Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of high fever due to common cold / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 554-556, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-303018
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture in abatement of fever.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-six cases of high fever were randomly divided into two groups, an acupuncture group (n = 45) treated with acupuncture at Dazhui (GV 14) and a drug group (n = 41) treated with intramuscular injection of Antongding Injectio. Changes of body temperature before and after 24 hours treatment were observed by single blind.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the acupuncture group, 9 cases were cured, and in the drug group, 2 cases were cured, the acupuncture group was better than the drug group in abatement of fever.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture has a reliable therapeutic effect on fever.</p>
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Main subject:
Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Single-Blind Method
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Common Cold
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Fever
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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