Clinical Observation of Intradermal Acupuncture with Periodic Points Selection and External Application of Chinese Medicinals in Treating Hyperplasia of Mammary Glands
ZHAO Shan
MO Juefei
ZHANG Yujie
LI Hongyan
HAN Bing
HUANG Haoran
WANG Ruran
Abstract：Objective:To study clinical efficacy of intradermal acupuncture with periodic points selection and external application of Chinese medicinals on hyperplasia of mammary glands(HMG).Methods:Using a random number table,132 patients with HMG were randomly divided into control group and observation group,66 patients in each group.Both groups were treated with external application of Chinese medicinals.The control group was further treated with intradermal acupuncture on fixed points,while the observation group was further treated with intradermal acupunc-ture on points varied based on menstrual stage(premenstrual period,postmenstrual period and intermenstrual period).Both groups were treated for 3 menstrual cycles,and then the changes of breast gland thickness in the two groups before and after treatment were observed by breast ultrasound.The breast pain score,mass score,and systemic symptom score at the same menstrual cycle time point before and after treatment were compared between the two groups to statistically calculate the effectiveness rate and to evaluate the efficacy.Results:After treatment,the breast gland thickness,breast pain score,mass condition,and systemic symptom score in both groups were improved compared to before treatment(P＜0.05).The thickness of breast gland in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05);the scores of breast pain,mass and systemic symptoms in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P＜0.05).The total effectiveness rate in the observation group was 95.45％,and 74.24％in the control group.In the clinical efficacy,the observation group was better than the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion:Intradermal acupuncture with periodic points selection and external application of Chinese medicinals can significantly reduce breast pain,reduce mass size and improve systemic symptoms in patients with HMG,with good clinical efficacy.
Keywords：hyperplasia of mammary glandsintradermal needleexternal application of Chinese medicinalsperiodic therapy of traditional Chinese medicinemenstrual cycle
Publication Date：2023-10-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 1090-1094,1121 )