Protective Effect of the Moxibustion for the Mountain-sickness.

VernacularTitle:高山病に対する施灸刺激の予防的効果について
Author: Yoshifumi HONMA ; Makoto MURAI
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1991;41(3):346-352
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: At a highland above 3, 000 meters, there are lack of oxygen, low air pressure and cold. From such an environment of a highland, mountain-sickness which causes headaches, sensory disturbance and motor disturbance occures. For this reason, on the occasion of a highland climbing, a proper countermeasure should be taken.
In order to get effect of moxbustion on S36 (Tsusanli points) to a preservation of mountain sickness, several tests were carried out on the physiological variation to mountain climbers.
As the result, between the subjects and the control for body temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure, pH value of salivary and reflex test the significant differences were not observed. But as to Kreperin sensus there are the significant differences are observed (p<0.05).
In conclusion under the highland enviornment, exhaustion on the high dimensional function such as a brain (cerebrum) was observed and suppression by moxibustion on a progress of exhaustion was recognized.
While effect of moxbustion on physiological variation was not clearly observed. This fact shows that due to a considerable individual difference in vivo, moxibustion cannot cover it and was not effective on protection of the mountain-sickness.