Observation on therapeutic effect of herb-partitioned spread moxibustion for treatment of chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis.
- Author:
Yan-Long XU
1
;
Yuan-Hao DU
;
Xiu-Mei XU
;
Tian-You HE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Adult; Chronic Disease; therapy; Colitis, Ulcerative; drug therapy; therapy; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Meridians; Middle Aged; Moxibustion; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2010;30(4):289-291
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo compare therapeutic effects of herb-partitioned spread moxibustion and western medicine on chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis.
METHODSSixty cases were randomly divided into a spread moxibustion group (n = 28) and a western medicine group (n = 32). The spread moxibustion group was treated with herb-partitioned spread moxibustion at lower limb around stomach meridian, abdomen region around Guanyuan (CV 4) and lower Jiaji (EX B 2) points; and the western medicine group was treated with oral administration of Sulfasalazine. Their therapeutic effects were observed after treatment.
RESULTSThe cured-markedly effective rate was 71.4% (20/ 28) in the spread moxibustion group, and 25.0% (8/32) in the western medicine group, the former was better than the latter (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONSThe therapeutic effect of herb-partitioned spread moxibustion for treatment of chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis is better than that of the oral administration of Sulfasalazine with less adverse reaction, and is worth popularizing in clinic.
