In this experiment

the gastrointestinal hormones and pathology were used as indices to research the protective effect of drug-partitioned moxibustion at "Shenque" (RN 8)on the function of gastrointestinal tract in tumor-bearing chemotherapy rats. The results show that the way drug-partitioned moxibustion at "Shenque"(RN 8) can avoid thinning gastric mucosa

prevent the necrosis of epithelial cells and superficial glands from exfoliating

and can also raise the levels of serum gastrin

serum motilin and gastrin of gastric mucosa. As a result

the repair of gastric mucosa is promoted and the gastrointestinal dynamic is adjusted. The experiment has proved that this method can effectively alleviate the gastrointestinal toxic reaction of chemotherapeutic drug (5-Fu) and protect the gastrointestinal functions.