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Modern progress of mechanism of moxibustion therapy

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灸法是中医学的外治法之一, 本文从灸法的灸法的药性作用和物理作用, 灸法对免疫系统、 血液循环和炎症的影响, 以及艾灸调节机体代谢的作用等方面进行综述。

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Moxibustion therapy is one of the external therapeutic methods. In the present article, the pharmacological and physical actions of moxibustion therapy, and the effects of moxibustion therapy on immune system, blood circulation, inflammation, and body metaboly were reviewed.

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  1. Department of Acupuncture, Tuina and Traumatology, People’s Sixth Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200233, P. R. China

    Zhang Jun-feng  (张峻峰) & Wu Yao-chi  (吴耀持)

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Zhang, Jf., Wu, Yc. Modern progress of mechanism of moxibustion therapy. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 4, 257–260 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-005-0257-1

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