Objecive: To study the effects of moxibustion on pulm onar y function in healthy people. Methods:One hundred and twenty case s of healthy male students ranging in ag e from 20 to 22 years were enrolled in this study and evenly randomized into Feishu(BL 13)

Baihui(GV 20) and Shenque(CV 8) groups. Mild moxibustion was app lied to these acupoints

5～10 min for each of them

once daily and 5 times alto gether. Changes of forceful vital capacity (FVC)

forceful expiratory volume of 1 second (FEV 1)

FEV 1 0 %

maximal mid-expiratory flow volume (MMF)

pe ak expiratory flo w rate(PEFR)

maximal expiratory flow rate at 75%

50% and 25% vital capacity ( 75

50 and 25 ) before and after moxibustion treatment were detected by using 2 120 Pulmonary Function Detector. Results: After moxibustion of Feishu(BL 13)

FVC raised significantly ( P <0.05)

a nd the rest indexes had not any significant changes ( P >0.05). The values of FVC

FEV 1

MMF

FEV 1.0 %

PEFR

75

50 and 25 had not any significa nt changes after moxibustion of both Baihui(GV 20) and Shenque(CV 8) ( P >0.05). Conc lusion: Moxibustion of Feishu(BL 13) can raise FVC in normal people

whil e moxibustion of Baihui(GV 20) and Shenque(CV 8) has no obvious effect on the pu lmonary function.