Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture-moxibustion for Chronic Simple Rhinitis Due to Yang Deficiency / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of XIE’s Wen Du Qu Mai (Warming the Governor Vessel to expel smog) needling method plus heat-sensitive moxibustion in treating chronic simple rhinitis due to yang deficiency. Method Eighty patients with chronic simple rhinitis due to yang deficiency were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 in each group. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus heat-sensitive moxibustion, while the control group was by medication. The symptom and sign score was observed before and after 1-week treatment, and the clinical efficacy was compared. Result The total effective rate was 85.0%in the treatment group versus 55.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The symptom and sign scores were changed significantly after treatment in both groups (P<0.01,P<0.05). After treatment, the symptom and sign score in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion XIE’s Wen Du Qu Mai needling method is effective in treating chronic simple rhinitis due to yang deficiency.