Objective To observe the effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion intervention on gastrointestinal reaction

the quality of life

the counts of blood platelet(PLT) and white blood cells(WBC) after chemotherapy in lung cancer patients. Methods The lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy were randomized into observation group(30 cases) and control group(30 cases). In the control group

the intravenous injection with Tropisetron(5 mg) was given 1 h before chemotherapy. In the observation group

in addition to the same treatment as the control group

2 hours after chemotherapy

ginger-partitioned moxibustion was applied to bilateral Zusanli(ST36)

bilateral Neiguan(PC6) and bilateral Tianshu(ST25) for 20 min each time. The treatments were conducted once daily for 3 days. Separately

2 days before chemotherapy

24 h and 7 days after chemotherapy

the gastrointestinal reaction score and the score of the quality of life

the PLT and WBC counts were observed in the two groups. Results The effective rate of the gastrointestinal reaction degree in the observation group were higher than those in the control group 24 h and 7 days after chemotherapy(P<0.05). Twenty-four hours after chemotherapy

the score of the quality of life

the PLT and WBC counts were lower as compared with those before the treatment in both groups respectively(P<0.05). Seven days after chemotherapy

the score of the quality of life

the PLT and WBC counts in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion The ginger-partitioned moxibustion achieves the definite clinical effect of the prevention of nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy in lung cancer. This therapy is simple in operation

high in safety

absent in obvious adverse reactions and high in patient's compliance.