Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis by different indirect moxibustion

Purpose To observe the clinical curative effects of different indirect moxibustion on rheumatoid arthritis and investigate the influences of different burning and separating materials on the therapeutic results.Methods:Radix Aconitis Laterali Preparata cake-partitioned moxibustion,Radix Aconitis Laterali Preparata cake-partitioned slight smoke moxibustion and ginger-partitioned moxibustion groups were established for the comparison of their clinical curative effects on rheumatoid arthritis.Results: The total effective rate was 99.33% inRadix Aconitis Laterali Preparata cake-partitioned moxibustion group, 81.2% inRadix Aconitis Laterali Preparata cake-partitioned slight smoke moxibustion group and 93.8% in ginger-partitioned moxibustion group. Statistical analysis showed that there was no significant difference among the 3 groups; there were very significant differences in hormone dosage between pre-treatment and post-treatment in all the 3 groups; differences in hemoglobin and erythrocyte sedimentation rate between pre-treatment and post-treatment were more marked in ginger-partitioned moxibustion group than in the other 2 groups.Conclusion: There was a good curative effect on rheumatoid arthritis in all the 3 groups. Burning and partition materials for moxibustion had a certain influence on the curative effect. Author: WANG Wei-ming (1957- ), male, senior consultant doctor, master