title: A combined use of acupuncture, moxibustion and long dan xie gan tang for treatment of 36 cases of chronic pelvic inflammation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on chronic pelvic inflammation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six cases of chronic pelvic inflammation were treated with acupuncture, the ancient recipe of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang ([symbol: see text] Decoction of Radix Gentianae for Purging the Pathogenic Fire of the Liver) and medicinal cake moxibustion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The treatment resulted in cure in 9 cases, obvious effect in 16 cases, effect in 7 cases and no effect in 4 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture, moxibustion and the ancient recipe Long Dan Xie Gan Tang used together can enhance the therapeutic effects on chronic pelvic inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang College of TCM, Hangzhou 31000, China.
authors.forename: Yabei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal