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Purpose To observe the curative effect of acupuncture on ulcerative colitis.Methods and Results Sixty-two patients with ulcerative colitis were treated mainly by needle-warming moxibustion at Lower He-Sea points and Front-mu points, with the cooperation of syndomic differentiation-based selection of acupoints and oral administration of patent Chinese medicine. After treatment the total effective rate was 91.94% and T cell subgroups returned nearly to normal.Conclusion This treatment method can help the internal environment of human immune system to tend to balance.
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Author: YANG Shun-yi(1941-), male, doctor
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Shun-yi, Y. Clinical observations on acupuncture treatment of ulcerative colitis. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 1, 18–20 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850938
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02850938