Morphological Observation of the Effect of Moxibustion on Adjuvant Arthritic Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 1997, (3): 179-180.DOI:
艾灸对大鼠佐剂性关节炎影响的形态学观察
摘要
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