World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013;(6):1473-1476

doi:10.11842/wst.2013.06.042

Discussion on Action Mechanism of Acupoint Sticking Therapy in Respiratory Diseases Treatment in Summer

Yang XIE ; Xueqing YU

Keywords

Winter diseases treated in summer; acupoint sticking therapy; action mechanism; respiratory system

Country

China

Language

Chinese

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 .