yinlingquan （SP 9） （37 times） and Taixi （KI 3） （32 times）. The 5 most significant adjunct points were Yanglingquan （GB 34） （31 times）, Fenglong （ST 40） （30 times）, Xuehai （SP 10） （29 times）, Taixi （KI 3） （25 times） and Quchi （LI 11） （21 times）. For treatment methods, the top 5 methods used were acupuncture-moxibustion alone for 15 studies, acupuncture-moxibustion combined with medicina electroacupuncture combined with bloodletting for 5 studies studies, acupuncture combined with medicinal herbs for 11 herbs for 10 studies, acupuncture alone for 7 studies, and Conclusion： The main meridians chosen in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of GA were the Spleen, Liver, Stomach, Kidney and Large Intestine Meridians, conforming to the syndrome differentiation principle of tonifying spleen and kidney, clearing heat and draining dampness. Points mainly locate at lower limbs and feet around the affected area, which was a reflection of peripheral treatment function of points. The data mining results of meridian and point selection in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of GA conform to the disease and syndrome differentiation theory and provide references for acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of GA.

Analysis of acupoint-selection patterns in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome based on data mining

Objective:To analyze the meridian and acupoint-selection patterns in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) by data mining technique,for exploring acupoints that could be effective for PCOS and providing suggestion and reference in selecting acupoints for the acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of PCOS.Methods:Literatures related to the acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of PCOS published before April 2018 were collected.By a self-made data mining program developed using Microsoft Excel 2007,a database of acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of PCOS was then established.The correlation analysis was performed for the frequency of use of acupoints and acupoint groups.Cluster analysis was also conducted.Results:A total of 92 articles were recruited finally.Sanyinjiao (SP 6),Conception Vessel and chest-abdomen region ranked the top on the list of the most frequently used acupoints,meridians and regions,respectively.Correlation analysis showed that the acupoint group with the highest confidence was Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Zusanli (ST 36),and the group with the highest support was Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Guanyuan (CV 4).Cluster analysis revealed five effective clusters:Guanyuan (CV 4) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6);Zhongwan (CV 12) and Tianshu (ST 25);Zhongji (CV 3),Zusanli (ST 36) and Qihai (CV 6);Xuehai (SP 10),Shenshu (BL 23),Taichong (LR 3) and Guilai (ST 29);Ganshu (BL 18),Taixi (KI 3),Yinlingquan (SP 9) and Pishu (BL 20).Conclusion:According to the confidence and support report,Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Zusanli (ST 36) or Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Guanyuan (CV 4) are recommended in acupuncture-moxibustion treatment of PCOS,with adjunct points selected for different patterns,e.g.Zhongwan (CV 12) and Tianshu (ST 25) for tonifying spleen and expelling dampness;Zhongji (CV 3) and Qihai (CV 6) for supplementing qi and cultivating blood;Xuehai (SP 10),Shenshu (BL 23),Taichong (LR 3) and Guilai (ST 29) for tonifying kidney and dissolving stasis;Ganshu (BL 18),Taixi (KI 3),Yinlingquan (SP 9) and Pishu (BL 20) for tonifying kidney and spleen and regulating liver.

Experimental observation of effects of acupoints,cone numbers and durations of moxibustion with different moxibustion methods on skin surface and inside temperature

Objective:To observe the effects of acupoints,cone numbers and durations of moxibustion with different moxibustion methods on skin surface and inside temperature,and to provide references for the clinical standardization of moxibustion amount.Methods:The 42 big-ear white rabbits were divided into 6 groups according to the random number table method,a 2-cone direct moxibustion group,a 2-cone direct moxibustion group,a 3-cone direct moxibustion group,a 1-cone herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group,a 2-cone herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group,and a 3-cone herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion group,with 7 rabbits in each group.Shenque(CV 8);Shenshu(BL 23)and Zusanli(ST 36)were used in each group,but the moxibustion methods,cone numbers and durations of moxibustion were different・Rabbits in each group received moxibustion once every other day for 5 times in total.During the intervention,a thermoelectricity coupled probe and a temperature recorder were used to record the real-time-acupoint skin temperature and the temperature at different time points,so as to observe,analyze and process the real-time changes in the temperature difference between the surface and inside of acu point skin.Results:For herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion,the best temperature for cone changing was(46.38±0.51)℃when the highest surface temperature was(49.20±0.52)℃;the multi-factor comparison of acupoint×cone number×time and acupoint×moxibustion method×time showed that time×acupoint,time×moxibustion method and cone number×acupoint had interactive effects(all P<0.05).Comparing skin temperature differences between different cone numbers at the same acupoint,Shenque(CV 8)on the 1st and the 5th days,Shenshu(BL 23)on the 3rd and the 7th days,Zusanli(ST 36)on the 1st and the 9th days of experiment showed statistically significant differences(all P<0.05).The skin temperature comparison of different moxibustion methods at the same acupoint all had statistical differences(all Pv0.05),except for Shenque(CV 8)before moxibustion,Shenshu(BL 23)before moxibustion and on the 5th day;Zusanli(ST 36)only showed statistical differences on the 5th and 7th days(both P<0.05).The skin temperature differences of different acupoints after moxibustion in the 1-cone,2-cone and 3-cone groups were statistically different(all P<0.05);direct moxibustion and herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion at different acupoints were all statistically different(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Cone changing temperature under the same specifications of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion was confirmed.Temperature differenee between surface and inside of different acupoint skin at the same maximum temperature was significantly different due to the cone numbers and moxibustion methods,which showed the highest at Shenshu(BL 23),the sec ond at Shenque(CV 8),and the lowest at Zusanli(ST 36).The in fluence of acupoint factor should be considered to determine the quantitative indicators of moxibustion.

