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The Effectiveness of Moxibustion : An Overview During 10 Years
Joint Authors
Lee, Hyejung
Kim, Song-Yi
Chae, Younbyoung
Lee, Seung Min
Park, Hi-Joon
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Moxibustion has been used to treat various types of disease.
However, there is still insufficient evidence regarding its effectiveness.
This study was performed to summarize and evaluate the effectiveness of moxibustion.
A search was performed for all randomized controlled trials in PubMed between January 1998 and July 2008 with no language restriction.
The results yielded 47 trials in which six moxibustion types were applied to 36 diseases ranging from breech presentation to digestive disorders.
Moxibustion was compared to three types of control group: general care, Oriental medical therapies or waiting list.
Moxibustion was superior to the control in 14 out of 54 control groups in 46 studies.
There were no significant differences among groups in 7 studies, and the outcome direction was not determined in 33 studies.
Seven studies were included in a meta-analysis.
Moxibustion was more effective than medication in two ulcerative colitis studies (relative risk (95% CI), 2.20 (1.37, 3.52), P = .001, I2 = 0%).
Overall, our results did not support the effectiveness of moxibustion in specific diseases due to the limited number and low quality of the studies and inadequate use of controls.
In order to provide appropriate evidence regarding the effectiveness of moxibustion, more rigorous clinical trials using appropriate controls are warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Song-Yi& Chae, Younbyoung& Lee, Seung Min& Lee, Hyejung& Park, Hi-Joon. 2011. The Effectiveness of Moxibustion : An Overview During 10 Years. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462061
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Song-Yi…[et al.]. The Effectiveness of Moxibustion : An Overview During 10 Years. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462061
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Song-Yi& Chae, Younbyoung& Lee, Seung Min& Lee, Hyejung& Park, Hi-Joon. The Effectiveness of Moxibustion : An Overview During 10 Years. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462061
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462061