Comparison of therapeutic effects of acupuncture-cupping plus acupoint catgut embedding and electroacupuncture on simple obesity of stomach and intestine excess-heat type

To search for a therapy of increasing clinical therapeutic effect on simple obesity with stomach and intestine excess-heat. Eighty-two cases of simple obesity with stomach and intestine excess-heat were randomly divided into group A (n=40) and group B (n=42). They were treated with electroacupunctur...

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Published inZhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 26; no. 8; p. 547
Main Authors Shi, Yin, Zhang, Lin-shan, Zhao, Chen, He, Chun-qing
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.08.2006
Subjects
Acupuncture Points
Acupuncture Therapy
Catgut
Electroacupuncture
Hot Temperature
Humans
Intestines
Obesity - therapy
Stomach
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Summary:To search for a therapy of increasing clinical therapeutic effect on simple obesity with stomach and intestine excess-heat. Eighty-two cases of simple obesity with stomach and intestine excess-heat were randomly divided into group A (n=40) and group B (n=42). They were treated with electroacupuncture (EA), movable cupping plus acupoint catgut embedding, and simple EA, respectively. EA at Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10) and Qihai (CV 6) were given in the two groups. And in the group A, acupoint catgut embedding and movable cupping at the Channels CV, GV, SP, ST and UB were added. The therapeutic effect, main symptoms, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and WHR were investigated. The total effective rate was 90.0% in the group A, significantly better than 78.6% in the group B (P< 0. 01), with significant differences in decrease of body weight, BMI, WC, HC and main symptoms between the two groups (P<0.05, P<0.01). Acupuncture, cupping plus acupoint catgut embedding therapy
ISSN:0255-2930