Low-frequency fluctuation amplitude analysis of resting-state fMRI for functional brain response differences between acupuncture and moxibustion at Zusanli(ST 36) in patient with functional dyspepsia

Objective： To compare and analyze functional brain response characteristics by applying acupuncture or moxibustion to Zusanli（ST 36） in patients with functional dyspepsia（FD） and investigate the differences of central action mechanism resulting from acupuncture or moxibustion.Methods： A total of eligible 24 FD cases were divided into two blood-oxygen-level dependent（BOLD） sequences for functional magnetic resonance imaging（fMRI） scan. The amplitude of low frequency fluctuation（ALFF） analyses were conducted on the data of location phase, structure phase, resting state before acupuncture/moxibustion, working state during acupuncture/moxibustion and resting state after acupuncture/moxibustion using Data Processing Assistant for Resting-State fMRI（DPARSF） software.Results： Acupuncture and moxibustion produced significant differences in functional brain response. The working state during acupuncture/moxibustion mainly decreased ALFF values in the right supramarginal gyrus, right superior parietal lobule, right frontal gyrus, upper right occipital lobe, right precuneus and right cingulate gyrus. At the same time, it increased ALFF values in the left cerebellum, right caudate nucleus, right cerebellum and left inferior gyrus. The differences during the resting state after acupuncture/moxibustion were significantly smaller than the working state in intensity and size. It mainly resulted in decrease in ALFF values in the right postcentral gyrus and right supramarginal gyrus and increase in ALFF values in the left precuneus, orbital part of inferior frontal gyrus and right cerebellar peduncles.Conclusion： Needling and moxibustion at Zusanli（ST 36） can produce significant differences in immediate functional brain response.

Acupuncture-moxibustion at Jiaji(EX-B 2) points for intervertebral disc herniation: a systematic review

By organizing and classifying the literatures related to acupuncture-moxibustion at Jiaji （EX-B 2） points in treating intervertebral disc herniation （IDH） published before December 32, 2013, to summarize the application status and features of Jiaji （EX-B 2） points. It＇s found that its most favorable indication is IDH. It also further analyzed the action mechanism of acupuncture-moxibustion at Jiaji （EX-B 2） points in treating IDH, and brought up some ideas to highlight the further study.

Effects of moxibustion at bilateral Feishu(BL13)and Xinshu(BL15)combined with benazepril on myocardial cells apoptosis index and apoptosis-related proteins cytochrome c and apoptosis-inducing factor in rats with chronic heart failure

OBJECTIVE:To observe the effects of moxibustion at bilateral Feishu(BL13)and Xinshu(BL15)combined with benazepril on myocardial cells apoptosis index,the expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins cytochrome c(Cyt-C)and apoptosis-inducing factor(AIF)in chronic heart failure(CHF)rats.METHODS:Sixty-five rats were randomly divided into normal group(n=10)and model-I group(n=55).After modeling,CHF rats in model-I group were divided into model group,moxibustion group,benazepril group,moxibustion plus benazepril group(abbreviated as aibei group,the same below),10 rats in each group.Echocardiogram index was examined by echocardiography.Hemodynamic indices were measured by rat cardiac function meter.Serum B-type brain natriuretic peptide(BNP)was detected by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay.Myocardial cells apoptosis index was detected by terminal-deoxynucleoitidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling staining.Pathological changes of myocardial tissues were observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining.The expression levels of Cyt-C and AIF in myocardial tissues were detected by Western blot.RESULTS:Compared with normal group,ejection fraction and left ventricular diameter shortening rate in model-Ⅰgroup were significantly reduced,myocardial cells of rats in model group exhibited unclear transverse striations,cells swellings and vacuoles,cardiac functions were deteriorated,serum BNP level,myocardial cells apoptosis index,and the expression levels of Cyt-C and AIF were significantly increased.Compared with model group,myocardial cells of rats in moxibustion group,benazepril group,and aibei group were dyed more evenly,muscle fibers were arranged relatively neatly,cardiac functions were improved,serum BNP level,myocardial cells apoptosis index,and the expression levels of Cyt-C and AIF were significantly decreased.Compared with aibei group,cardiac functions were worsened,myocardial cells apoptosis index,and the expression levels of Cyt-C and AIF were increased.CONCLUSION:Moxibustion at bilateral Feishu(BL13)and Xinshu(BL15)combined with benazepril could improve CHF better than moxibustion at bilateral Feishu(BL13)and Xinshu(BL15)or benazepril alone.The mechanisms might be that they can inhibit the expressions of Cyt-C and AIF,and inhibit the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes.