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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of medicinal moxibustion plus oral administration of Chinese medication in treating chronic eczema.Method Seventy patients with chronic eczema were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 35 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by medicinal moxibustion plus oral administration of Chinese medication, while the control group was by conventional moxibustion plus Chinese medication. The Scoring Atopic Dermatitis Index (SCORAD) was observed before and after treatment, and the clinical efficacies were compared.Result The total effective rate was 72.7% in the treatment group versus 56.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The SCORAD scores were significantly changed after treatment in both groups (P<0.05). After treatment, the SCORAD score of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Medicinal moxibustion plus oral administration of Chinese medication is an effective method in treating chronic eczema.