Clinical Study on Relations Between Quantity and Effect of Moxibustion on Ginger in Treating Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective To observe and compare the clinic curative effect of moxibustion onginger(MOG) on rheumatoid arthritis(RA) in different stages,and discuss the relations between quantity and effect of moxibustion.Moreover,to offer basis for study on the effect of different method of moxibustion.Methods 100 RA sufferers were divided into two groups randomly.In treatment group,50 patients were treated by MOG.While in comparison group,50 cases also,took GlucosidorumTripterygllTotorum orally.Two sorts of periods of treatment,which lasted 30 and 60 days respectively,were also arranged at random within each group.Two periods of treatment were carried through,clinic symptom and RBC,HGB,HCT,PLT,PCT,RF,CRP index were tracked.Results After treatment with moxibustion onginger,quantity and degree of ache,tumefaction and tenderness on joints were reduced evidently,morning ankylosis was shortened sharply,what's more,amelioration extent were more notable compared withGlucosidorumTripterygllTotorum oral medication.On laboratory index,for treatment group,RBC and HGB were much higher than before,and PLT,RF,ESR,CRP were much lower.On comparison of different periods of treatment,after 60 days of therapy with moxibustion onginger,improvement of clinic symptom was much evident than 30 days,and the same result was also be found on laboratory index.Conclusion Clinic curative effect of moxibustion onginger on active RA can be affirmed.Both clinic symptom and laboratory index have been controlled and improved prominently.And longer period of treatment(60 days) shows better effect than shorter period(30 days).