Discussion on Action Mechanism of Acupoint Sticking Therapy in Respiratory Diseases Treatment in Summer
10.11842/wst.2013.06.042
- VernacularTitle:冬病夏治穴位贴敷治疗呼吸系统疾病的作用机制探讨
- Author:
Yang XIE
;
Xueqing YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Winter diseases treated in summer;
acupoint sticking therapy;
action mechanism;
respiratory system
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2013;(6):1473-1476
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Based on the traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ) theory of correspondence between man and the universe and supporting yang in spring and summer, acupoint sticking therapy has a good clinical effect in respiratory diseases treatment in summer . Its mechanism may be involved in regulating immune function , in-hibiting inflammatory response , scavenging oxygen free radicals and inhibiting protease-antiprotease imbalance , which need to be further studied and identified .
