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Clinical Efficacy of Abdominal Massage Combined With Moxibustion for Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Elderly Patients. [PDF]

Neurogastroenterol Motil
The combination therapy demonstrated superior efficacy in improving stool characteristics, reducing defecation intervals and duration, regulating intestinal neurotransmitter levels, and enhancing quality of life in elderly patients with chronic constipation.
Li Y, Li X, Zang J, Hao L, Gao Y, Liao Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Dose–effect of long-snake-like moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023
Background The dose–effect relationship of Long-snake-like moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remains poorly understood. In order to address this gap, we designed this trial to assess the association between different treatment duration of ...
Hong Luo, Rui Gong, Ruixue Zheng, Jing Tan, Ruixue Chen, Jie Wu, Tingting Ma   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Moxibustion improves hypothalamus Aqp4 polarization in APP/PS1 mice: Evidence from spatial transcriptomics

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is highly polarized to perivascular astrocytic endfeet. Loss of AQP4 polarization is associated with many diseases. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), AQP4 loses its normal location and thus reduces the clearance of amyloid-β plaques and tau
Shuqing Liu, Hongying Li, Yuan Shen, Weikang Zhu, Yong Wang, Junmeng Wang, Ning Zhang, Chenyu Li, Lushuang Xie, Qiaofeng Wu   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Functional magnetic resonance imaging providing the brain effect mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for depression

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
The efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of depression has been fully recognized internationally. However, its central mechanism is still not developed into a unified standard, and it is generally believed that the central mechanism ...
Kelvin K. L. Wong, Jinping Xu, Cang-Yuan Chen, D. Ghista, Hong Zhao   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Moxibustion ameliorates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury by regulating ferroptosis in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 2023
Moxibustion is an effective treatment for the clinical management of acute cerebral infarction. However, its exact mechanism of action is still not fully understood.
Jingruo Zhang, Wa Cai, Xifang Wei, Yanbo Shi, Kun Zhang, Chen Hu, Jie Wan, Kaitao Luo, Weidong Shen   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion for breast cancer lymphedema: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Gland surgery, 2023
Background Breast cancer lymphedema (BCL) is one of the most common complications of breast cancer. Common western medical treatments for BCL, such as western medicine and lymphatic drainage, are ineffective, and recurrence may easily occur, making ...
Shiheng Wang, Fengxia Zhang, Hanqing Tang, Wanling Ning   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of Moxibustion on Inflammatory Cytokines for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2023
Background and Objective Moxibustion is effective for low back pain (LBP), and inflammatory cytokines may play an important role in the mechanism of moxibustion treatment.
Zhenni Zhao, Jiawei Li, Jiamin Wen, Yanyan He, Zhiling Sun   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effects and Potential Mechanisms of Moxibustion for Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Journal of Pain Research, 2023
Purpose To investigate the effects of moxibustion in relieving pain, and other clinical symptoms for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and explore the potential mechanism of moxibustion treatment for RA.
Chenxi Liao, Siyu Tao, Yan Xiong, J. Dai, Yu Bai, Xue Wang, Yuan Li, Ping Wu   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research Progress on Molecular Mechanism of Moxibustion in the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, 2022
As an important part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nursing technology, moxibustion plays a unique role in improving the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Min Yan, Jiangshan Huali, Linyun Wu, Xiao Zhou, Qing Yang, Qinfeng Wu, Xi Liu, Hongyuan Wang, Xiao Xu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Mechanism of Moxibustion Treatment on Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients: An fMRI Study Using ALFF

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
Background Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), as a high risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), represents a state of cognitive function between normal aging and dementia.
Ziyan Lai, Qingping Zhang, Lingyan Liang, Yichen Wei, Gaoxiong Duan, Wei Mai, Lihua Zhao, Peng Liu, Demao Deng   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source