Umbilical moxibustion combined with acupuncture for interstitial cystitis

Publication date: Available online 7 June 2019Source: World Journal of Acupuncture - MoxibustionAuthor(s): Xin MA, Xu-hao LI, Xi-qing XUE, Ji-guo YANGAbstractA 56-year-old female patient with interstitial cystitis was treated with umbilical moxibustion combined with acupuncture. The doctor prepared the wheat flour-made bowl and the herbal powder for umbilical moxibustion. The bowl was put on the patient's umbilicus with a small hole in the middle of the bowl directly facing the navel, in which, the herbal powder was filled. The moxa cone was put on the bowl and ignited. Totally, 3 cones were used. During umbilical moxibustion, acupuncture was adopted at Guānyuán (关元CV 12), Zhōngjí (中极CV 3), Dàhè (大赫KI 12), etc. The above treatment was given twice a week and 2-week treatment was as one course. After 4 courses of treatment, the clinical symptoms basically disappeared. The cystoscopic examination results were recovered to be normal.
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research