title: [Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with medicine for treatment of oral ulcer in premenstrual period].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out an effective method for treatment of oral ulcer in the premenstrual period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-nine cases were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=48) and a control group (n=31). They were treated by acupuncture and moxibustion plus Chinese medicine and simple Chinese medicine, respectively. Their therapeutic effects were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The effective rate was 91.7% in the treatment group and 64.5% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with Chinese medicine has a better therapeutic effect on oral ulcer in the premenstrual period.
authors.affiliation: Henan Provincial TCM Hospital, Zhengzhou 450002, China. wxf1955@126.com
authors.forename: Xue-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion; D019226:Oral Ulcer