1 Data
There are totally 63 patients, 31 male and 32 female; 22 patients from 21 to 30 years old, 18 from 31 to 40, 23 from 41 to 60; 18 patients combined with rhinitis or sinusitis, 17 with chronic bronchitis, 15 with coronary cardiac disease, 13 with weak body constitution; 43 patients with disease duration from 3 to 10 years, 20 more than 10 years; In average, 5 patients got common cold less than 8 times per year and 58 more than 8 (30 patients suffer from common cold when they are attacked by wind and cold ).
2 Treatment method
Points: Dazhui (GV14), Fengmen (BL12), Feishu (BL13), alternatively use the points, 1 to 2 points every time. Sparrow pecking moxibustion will be performed from the place 2.5cm distance with skin to closer until doctor stops when patient feels burning pain sensation, once a week.
3 Effect observation
Effect standard: apply moxibustion treatment 1 to 8 times totally, observe patients in the following 1 year, 2 times of common cold a year is cured; 5 is obviously effective; more than 6 is no effect.
Statistics: Randomly divide 63 patients into 3 groups, each group has 21 patients, number of moxibustion treatments and effect comparison observation will be taken.
According to statistical theory (X=12.2, P<0.05), more times of moxibustion patient takes, more effective treatment is. Effective rate can reach to 95.2% if patient can continue 8 times of treatment.
4 Experience
Taiyang merdian dominates exterior part of the body; Lung qi controls the closing and opening of pores on the skin, so to strengthen Taiyang merdian and lung qi is necessary to treat and prevent common cold. BL12 is meeting point of Foot-Taiyang merdian and GV merdian, BL13 is back-shu point of lung organ, so selection of BL12 and BL13 can promote Taiyang meridian and tonify lung qi. GV14 is meeting point of all of yang meridians, it can reinforce primary yang and benefit lung qi. According to clinical practice, application of moxibustion get functions to promote body constitution, prevent body from common cold.
Key Words: prevention, common cold, moxibustion
Comments: