title: [Controlled observation of non-blister acupoint sticking and electroacupuncture for bronchial asthma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the differences of clinical efficacy for bronchial asthma between acupoint sticking combined with ginger-separated moxibustion and electroacupuncture combined with ginger-separated moxibustion.
  
  
  METHODS
  With a randomized and controlled method, one hundred cases were divided into an acupoint sticking + ginger-separated moxibustion group (group A) and an electroacupuncture + ginger-separated moxibustion group (group E), 50 cases in each one. The Dazhui (GV 14), Feishu (BL 13), Tiantu (CV 22) and so on were selected in both groups. The treatment was given on the 1st day of each dog-day period and each nine-day period after the winter solstice separately. The ginger-separated moxibustion was applied in the group A, which was followed by plaster sticking that was made with Chinese herbs (including white mustard seed, rhizoma corydalis, euphorbia kansui, asarum), glycerin and warm ginger juice. The regular acupuncture, electroacupuncture and ginger-separated moxibustion were applied in the group E. The scores of recovery cough, control asthma, respiratory frequency, stuffiness chest, wheezing and markedly and cured effective rate were compared in two groups before and after the treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The markedly and cured effective rate was 72.0% (36/50) in the group A, which was superior to 46.0% (23/50) in the group E (P < 0.05). All the symptom scores in two groups were obviously improved after the treatment, in which group A was superior to group E (all P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The acupoint sticking and ginger-separated moxibustion could obviously improve clinical symptoms in patients with bronchial asthma, and reduce skin irritation of medicine to avoid the blister and relive patients' suffer, which has superior effect to electroacupuncture combined with ginger-separated moxibustion.
authors: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330008, Jiangxi Province, China. thy.1963@163.com
authors: Hai-Yan
authors: HY
authors: Tian
authors: Jia
authors: J
authors: Hu
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal