Clinical Observation of Aconite-cake-partitioned Moxibustion at Different Frequencies for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Due to Kidney-yang Deficiency
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2014.12.1105
- VernacularTitle:不同灸频隔附子饼灸治疗肾阳虚型前列腺增生症临床观察
- Author:
Yafeng ZHOU
;
Wei YAN
;
Jianquan YIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prostatic hyperplasia;
Kidney-yangdeficiency;
Aconite-cake-partitionedmoxibustion;
Frequency of moxibustion
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2014;(12):1105-1107
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo comparethetherapeutic efficaciesofaconite-cake-partitionedmoxibustionat different frequencies in treatingbenign prostatic hyperplasiadue tokidney-yangdeficiency.MethodEightypatientswere randomized into four groups:control group,treatment group1(moxibustiononceper day),treatmentgroup2(moxibustiontwiceper day), andtreatmentgroup3 (moxibustiononce every other day).TheInternational prostate symptom score (I-PSS), TCM syndrome score, maximum flow rate of urine (Qmax) and bladder residual urine volume (PVR) were observedbefore and after intervention.ResultAfter treatment,the improvement of theInternational prostate symptom scoreandTCM syndrome score,increase of Qmax and decrease of PVR were found in the three treatment groups, while the therapeutic efficacy in treatment group 1 was more significant than that in the rest groups. The total effective rate was 70.0% in the control group, 85.0% in treatment group 1, 80.0% in treatment group 2, and 65.0%in treatment group 3.ConclusionAconite-cake-partitionedmoxibustionat different frequenciescan produce therapeutic efficacies to different extent in treatingbenign prostatic hyperplasiadue tokidney-yangdeficiency, and the comprehensive analysis shows that the optimal frequency is once per day.
