Eighty-six senile persons,aged 60 years old or over,were treated by medicinalcake-separated moxibustion and the influence of moxibustion upon red blood cell immunity func-tion and free radical was observed.We have ado...Eighty-six senile persons,aged 60 years old or over,were treated by medicinalcake-separated moxibustion and the influence of moxibustion upon red blood cell immunity func-tion and free radical was observed.We have adopted the principle of tonifying the kidney andstrengthening the spleen,promoting blood flow and removing blood stasis.The tonic points suchas Dazhui(GV 14),Shenshu(BL 23),Guanyuan(CV 4),Shenque(CV 8)and Zhsanli(ST36)were chosen.Besides,it was supplemented with the principle of nourishing blood,tonifyingspleen and replenishing essence,using medicinal cake moxibustion.The moxibustion was givenonce every other day,three moxa-cone on each point,and twenty-four times as a therapeuticcourse.The total moxibustion amount is 264 moxa-cone.Before and after the treatment,wemeasured the red blood cell immunity function(RBC-C<sub>3</sub>b,RBC-IC,RFER,RFIR),the SOD ac-tivity of RBC,and the contents of serum LPo. Results show that in senile person,the RBC-C<sub>3</sub>b rosette formation falls while the展开更多
基金The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Eighty-six senile persons,aged 60 years old or over,were treated by medicinalcake-separated moxibustion and the influence of moxibustion upon red blood cell immunity func-tion and free radical was observed.We have adopted the principle of tonifying the kidney andstrengthening the spleen,promoting blood flow and removing blood stasis.The tonic points suchas Dazhui(GV 14),Shenshu(BL 23),Guanyuan(CV 4),Shenque(CV 8)and Zhsanli(ST36)were chosen.Besides,it was supplemented with the principle of nourishing blood,tonifyingspleen and replenishing essence,using medicinal cake moxibustion.The moxibustion was givenonce every other day,three moxa-cone on each point,and twenty-four times as a therapeuticcourse.The total moxibustion amount is 264 moxa-cone.Before and after the treatment,wemeasured the red blood cell immunity function(RBC-C<sub>3</sub>b,RBC-IC,RFER,RFIR),the SOD ac-tivity of RBC,and the contents of serum LPo. Results show that in senile person,the RBC-C<sub>3</sub>b rosette formation falls while the