Observation on therapeutic effect in treatment of prostate hyperplasia by needle-warming moxibustion

With Shenshu (BL 23), Ciliao (BL 32), Pangguangshu (BL 28), Huiyin (CV 1) and Zhibian (BL 54) as the main acupoints, and with Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zhongji (CV 3) and Guanyuan (CV 4) as the combined acupoints, 51 cases of the patients sick with prostatic hypertrophy were treated by acupuncture, together with 47 cases treated with oral administration of Terazosin Hydrochloride Tablets as the control group. The total effective rate was respectively 88.2% and 70.2% in the two groups, better in the former than in the latter (P<0.05). Translator: HUANG Guo-qi