Treating 100 Cases of Children with Fever By Zhuang Medicine Medicated Thread Moxibustion

Objective: To observe clinical effects of Zhuang medicine medicated thread moxibustion in treating children with fever caused by exogenous pathogen. Methods: All 200 patients were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group, 200 cases each group. The patients below 38.5℃ in the control group received physical cooling including cooling gel sheets and warm sponge bath; the patients in the observation group accepted Zhuang medicine medicated thread moxibustion at back-Shu points. The patients above 38.5℃ took ibuprofen suspension or paracetamol solution orally in both groups, or used both alternatively, the observation group Zhuang medicine medicated thread moxibustion at back-Shu points. Results: The observation group was superior to the control group in antipyretic effects within four hours(P0.05). There was no significant difference in the comparison of temperature decrease in half of an hour after treating between the children with the temperature ranged from 37.5℃ to 38.4℃ and from 38.5℃ to 40.0℃(P0.05), while the temperature of the children with the temperature ranged from 38.5℃ to 40.0℃ dropped significantly in one hour, two, three and four hours after treating(P0.05). Conclusion: Zhuang medicine medicated thread moxibustion is effective in treating children with fever caused by exogenous pathogen, it has a great influence on temperature decrease of the children ranged from 38.5℃to 40.0℃especially.