ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the temperature-time curve of Shenque(CV8) salt moxibustion and explore the temperature starting mechanism of Shenque moxibustion and itsclinical significance.Method In the subjects treated with Shenque salt moxibustion, periumbilical and umbilical bottom temperatures were measured simultaneously and recorded using a two-channel temperature logger, and the temperature-time curve was drawn and analyzed to preliminarily explore its temperature starting mechanism according to the experimental results.Result Periumbilical temperaturemeasurement showed that the temperature that every cone of moxa produced reached more than 43℃and the maximum temperature reached 44.9℃. The time that 43℃or more lasted was (4.50±2.36) min. The time that 40℃or more lasted was (8.03±2.63) min. Umbilicalbottom temperature measurement showed that the temperature reached more than 43℃at the seventh cone of moxa on average and the maximum temperature reached 44.7℃. The mean value of the maximum temperatures at the seventh to tenth cones of moxa was (43.44±1.05)℃. The time that 43℃or more lasted was (5.53±2.13) min. The time that 40℃or more lasted was(18.44±10.39) min.Conclusion Shenque salt moxibustion has the property of repeated warm stimulations, which can avoid the platform period brought about by stable warm stimulation and promote the maximization of moxibustion intensity to effectively increase clinical moxibustion quantity finally.