[Literatures studies about the key factors affecting the effectiveness of acupoint sticking therapy treating winter diseases in summer].
Based on the literatures about the optimized effectiveness of the acupoint sticking therapy for diseases which are attacked in winter but are treated in summer, the main constituent elements of plaster, acupoints, the dose and the application time are reviewed and analyzed. It is suggested that the stepwise procedures are adoped to accumulate clinical evidence, standardize the technique instructions based on the clinical evidences, and perform high quality clinical trials.
Fang
Yi-gong
YG
Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. fangyigong@163.com
Liu
Bao-yan
BY
Liu
Wei-hong
WH
Peng
Jin
J
He
Li-yun
LY
Zi
Ming-jie
MJ
Wen
Bi-ling
BL
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012621:Seasons; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal