艾灸具有“温阳通络

扶正强壮”的功效

是一种兼有多种治疗和保健作用的医疗方法

自古以来就广泛流传于民间

并在历代医书上都有记载。随着人类对疾病认识的不断深入

艾灸在临床上的应用也越来越广泛

涉及内、外、妇、儿、皮肤和五官等多个学科

疗效逐步提高。近年来

有人试验用艾灸治疗甲亢和糖尿病患者

取得了一定The effects of moxibustion at "Zusanli" acupoint on serum endocrine hormo-nes of male Wistar rats were studied by measured serum values of TSH

T_3

T_4

FSH

LH

testosterone and insulin with radioimmunoassay

40 male ratswere randomly divided into two groups

experiment group and control group

20rats each group. In the experiment group

the animals were given a moxibustionat "Zusanli" acupoints of both sides of rats 8:00--9:00 am

10min/side per dayfor 7 days. The control group was given notaing. All of both groups werekilled and got serum at same time. The results indicate that the moxibustioncan increase significantly serum value of insulin (p<0.01) and decrease promine-ntly serum value of T_4 (p<0.01)

but no marked difference was found in FSH

LH

testosterone

TSH and T_3. It is suggest that the raise of insulin may haverelations with the effects of the moxibustion on neuro-endocrine system andimproving microcirculation of pancreas gland

and that the drop of T_4 may becaused by the moxibustion to inhibite the function of thyroid glane.