Modern Clinical Literature On Acupuncture And Moxibustion Treatment Of Simple Obesity

ObjectiveThrough the collection and study of the clinical literatures about acupuncture treatment of simple obesity that published nearly 20 more years, statistics and analysis the acupuncture treatment and common points of them, to explore the main methods and clinical acupoints selection rule, provide simple and effective treatment methods for it,in order to enhance the feasibility and effectiveness of clinical treatment.MethodAccording to collect the clinical literature about acupuncture treatment of simple obesity that published on biomedicine during January 1990 to December 2014, and sum up the acupuncture treatment and main point selection of the literature selected, then statistic and analysis the date by the EXCEL software.1.Classifing the collected literatures.2.Making the number of cases, acupuncture treatmrnt, and main acupoints selected into forms.3.Calculating the percentage of acupuncture methods in the total cases an d making it into graphs, then analyzing those therapy methods’mechanism.4. Counting up the usage frequence of each acupoint in acupuncture treatmen t that commonly used of selected literatures, and arranging it from high to low,making the channel tropism, specific point, characteristic of the 1 0 former acupoints into forms, then analysis and study the therapeutic me chanism of the 10 acupoints.ResultsThe common methods of acupuncture treatment of simple obesity:①acupun cture embedding method, ②body acupuncture, ③electro-acupuncture therapy, ④auricular needle therapy, ⑤abodominal acupuncture, ⑥ear acupuncture com bined with body acupuncture, ⑦electro-acupuncture combined with catgut en bedding,⑧combined with acupuncture and cupping;The proportion was 24.3%, 23.3%,16.0%,4.6%,4.1%,9.6%,6.2%,4.7%,3.0% and 4.2%.10 acupoints most frequently appearing in many treatment methods are: ①acupuncture embedding method:Zhongwan(RN12), Daheng(SP15), Tianshu(ST25), Qihai(RN6), Guanyuan(RN4), Huaroumen (ST24), Fenglong(ST40), Zusanli(ST36), Pishu (BL20), Shuifen (RN9);②body acupuncture:Tianshu(ST25),Zhongwan(RN1 2), Yinlingquan(SP9), Daheng(SP15), Guanyuan(RN4), Fenglong(ST40),Qihai(RN6), Shuifen(RN9), Zusanli (ST36), Sanyinjiao(SP6);③electro-acupuncture therapy: Tianshu(ST25), Zhongwan(RN12), Zusanli(ST36), Fenglong(ST40),Daheng(SP15), Da imai(GB26), Qihai(RN6),Guanyuan(RN4), Shuidao (ST28), Pishu (BL20);④auricu lar theraphy:Jidian, Spleen, Endocrine, Stomach, Sanjiao, Large intestine, Subc ortical, Shenmen, Jiaogan, Lungs.ConclusionThe acupuncture treatment methods are various, with the acupuncture embedding method is most commonly used, followed by the body acupuncture and electro-acupuncture therapy; also, auricular therapy and abdominal acupuncture can be used as an useful method of acupuncture treatment for this disease; In addition, the combination therapy of two kinds of the treatments for the disease is also reflected.1. The most commonly acupoint meridian of the acupuncture treatments of simple obesity selected is Ren, Stomach and Spleen meridian. Those acupoints based on the abdomen and legs;The main specific points is Mu point, and He Point, Xiahe point, Jiaohui point are widely used.3. The main acupoint are: ①cupuncture embedding method: Zhongwan(RN12), Daheng(SP15), Tianshu(ST25), Qihai(RN6), Guanyuan(RN4), Huarou men (ST24), Fenglong(ST40), Zusanli(ST36), Pishu (BL20),Shuifen (RN9);②body acupuncture:Tianshu(ST25),Zhongwan(RN1 2), Yinlingquan(SP9), Daheng(SP15), Guanyuan(RN4), Fenglong(ST40), Qihai(RN6), Shuifen(RN9), Zusanli (ST36), Sanyinjiao(SP6);③electro-acupuncture therapy: Tianshu(ST25), Zhongwan(RN12), Zusanli(ST36), Fenglong(ST40),Daheng(SP15), Da imai(GB26), Qihai(RN6), Guanyuan(RN4), Shuidao (ST28), Pishu (BL20)4. The same main acupoints of those three commonly acupuncture treatment meathod are:Zhongwan, Daheng, Tianshu, Qihai, Guanyuan, Fenglong, Zusanli, illustrate that those acupoints is widely used of the acupuncture treatment methods.