Clinical study on method of "tonifying the lung to check the liver" for treatment of chronic cholecystitis.
- Author:
Tao LIU
1
;
Chen LIU
;
Peng-xiang GAO
;
Cui-ping YU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy; Cholecystitis; Humans; Liver; Lung; Moxibustion
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(12):855-856
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the significance of method of "tonifying the lung to check the liver" for treatment of chronic cholecystitis.
METHODSForty cases were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group were treated with acupuncture and moxibustion by the method of "tonifying the lung to check the liver", and the control group with routine moxibustion.
RESULTSAfter treatment of one day, pain improved significantly in the two groups (P < 0.001), with no significant difference between the two groups; and 15 days after treatment, the treatment group was superior to the control group in the improvement of pain.
CONCLUSIONTCM syndrome differentiation has an important significance in clinical acupuncture and moxibustion, and the therapeutic principle "tonifying the lung to check the liver" in classical TCM theories is of scientific basis.
