This study was designed to observe the morphological changes of adjuvant arthrltic rats treated bymoxibustion. 22 male Wistar rats were injected Freund's adjuvant

then they were divided into threegroups: The contro1 group: without any treatment. The moxibustion 1: selecting "Shen Shu" point andthe ankle joint. The moxibustlon n: only "shen shu" polnt. The results showed that the swelling ofthe ankle joint was significantly reduced(P< 0.05 ) and pathological changes were improved in moxibustion I. The results suggest that the moxibustion of "Shen Shu" will be helpful to anti-inflammationand immunity

and it is better to combine the moxibustion of the location