Observation on therapeutic effect of medicinal moxa stick moxibustion for treatment of tinea pedis.
- Author:
Yuan-Sheng TIAN
1
;
Lei CHEN
;
Zhong-Wan REN
;
Xin-Yi WANG
;
Ting-Ying LIANG
;
Lei-Sheng WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Moxibustion; Tinea Pedis; therapy; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2009;29(7):537-540
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe therapeutic effect of using medicinal moxa stick moxibustion for treatment of tinea pedis.
METHODSOne hundred and forty-four cases were randomly divided into a medicinal moxa stick group (MMS), a moxa stick group (MS) and a Nitramisole cream group (NC) (n = 48 in each group). The moxibustion method was applied in both MMS group and MS group. The Nitramisole cream was applied in NC group. The treatment course was lasted for 21 days. The symptoms of patients with tinea pedis were recorded and scored before and after the treatment course, the effectiveness was assessed.
RESULTSThe total effective rates were 89.59% and 81.25% in the MMS group and the MS group, respectively, with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). However, the total effective rate in these two groups were better than that of NC group (70.84%, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe therapeutic effect of medicinal moxa stick moxibustion is better than that of moxa stick moxibustion or Nitramisole cream.
