Clinical Study on Treatment of Simple Obesity Due to Spleen Deficiency by Acupuncture-moxibustion

VernacularTitle:Clinical Study on Treatment of Simple Obesity Due to Spleen Deficiency by Acupuncture-moxibustion
Author: Yin SHI ; Chen ZHAO ; Xiaoyun ZUO ; Jue HONG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupuncture-Moxibustion Therapy; Obesity; Electroacupuncture; Warming Needling; Syndrome Differentiation Treatment
From: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2008;6(6):352-355
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of acupuncture-moxibustion therapy on simple obesity due to spleen deficiency. Method: Sixty-eight cases of simple obesity due to spleen deficiency syndrome, including internal dampness due to spleen deficiency, qi deficiency of lung-spleen, yang deficiency of spleen-kidney, were randomly allocated into two groups, treatment group (36 cases) and control group (32 cases). The former group was treated with warm needling moxibustion method, and the latter was treated with electroacupuncture. The therapeutic effect and body weight (BW) were observed, respectively. Result: There was a significant difference between the two groups in the total effective rate (P<0.05); there was a significant difference between the two groups in the decrease of BW (P<0.01), furthermore, the long-term effect in warm needling moxibusiton group was better than that in the electroacupuncture group. Conclusion: The effect of needle wanning moxibustion therapy on simple obesity due to spleen deficiency is accurate, and it is worth to spread.