Research on the Function of Regulating Lipid by Moxibustion for Hyperlipidemia
- Author:
Zhongchao WU
;
Lingling WANG
;
Lanfeng XU
;
Yaoguang LIU
;
Yizheng WANG
;
Miaohua ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hyperlipidemia;
Moxibustion;
Point,Shenque (CV 8);
Point,Zusanli (ST 36)
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2005;3(1):21-22
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
One hundred and seventy-one cases of hyperlipidemia were treated by moxibustion on Shenque (CV 8) and bilateral Zusanli (ST 36). After moxibustion, the blood-lipid contents of the patients with hyperlipidemia of various types were all lower than those before moxibustion.There was a significant difference between them. It is indicated that moxibustion on Shenque (CV 8) and bilateral Zusanli (ST 36) had the functions of reinforcing the spleen and kidney,warning yang, removing the stasis and treating both the principal and the secondary aspects of a disease for hyperlipidemia, which embodied the advantage of the function of regulating organism of moxibustion. The treatment by regulating can mobilize the regulating function of self to get the benign and bi-directional regulating effect for the various indexes of lipid metabolism and reach the intention of lowering blood-lipid.
