A Clinical Observation On Treating Simple Obesity Mainly By Bo's Abdominal Acupuncture

[Objective] to observe the clinical effects of treating simple obesity with the "Drawing Qi back to the origin" , "four orifices or joints of abdomen" formula in conjunction with the acupuncture points by symptom and region acupuncture points from Bo's Abdominal Acupuncture Method.[Method] 48 cases of simple obesities were randomly selected. All subjects were treated mostly with Bo's "Drawing Qi back to the origin", "four orifices or joints of abdomen" abdominal acupuncture method in conjunction with the acupuncture points by symptom and region acupuncture points. Treatments were administered once a day for 8 weeks. The therapeutic effect, main symptoms, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), and WHR were investigated and untoward side effects were made and recorded.[Result] twenty-seven cases got excellence among 45 cases. The total effective rate is 86.7%. The assessment of BMI showed an obvious difference between before and after treatment by the scores of WC, HC and WHR (P<0.01-0.05). There is not any special uncomfortable recording during the observation period. [Conclusion] Bo's "Drawing Qi back to the origin", "four orifices or joints of abdomen" abdominal acupuncture method with the acupuncture points by symptom and region acupuncture points can effective remedy for reducing simple obesity patient's body weight, promote the body configuration and health.