Intervention ofFu Liu Zhen plus Moxa-box Moxibustion at Umbilicus in a Community Population of Qi Deficiency and Yang Deficiency
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.05.0545
- VernacularTitle:腹六针配合脐部艾箱灸对气虚、阳虚体质社区人群的干预作用
- Author:
Fengyan JIANG
;
Shuifeng YANG
;
Jiangxiao HE
;
Yinxia HUANG
;
Wenliang LI
;
Kun XING
;
Yiping TONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture-moxibustion;
Fu Liu Zhen;
Point,Shenque (CV8);
Qi deficiency;
Yang deficiency;
Community population;
Points,chest & abdomen
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;35(5):545-548
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the action ofFu Liu Zhen (acupuncture at the six abdominal points) plus moxa-box moxibustion at umbilicus on a community population of qi and yang deficiency.Method Two hundred subjects diagnosed with qi deficiency and/or yang deficiency were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 100 cases in each group. The two groups both received constitution-associated health education, and the treatment group was additionally intervened byFu Liu Zhen plus moxa-box moxibustion at umbilicus, while the control group didn’t receive any other intervention. The Score of Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the number of people of each constitution were observed prior to the intervention, right after the intervention, 6 months after the intervention and 12 months after the intervention.Result In the treatment group, the scores of qi deficiency and yang deficiency after the intervention, 6 months after the intervention and 12 months after the intervention were significantly different from that prior to the intervention (P<0.01). The scores of the corresponding constitution types (qi deficiency, yang deficiency) after the intervention, 6 months after the intervention and 12 months after the intervention were significantly different from that before the intervention (P<0.01). The proportions of subjects with harmonious constitution, qi deficiency, and yang deficiency in the treatment group after the intervention, 6 months and 12 months after the intervention were significantly different from that prior to the intervention (P<0.01). The proportions of subjects with harmonious constitution, qi deficiency, and yang deficiency in the treatment group after the intervention, 6 months and 12 months after the intervention were significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.01).ConclusionFu Liu Zhen plus moxa-box moxibustion at umbilicus can improve the qi-deficiency and yang-deficiency constitutions in the community population.
