Clinical observation on acupoint catgut embedding therapy for treatment of ulcerative colitis / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe therapeutic effects of acupoint catgut embedding therapy on ulcerative colitis.Methods 55 cases of ulcerative colitis were randomly recruited into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group was treated with catgut embedding, and the control group was treated with oral administration of salicylazosul fapyridine. Results The therapeutic effect of the treatment group was better than those of the control group (P=0.002＜0.05). Conclusion Acupoint catgut embedding therapy has a better therapeutic effect on ulcerative colitis.