Clinical Observation Of Midnight-moon And Ebb-flow Doctrine In The Treatment Of Simple Obesity Of The Type Of Damp Abundance Due To Splenic Asthenia

Objective:This research attempts to study the clinical curative effect of Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine in the treatment of Simple Obesity of the type of Damp Abundance due to Splenic Asthenia and provide clinical proof for its further promotion.Methods:Select60patients who meet the case selection criteria of Simple Obesity in the type of Damp Abundance due to Splenic Asthenia from Dr. Lai Yukai's TCM Clinic in Taiwan as research objects. Randomly classify the objects into the Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine Group (Treatment Group) and the Control Group according to the serial number of joining the research. Based on the Hour Principle of Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine, patients of Simple Obesity in the type of Damp Abundance due to Splenic Asthenia in the Treatment Group were given acupuncture treatment on the five Shu-acupoints on the spleen meridian, i.e. Yinbai, Dadu, Taibai, Shangqiu, Yinlingquan at the hour of the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches (9to11a.m. of Beijing Time). Acupuncture is given to patients in the Control Group on the same five Shu-acupoints on the spleen meridian at other time except9to11a.m. of Beijing Time. Patients in the two groups are treated5times a week for two consecutive treatment courses with4weeks as one treatment course. After each course, evaluate such indexes as TCM Syndrome Scoring for Damp Abundance due to Splenic Asthenia, BMI, BMI-related Curative Effect Evaluation, HDL-C, LDL-C, TC, TG, etc. Input and analyze these data by SPSS18.0Software.Results:No significant difference is found among the cases of the two groups in aspects of age average and its distribution, BMI, obesity degree, TCM Syndrome Scoring and blood lipid (HDL-C, LDL-C, TC, TG) which demonstrates comparability (P>0.05)1. Patients'BMI in the Treatment Group decreases significantly after4weeks of treatment with Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine (P<0.05), and it decreases more obviously after8weeks (P<0.01). Patients'BMI in the Control Group doesn't decrease obviously after4weeks of treatment with Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine (P>0.05) compared with that before treatment, but it decreases significantly after8weeks (P<0.05). The intergroup comparison demonstrates that no obvious difference is found between the two groups after4weeks (P>0.05), while after8weeks, the Treatment Group is superior to the Control Group in lowering BMI (P<0.05)2. No significant change is found in WHR of two groups after4weeks' treatment with Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine (P>0.05), while obvious improvement is observed after8weeks (P<0.05). The intergroup comparison indicates that after4weeks, there's no obvious difference between two groups in improving the WHR, but after8weeks, the Treatment Group is superior to the Control Group (P<0.05)3. The TCM Syndrome Scores are significantly lowered in the Treatment Group and the Control Group after4weeks'treatment with Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine(P<0.05) which explains that symptoms of Damp Abundance due to Splenic Asthenia are improved at certain degree. The improvements are more obvious after8weeks (P<0.01). The intergroup comparison demonstrates that no obvious difference is found between the two groups after4weeks in improving symptoms of Damp Abundance due to Splenic Asthenia (P>0.05), while after8weeks, the Treatment Group is superior to the Control Group (P<0.05)4. No significant change is found in blood lipid HDL-C, LDL-C, TC and TG of two groups after4weeks'treatment with Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine (P>0.05), while obvious improvement of TG is observed after8weeks (P<0.05). The intergroup comparison indicates that after4weeks, there's no obvious difference between two groups in improving the blood lipid HDL-C, LDL-C, TC and TG (P>0.05), but after8weeks, the Treatment Group of TG is superior to the Control Group (P<0.05)Conclusion:Applying Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Doctrine in the treatment of Simple Obesity in the type of Damp Abundance due to Splenic Asthenia can significantly lower BMI, improve the symptoms of damp abundance and splenic asthenia and lower high blood lipid. Combining with the acupuncture treatment according to the Midnight-moon and Ebb-flow Hour Principle, the curative effect will be more obvious.