World Journal of Acupunture-Moxibustion 世界针灸杂志 2006, 16 (2)

XUWei-dong, ZHANG Yong-juan,YANG Jie, CHEN Xiao-xiang, LIU Yong-xiang

Abstract: To observe the clinical effect of treatment of acute bronchitis primarily with prickingcupping

method on Back-shu points. Methods. The patients of acute bronchitis were randomly divided into 2

groups. In the observation group, there were 36 cases, who were treated with the integrated traditional

Chinese and western medicine, primarily the pricking-cupping method on Back-shu points; while in the

control group, there were 29 cases who were given the conventinal treatment of western medicine. All the

2 groups were treated for 7 days as one treating course. Results： The total effective rate of the

observation group was 97.2% while that of the control group was 82,8%, so there is a significant

difference between them. On the first and third days the clinical manifestations were more satisfactorily

improved in the treatment group than in the control group （P 〈 0.01） and on the fifth and seventh

days, the comparison showed no significant difference （P〉0.05）. Conclusion： The treatment of

acute bronchitis by means of the integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine primarily with

pricking-cupping method on Back-shu points is of marked therapeutic effect, simple manipulation, and

little untoward effects, thus claiming the unique advantage

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