文献报道艾灸治疗关节炎和缓解关节痛有明显疗效。为深入探索其作用机理

本文以福氏佐剂诱发的关节炎(Adjuvant Arthritis

AA)大鼠为病理模型

观察艾灸对患侧关节肿胀程度

炎症病理过程及血浆中分子物质含量的影响。中分子量物质(以Adjuvant arthritic (AA) rats were used as the experimental model and the thickness of pedal pad

the circumference and the pathological (ligth microscopic changes of the ankle joint as well as the plasma content of middle sized molecules (MSM) were studied before and at subsequent experimental days after moxibustion (once a day for 6 days

on Shenque acupoint). The results showed that moxibustion reduced the inflammatory reactions significantly in comparison with that of the control group.