2006•Journal of Medical ForumRequires access

Clinical Observation of Treating Chronic Bronchitis with Application of Acupoint

Shan Ren

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Objective To observe the clinical effect of application of acupoint in treating chronic bronchitis.Methods 110 patients suffering from chronic bronchitis were selected.Ointment,comprising herbs such as Baijiezi(semen sinapis albae),were applied on both side of Feishu(BL 13),Geshu(BL 17),etc.and removed 2~4 hours later.The therapy applied three times in the three hottest ten-day periods of every summer.The curative effect was observed after 3 years' treatment.Results Out of 110 cases,12.7% were cured;52.8% markedly effective;22.7% effective;11.8% non-effective and general effect is 65.5%.Conclusion Application of acupoint is an effective therapeutic method for chronic bronchitis.

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Key concepts: Chronic bronchitis, Medicine, Therapeutic effect, Bronchitis, Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Surgery, Internal medicine