The article reviews the clinical and mechanism researches of acupuncture-moxibustion in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in recent two decades at home and abroad. The results indicate that acupuncture-moxibustion is conductive to RA with fewer adverse reactions for the patients, and improves joint function and quality of life to a certain extent. The therapeutic results of acupuncture-moxibustion result from the multi-target, multi-level collaborative effect on RA. In mechanism, the overall regulation of the neuro-immuno-endocrine system is involved. RA is attenuated through inhibiting inflammatory responses, regulating relevant signaling pathways, maintaining the balance of osteoblasts and articular cartilage, and adjusting the gene expression. Although some achievements have been obtained in clinical and mechanism researches, it still needs to deepen the mechanism research so as to promote the clinical application of acupuncture-moxibustion and provide the new approaches to its innovation and development.
Humans ; Moxibustion ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/therapy* ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Animals

Premature ovarian failure （POF） is a common gynecological endocrine disease ，which can cause follicular development stagnation or premature failure in the ovary ，leading to ovarian function loss ，and seriously affecting women ’s physical and mental health . Traditional Chinese medicine shows less toxicity and side effects but significant effect in the treatment of POF . Chinese herb monomers are the active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine that exert their effects ，and their chemical structure are determined . From the perspective of Chinese herb monomers ，the author reviewed the mechanism of their effect on improving POF . The results showed that icariin ，quercetin，resveratrol and ginsenoside Rg 1 could improve the ovarian function of POF model animals by activating the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway ，inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis of granulosa cells ，promoting ovarian autophagy ，and regulating the level of sex hormones ；puerarin and resveratrol can improve the ovarian function of POF model by interfering with Wnt/ β-catenin signaling pathway ，reducing oxidative stress response ，and inhibiting follicular atresia . Although the Chinese herb monomers have certain effect in improving POF，most of them remain in the experimental stage ，and the clinical efficacy in improving POF cannot be objectively evaluated . In the future ，the development of new dosage forms of Chinese herb monomers should be strengthened to lay a foundation for the development of new drugs for treating POF .