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16911902

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
Moxibustion has been a part of acupuncture practice for thousands of years. Traditionally, it includes direct moxibustion, in which moxa sticks are burned at acupuncture points on the skin, and indirect moxibustion, in which monkshood cakes or ginger or garlic slices are used to insulate the skin from burning moxa cones. Recently randomised clinical trials and clinical observations suggest that moxibustion can enhance physiological and immune functions, but there has been little investigation of the scientific basis of these traditional techniques. The present study compared the infrared radiation caused by these techniques to that of non-specific controls and to that of the human body surface at an acupuncture point.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0965-2299
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
An infrared radiation study of the biophysical characteristics of traditional moxibustion.
pubmed:affiliation
Acupuncture & Tuina College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't