A combined use of acupuncture, moxibustion and long dan xie gan tang for treatment of 36 cases of chronic pelvic inflammation.
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.
Jin
Yabei
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Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang College of TCM, Hangzhou 31000, China.
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
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal