The Effects Of Two Types Of Condition On IRRTM And MBPU Of CV And GV In Human Body

Objective: To observe the changes of IRRTM and MBPU in the conditioning period of yang-deficiency and yin-deficiency,and to discuss the relationship between IRRTM and MBPU on CV and GV in the human body.Methods: According to TCM Constitution Classification Criteria,30 volunteers were in yang-deficiency group and 27 volunteers were in yin-deficiency group.Later,they were randomly divided into intervention group and control group.In the yang-deficiency intervention group,moxibustion was used on Guanyuan(CV4)and Qihai(CV6)for 30 minutes,once every two days.The yin-deficiency intervention group used acupuncture on both sides of Sanyinjiao(SP6)for 30 minutes,once every two days.The intervention was 8 weeks long and control groups had been not intervened.IRRTM and MBPU were detected by infrared thermal imager and laser speckle blood flow imager once every 2 weeks,and 5 times in total.Results: 1.Comparing of IRRTM and MBPU on CV and GV in the yang-deficiency groups and yin-deficiency groups.(1)Regardless of volunteers' physical conditions,under a natural state,the values of MBPU on CV were higher than that of GV.These differences were statistically significant(P < 0.01).On the other hand,both yang-deficiency groups and yin-deficiency groups' IRRTM temperature on CV were slightly higher than GV,but there was not significant.(2)The volunteers with yin-deficiency condition had higher IRRTM temperature and MBPU values on CV than those volunteers with yang-deficiency condition.However,these number was not significant.2.Comparing of IRRTM and MBPU on CV and GV in the yang-deficiency control group and intervention group.(1)As number of times of moxibustion increased in intervention group,IRRTM temperature of CV and GV went up.There was a statistically significant difference in IRRTM temperature between Week 8 and Week 0(P< 0.01),which means the moxibustion was useful to treat yang-deficiency.In contrast,the control group did not have significant changes in IRRTM temperature.Furthermore,the differences of IRRTM temperatures on CV and GV in the intervention group were greater and more significant than the control groups'(P < 0.05).(2)Since number of times of moxibustion went up,the values of MBPU on CV and GV in intervention group also went up.There was a statistically significant difference in the MBPU of CV and GV between Week 8 and Week 0(P< 0.01).Although the MBPU values of CV in the control group increase slowly,the difference was still significant(P< 0.05)compared with Week 0.Meanwhile,the MBPU values of the GV in the control group was not significant.After moxibustion,the MBPU values of the CV and GV in intervention group both increased significantly than that of the control group.(P< 0.05,P< 0.01)3.Comparing of IRRTM and MBPU on CV and GV in the yin-deficiency control group and intervention group.(1)With the increasing number of acupuncture treatment,the CV intervention group's IRRTM temperature had decreased.There was a statistically significant difference in IRRTM temperature between Week 8 and Week 0(P<0.01).In the control group,the IRRTM temperature of CV went up as the experiment processed,its changes were slow and not significant.After acupuncture treatment,the IRRTM temperature of the CV intervention group decreased significantly than that of the control group.(P<0.01)(2)The MBPU values of CV in the intervention group had change,since number of times of acupuncture treatment increased.In the Week 2,the MBPU values decreased significantly(P < 0.05),comparing with Week 0.The MBPU values of CV in the control group increased slowly,but still showed significant with Week 0(P < 0.05).After acupuncture treatment,the MBPU values of the CV intervention group decreased significantly than that of the control group.(P<0.05)(3)After acupuncture treatment,the IRRTM temperature and of MBPU values of the GV in intervention group were changed but the differences were not significant.Conclusion: 1.The results showed that IRRTM temperature and MBPU values on CV and GV in yang-deficiency constitution were slightly low.But,in yin-deficiency constitution,IRRTM temperature and MBPU value were slightly high.2.Since yang-deficiency group was intervened by moxibustion,IRRTM temperature and MBPU values got increased.On the other hand,after yin-deficiency group was intervened,the IRRTM temperature and MBPU values began to decrease.3.Intervening physical conditions needed times;also the intervention had to be continued longer than a month and its effects would come out.