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[Effects of Zhoutian moxibustion on pain symptoms and inflammatory factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis of cold-damp obstruction].
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Zhoutian moxibustion covering both the Governor and Conception Vessels achieved a 90% effective rate in ankylosing spondylitis patients and produced significantly greater reductions in pain scores and serum inflammatory markers (IL-1β, IL-18, TNF-α) compared to Governor Vessel moxibustion alone.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Could a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique involving moxibustion across the entire body help relieve the debilitating pain of ankylosing spondylit... Read full summary →
Clinical Efficacy and Safety of a Modified Moxibustion Therapy for Low Back Pain in Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Two-Center, Randomized, Controlled, Non-Inferiority Trial.
🔬 Key Finding:
Ma's bamboo-based medicinal moxibustion provided pain relief equivalent to acupuncture at 14 days, while delivering superior improvements in lumbar dysfunction and daily living ability by day 28 in patients with lumbar disc herniation.
Evidence: ●●●●● Strong
If you've ever dealt with the nagging, sometimes debilitating pain of a herniated disc in your lower back, you know how desperately you want relief. A... Read full summary →
Comparative efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of postprostatectomy urinary incontinence: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
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Gentle moxibustion emerged as the most well-rounded treatment for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence, ranking highest for symptom reduction on the ICIQ-SF and offering the best combined profile across symptom and quality-of-life outcomes in a network meta-analysis of 17 RCTs.
Evidence: ●●●●● Strong
If you or someone you love has experienced urinary incontinence after prostate surgery, you may be searching for ways to regain control and improve qu... Read full summary →
Observation on the short-term efficacy of inverse moxibustion at the Baihui point and Dazhui point in preventing post-stroke depression.
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Ischemic stroke patients who received four weeks of moxibustion at Baihui (GV20) and Dazhui (GV14) had significantly lower depression scores, better neurological recovery, and a lower incidence of post-stroke depression compared to those receiving standard care alone.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
After a stroke, many survivors develop depression — a condition known as post-stroke depression (PSD) — which can slow recovery and reduce quality of ... Read full summary →
Effects of zhongfeng cutong moxibustion on motor function and corticospinal tract in the patients with motor dysfunction during the recovery period of cerebral infarction.
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Adding zhongfeng cutong moxibustion to standard acupuncture significantly improved upper limb motor function and promoted corticospinal tract white matter remodeling on the lesion side in stroke recovery patients, as confirmed by diffusion tensor imaging.
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Can Moxibustion Help Stroke Survivors Move Better? If you or a loved one is recovering from a stroke and struggling with movement, a traditional Chin... Read full summary →
Moxibustion Regulates Amino Acid Metabolism Pathways to Improve Cartilage Damage in Knee Osteoarthritis Model Rats.
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Thirty days of moxibustion at ST36 significantly reduced pain, swelling, and inflammatory markers while preserving cartilage structure through regulation of alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolic pathways in rats with knee osteoarthritis.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Researchers investigated whether moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy that uses burning herbs to warm acupuncture points, could help pr... Read full summary →
Effect of mild moxibustion on intestinal microbiota and NLRP6 inflammasome signaling in rats with post-inflammatory irritable bowel syndrome.
🔬 Key Finding:
Mild moxibustion at ST25 and ST36 significantly reduced visceral hypersensitivity and intestinal inflammation in PI-IBS rats by increasing beneficial gut bacteria and modulating NLRP6 inflammasome signaling pathways.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder that causes abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits. About one-third of di... Read full summary →
[Effects of moxibustion on intestinal ferroptosis, lipid peroxidation, and P53 in mice with Crohn's disease].
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Moxibustion at ST25 reduced Crohn's disease intestinal inflammation by downregulating p53 protein expression and enhancing the SLC7A11/GSH/GPX4 pathway to prevent ferroptosis and lipid peroxidation.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Researchers investigated how moxibustion, a traditional Chinese therapy that involves burning dried mugwort near specific acupuncture points, might he... Read full summary →
Regulation of mild moxibustion on non-neuronal cholinergic system in ulcerative colitis rats.
🔬 Key Finding:
Mild moxibustion reduced ulcerative colitis inflammation in rats by activating the non-neuronal cholinergic system to release acetylcholine, which suppressed inflammatory markers through α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Researchers investigated whether mild moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy that applies gentle heat near the skin, could help treat ulc... Read full summary →
[Effects of moxibustion at "Tianshu"（ST25） and "Shangjuxu" （ST37） on colonic metabolites and inflammatory factors in rats with Crohn's disease].
🔬 Key Finding:
Moxibustion at ST25 and ST37 significantly reduced inflammatory markers and reversed 7 key colonic metabolites in Crohn's disease rats, primarily affecting amino acid biosynthesis and taurine metabolism pathways.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Researchers in China studied whether moxibustion (a traditional therapy that involves burning mugwort herb near acupuncture points) could help rats wi... Read full summary →
[Herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion regulates M1 and M2 macrophage polarization of colonic mucosa in rats with Crohn's disease].
🔬 Key Finding:
Herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion significantly reduced intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease rats by upregulating α7nAChR expression and promoting macrophage polarization from pro-inflammatory M1 to anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Researchers in China studied whether a traditional Chinese medicine treatment called herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion could help reduce inflammatio... Read full summary →
[Progression and reflection on the mechanism study of acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of Crohn's disease].
🔬 Key Finding:
Acupuncture-moxibustion treats Crohn's disease through dual mechanisms: local intestinal regulation (microbiota, epithelial cells, immune cells) and extra-intestinal neuromodulation via the brain-gut axis.
Evidence: ●●○○○ Emerging
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the digestive tract that causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, and other uncomfortable sympto... Read full summary →