title: [Influence of stimulating zusanli with moxibustion of different quality and quantity on gastrointestinal motor function of reserpinized rats].
abstract: This article is focused on the observation of changes in body temperature, body weight, cholinesterase activity in blood, and gastrointestinal motility of reserpinized rats treated by stimulating Zusanli (ST 36) with moxibustion of different quality. (mugwort floss or pipe tobacco) and quantity (strong stimulation or weak stimulation). The experiment shows that better results are achieved with moxibustion not by burning tobacco; the result of strong stimulation with moxa-sticks is better than that of weak stimulation with the same material. Strong stimulation with moxa-sticks can obviously increase the activity of cholinesterase (P < 0.05), inhibit hyperactive gastrointestinal motility (P < 0.05), maintain normal body temperature (P < 0.05), and prevent body weight lossing. All these show that therapeutic results of moxibustion are closely related to the quality and quantity of moxibustion.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Massage Department, Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D008297:Male; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012110:Reserpine; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015430:Weight Gain; D016711:Yang Deficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D012110:Reserpine; D002802:Cholinesterases