title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of herb-partitioned spread moxibustion for treatment of chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare therapeutic effects of herb-partitioned spread moxibustion and western medicine on chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases were randomly divided into a spread moxibustion group (n = 28) and a western medicine group (n = 32). The spread moxibustion group was treated with herb-partitioned spread moxibustion at lower limb around stomach meridian, abdomen region around Guanyuan (CV 4) and lower Jiaji (EX B 2) points; and the western medicine group was treated with oral administration of Sulfasalazine. Their therapeutic effects were observed after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured-markedly effective rate was 71.4% (20/ 28) in the spread moxibustion group, and 25.0% (8/32) in the western medicine group, the former was better than the latter (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of herb-partitioned spread moxibustion for treatment of chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis is better than that of the oral administration of Sulfasalazine with less adverse reaction, and is worth popularizing in clinic.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yuan-Hao
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Xiu-Mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Tian-You
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal