Ipsi- and Contralateral Moxibustion Generate Similar Analgesic Effect on Inflammatory Pain

Joint Authors

Tang, Yong
Wu, Qiaofeng
Yu, Shu-guang
Zuo, Chuan-Yi
Lv, Peng
Zhang, Cheng-Shun
Lei, Ru-Xue
Zhou, Wei
Yin, Hai-Yan
Luo, Ling

Source

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-02-05

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

The aim of this study was to investigate whether contralateral moxibustion would generate a similar analgesic effect with ipsilateral moxibustion.

Contra- and ipsilateral moxibustion were separately applied to Zusanli (ST36) acupoints of inflammatory pain mice.

The analgesic effect was evaluated, respectively, by licking/biting time (LBT) of formalin-induced inflammatory pain and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) of complete Freund’s adjuvant- (CFA-) induced inflammatory pain.

For formalin-induced pain, compared with formalin group, the total LBT of ipsi- and contralateral moxibustion reduced in both phase I and phase II, but there was no significant difference between ipsi- and contralateral moxibustion.

For CFA-induced inflammatory pain, compared with CFA group, TWL of ipsi- and contra-Moxi groups increased immediately after moxibustion intervention; however there was no obvious difference between ipsi- and contralateral moxibustion at any timepoint.

It indicated that contralateral moxibustion had a similar analgesic effect with ipsilateral moxibustion in both formalin- and CFA-induced pain.

These results suggest that both ipsi- and contralateral moxibustion could be applied for pain relief.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Zuo, Chuan-Yi& Lv, Peng& Zhang, Cheng-Shun& Lei, Ru-Xue& Zhou, Wei& Wu, Qiaofeng…[et al.]. 2019. Ipsi- and Contralateral Moxibustion Generate Similar Analgesic Effect on Inflammatory Pain. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148715

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Zuo, Chuan-Yi…[et al.]. Ipsi- and Contralateral Moxibustion Generate Similar Analgesic Effect on Inflammatory Pain. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148715

American Medical Association (AMA)

Zuo, Chuan-Yi& Lv, Peng& Zhang, Cheng-Shun& Lei, Ru-Xue& Zhou, Wei& Wu, Qiaofeng…[et al.]. Ipsi- and Contralateral Moxibustion Generate Similar Analgesic Effect on Inflammatory Pain. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148715

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1148715