Therapeutic Observation of Mild Moxibustion for Hyperplasia of Mammary Glands in Female College Students of Different Constitutions / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo explore which body constitution responds the best in the treatment of hyperplasia of mammary glands with mild moxibustion, by differentiating the constitution following the self-rating scale for theClassification of Body Constitution of Traditional Chinese Medicine.MethodTotally 118 patients were intervened by mild moxibustion, majorly at Jianjing (GB21), but assisted by other points according to the nine constitution types (moderate, qi deficiency, blood stagnation, phlegm-dampness, qi stagnation, damp-heat, yin-deficiency, yang-deficiency, and specific constitutions). The mammary lump, pain in breast, and complicated symptoms were observed before and after intervention by following the self-comparison rules.ResultThere were no significant changes in mammary lumps in the 9 constitution types (P>0.05); the phlegm-dampness, qi-deficiency, blood stagnation, qi stagnation, and yang-deficiency constitutions showed significant improvements in the evaluation of breast pain and complicated symptoms (P0.05).ConclusionMild moxibustion can significantly improve the symptoms in some constitutions, but it seems that dry mild moxibustion is impossible to reverse the organic lesions and its efficacy is rather limited.