Intervention Effect of Fire Dragon Cupping Combined with Moxibustion Based on the 'Brain-Gut Harmony' Principle on Patients with Functional Dyspepsia
Abstract：Objective: To explore the intervention effect of Fire Dragon Cupping Combined with Moxibustion based on the 'Brain-Gut Harmony' principle on patients with functional dyspepsia. Methods: A non-synchronous control and convenience sampling method were used to select 100 patients with functional dyspepsia who visited the hospital from January 2023 to October 2024. Among them, 50 patients who visited from January to November 2023 were assigned to the control group, and 50 patients who visited from December 2023 to October 2024 were assigned to the observation group. The control group received Fire Dragon Cupping Combined with Moxibustion treatment on the related meridians and acupoints of the abdomen, while the observation group received additional Fire Dragon Cupping Combined with Moxibustion treatment on the meridians and acupoints related to the head and back based on the 'Brain-Gut Harmony' principle. The changes in traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores, the Chinese version of the Nedregard Dyspepsia Index, sleep parameters, and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups. Results: After the intervention, the TCM symptom scores and Nedregard Dyspepsia Index of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, while the sleep parameters and overall effective rate were higher, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Fire Dragon Cupping Combined with Moxibustion based on the 'Brain-Gut Harmony' principle can effectively improve gastrointestinal function in patients with functional dyspepsia, and enhance their quality of life and sleep quality.
Keywords：functional dyspepsiafire dragonjar brain and intestine harmonizationquality of lifesleep quality
Publication Date：2025-09-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-10-09(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 3473-3476 )