title: [Therapeutic effects of common cold of wind-cold type at early stage treated by different cupping duration].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the differences of therapeutic effects on common cold of wind-cold type at early stage treated by different cupping duration.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases of common cold of wind-cold type were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group by fifty-fifty. Flash cupping was applied at Dazhui (GV 14), Fengmen (BL 12), Feishu (BL 13), Xinshu (BL 15) and Geshu (BL 16), etc., and the cupping was retained for 25-30 min in the observation group and 15 min in the control group. The therapeutic effects were compared after twice treatments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effect rate was 93.3% (28/30) in observation group, superior to that 66.7% (20/30) in control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of common cold of wind-cold type at early stage treated with cupping for 25-30 min is obvious, superior to that for 15 min.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450008, China. yexf01@163.com
authors.forename: Xian-feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Hui-fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhi-wen
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003139:Common Cold / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult