Clinical study on herbal cone-partitioned moxibustion for irritable bowel syndrome due to spleen-qi deficiency

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Clinical study on herbal cone-partitioned moxibustion for irritable bowel syndrome due to spleen-qi deficiency

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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2011), Sheng, Chen; Dongqing, Du; Yuxia, Ma; Qi, Xin; Shuzhong, Gao; Xiuying, Wang.

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Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of herbal cone-partitioned moxibustion for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) due to spleen deficiency. Methods: A total of 40 IBS cases due to spleen deficiency were randomly assigned to two groups, 20 in each group. Cases in the moxibustion group were treated with herbal cone-partitioned moxibustion on Shenque (CV 8), while cases in the control group were treated with oral Pinaverium. Results: The spleen deficiency symptoms of patients in both groups were significantly improved during the treatment and follow-up investigation, showing a statistical difference (P<0.05); however, herbal cone-partitioned moxibustion showed better results. Conclusion: Oral Pinaverium and herbal cone-partitioned moxibustion could both improve the spleen deficiency symptoms of IBS patients; however, the moxibustion on Shenque (CV 8) showed better results than Pinaverium.

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J Acupunct Tuina Sci

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English

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-011-0528-y

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1672-3597

issue

5

page end

268

page start

265

volume

9

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