ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo observe the defervesce effect of bloodletting plus puncturing and cupping treatment in treating common cold due to wind-heat.MethodSixty-two patients with fever due to external contraction were randomized into a treatment group of 30 cases and a control group of 32 cases. The control group was intervened by muscular injection of Antodin plus oral administration ofQing Kai Linggranules 3 g, three times a day; the treatment group was by cupping and bloodletting at Dazhui (GV14) and Feishu (BL13), bloodletting at Shaoshang (LU11) and Shangyang (LI1), and cupping at back in addition to the intervention given to the control group. The clinical efficacy, treatment acting time (body temperature decreased by 0.5℃) and defervesce time were observed. ResultIn the treatment group, the acting time and defervesce time were respectively (6.11±2.18)h and (27.11±10.84)h, and total effective rate was 93.4%; in the control group, the acting time and defervesce time were respectively(14.31±5.43)h and (39.14±13.45)h, and total effective rate was 84.4%, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupoint bloodletting plus bloodletting-cupping method can produce a significant defervesce effect in treating common cold due to wind-heat.