Objective:To investigate the regularity of acupuncture of the Stomach Meridian for excess-heat-type obesity.Methods:Fifty-one patients with gastrointestine excess-heat syndrome were randomly divided into treatment group(n=25)and control group(n=26)according to the random number table method.Patients of treatment group were treated mainly with acupuncture of acupoints of the Stomach Meridian as bilateral Liangmen(ST 21)

Huaroumen(ST 24)

Tianshu(ST 25)

Wailing(ST 26)

etc.;and those of control group were treated with acupuncture of Back-Shu and Front-Mu points as bilateral Weishu(BL 21)

Dachangshu(BL 25)

Xiaochangshu(BL 27)

Hegu(LI 4)

etc.which were also stimulated electrically with parameters of 40-100 Hz

3-10 mA and stimulation duration of 30 min.The treatment was given once every other day continuously for 3 months.Body weight

body mass index(BMI)

waistline and clinical symptoms were recorded before and after each course of the treatment.Results:After the treatment

of the 25 and 26 cases in treatment and control groups

5 and 0 were cured

9 and 7 had marked improvement

7 and 10 improved

4 and 9 failed

with the effective rates being 84.00% and 65.38% separately.Compared with control group and pre-treatment of the same group

the waistline

body weight and BMI of treatment group decreased significantly(P<0.05

0.01).Conclusion:Acupuncture of acupoints of the Stomach Meridian has a good therapeutic effect in reducing body weight in gastrointestine excess-heat-type obesity patients.