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Research of Herb-Partitioned Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients Based on the LC-MS Metabonomics
Joint Authors
Gao, Shu-zhong
Guo, Gang
Du, Dong-qing
Yu, Yan-pu
Ma, Yu-xia
Yang, Xing-Yue
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To explore the efficacy and mechanism of primary dysmenorrhea patients were treated with herb-partitioned moxibustion through metabonomics.
Methods.
20 patients with primary dysmenorrhea were randomized into two groups, separately treated with herb-partitioned moxibustion at CV8 (shenque) and acupuncture at SP6 (sanyinjiao).
After three menstrual cycles’ treatment, the intensity of menstrual pain using VAS and the changes of metabolites of plasma using LC-MS were observed.
Results.
The VAS of two groups decreased with different descending range.
Herb-partitioned moxibustion upregulated 20α-dihydroprogesterone, pregnenolone, prostaglandin E2 and γ-aminobutyric acid and downregulated the content of estrone and prostaglandin H2, while acupuncture upregulated pregnenolone and 20α-dihydroprogesterone and downregulated 2-methoxyestradiol-3-methylether, 15-hydroxyeicosatrienoic acid and 6-keto-prostaglandin.
Discussion.
It was effective in relieving the abdominal pain by these two therapies.
Herb-partitioned moxibustion is superior to acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhea, which could be related to regulating the endocrine hormone.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ma, Yu-xia& Yang, Xing-Yue& Guo, Gang& Du, Dong-qing& Yu, Yan-pu& Gao, Shu-zhong. 2015. Research of Herb-Partitioned Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients Based on the LC-MS Metabonomics. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063395
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ma, Yu-xia…[et al.]. Research of Herb-Partitioned Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients Based on the LC-MS Metabonomics. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ma, Yu-xia& Yang, Xing-Yue& Guo, Gang& Du, Dong-qing& Yu, Yan-pu& Gao, Shu-zhong. Research of Herb-Partitioned Moxibustion for Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients Based on the LC-MS Metabonomics. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063395
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063395