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Outline of ulcerative colitis treated by acupuncture: A review

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To analyze 73 theses that all accorded with statistical demand about ulcerative colonitis. The statistics found that the commonly used therapies were acupuncture, moxibustion, acupuncture-moxibustion, herb-partitioned moxibustion, acupoint-injection, point-radiation therapy, auricular-plaster therapy, catgut implantation at acupoint, point application etc. The commonly used points were Zusanii (ST36), Tianshu (ST25), Pishu (BL20), Weishu (BL21), Zhongwan (CV12), Dachangshu (BL25) etc. The total effective rate in clinic was 95.40%.

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  1. HUANG Qin-feng, QI Li-zhen. Acupuncture and Moxibustion for 54 Disorders. 1st Edition. Shanghai Publishing House of Science and Technology. 2002:19–22.

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Author: HUANG Qin-feng (1951-), female, associate professor

Translator: XIAO Yuan-chun

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Qin-feng, H. Outline of ulcerative colitis treated by acupuncture: A review. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 1, 11–13 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850935

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