[Effects of substance-partitioned moxibustion on plasma beta-EP content in the patient with primary dysmenorrhea of cold-damp stagnation type in the menstrual period].
OBJECTIVE
To probe into the mechanism of substance-partitioned moxibustion in treatment of primary dysmenorrhea (PD) of cold-damp stagnation type.


METHODS
The treatment group (105 cases of PD) were treated with substance-partitioned moxibustion and the control group (104 cases) were treated with Chinese drug Yueyue-shu. Their therapeutic effects were observed. Plasma beta-endorphin contents in menstrual period were determined before and after treatment in 40 patients of each group.


RESULTS
The total effective rate of 95.2% in the substance partitioned moxibustion group was better than 85.6% in the control group (P < 0.05); after treatment, plasma beta-endorphin content significantly increased in the substance-partitioned moxibustion group (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Substance-partitioned moxibustion has obvious therapeutic effect on primary dysmenorrhea of cold-damp stagnation type, which is carried out possibly through regulating the plasma beta-endorphin content as one of the mechanisms.
She
Yan-Fen
YF
Department of Acupuncture and Massage, College of TCM, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050091, China. sheyanfen@163.com
Sun
Li-Hong
LH
Yang
Ji-Jun
JJ
Ge
Jian-Jun
JJ
Li
Xin-Hua
XH
Lu
Yong-Jian
YJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D009071:Moxibustion; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013697:Thermosensing; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood*
D001615:beta-Endorphin