Observation on the therapeutic effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion in improving yang deficiency constitution in college students
Shao Wenxia
Wang Shuang
Liu Ying
Shang Jiali
Dong Han
Xu Yuan
Wang Shuai
Guo Zhuo
Xu Shuting
Abstract：Objective To observe the effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion on improving the yang deficiency constitution in college students.Methods Sixty participants with yang deficiency constitution were randomly assigned to an observation group and a control group,with 30 cases in each group.The observation group was treated with ginger-partitioned moxibustion,with 3 moxibustion cones per acupoint,while the control group received warm moxibustion with moxibustion box for 20 minutes per session.Acupoints inclu-ding Zusanli(both),Shenque,Guanyuan,Qihai,vital gate,Shenshu(both),and Pishu(both)were alternately moxibusted in two groups,with each course of treatment lasting for 20 days and a total of 2 courses of treatment.The scores of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Classification and Determination Self-test Table,tongue manifestation,pulse manifestation,and clinical efficacy were compared before and after treatment between the two groups.Results After treatment,the scores of the yang deficiency consti-tution scale in both groups decreased significantly compared to before treatment(P＜0.05),with a significantly lower transformation rate of yang deficiency in the control group than in the observation group(P＜0.05).The tongue manifestation and pulse manifesta-tion in the observation group improved significantly compared to before treatment;the overall response rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group(66.7％vs.31.6％;P＜0.05).Conclusion ginger-partitioned moxibustion can effectively ameliorate clinical symptoms of yang deficiency constitution in college students,indicating better efficacy than warm moxibustion with moxibustion box.
Keywords：Ginger-partitioned moxibustionCollege StudentsYang deficiency constitution
Publication Date：2023-12-31
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 65-67 )