A REPORT ON THE TREATMENT OF 156 CASES OF HERPES ZOSTER IN AFRICA WITH ACUPUNCTURE  

作　　者：Wang KanPeople’s Hospital of Shandan County of Gansu Province, 734100, China 

出　　处：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》1995年第2期6-10,共5页世界针灸杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：In this paper the therapeutic result of acupuncture in 156 cases of herpes zoster inAfrica was reported.The patients were divided into 7 groups according to the location of the lesions:including the forehead and face（Ⅰ）,neck and shoulder（Ⅱ）,chest and back（Ⅲ）,abdomen andlow back（Ⅳ）,buttocks（Ⅴ）,upper limb（Ⅵ）,and lower limb（Ⅶ）regions ;the acuguncture andmoxibustion was applied at the principal acupoints,such as Hegu（LI 4,bilateral,reducingtechnique）,Talchong（LR 3,bilateral,reducing technique）,Sanyinjiao（SP 6,bilateral,reinforcingtechnique）,Dazhui（GV 14,moxlbustion with garlic）,Shlxuan（EX-UE 11）,and upper·middleand lower ear-back points of ear and at local acupoints along meridians as supplemental points accord-iug to the location of the lesions.and the seventy of the disease,After the acuyuncture treatment,112 cases（71.8％）were cured.25 cases（16.0％）markedly improved,14 cases（9.0％）improved.and 5 cases（3.2％）not improved.The total effective rate was 96.8％.ItIn this paper the therapeutic result of acupuncture in 156 cases of herpes zoster in Africa was reported. The patients were divided into 7 groups according to the location of the lesions: including the forehead and face ( Ⅰ ) , neck and shoulder ( Ⅱ ) , chest and back ( Ⅲ ) , abdomen and low back ( Ⅳ ) , buttocks ( Ⅴ ) , upper limb ( Ⅵ ) , and lower limb ( Ⅶ) regions; the acupuncture and moxibustion was applied at the principal acupoints, such as Hegu (LI 4, bilateral, reducing technique), Taichong (LR 3, bilateral, reducing technique), Sanyinjiao (SP 6, bilateral, reinforcing technique), Dazhui (GV 14, moxibustion with garlic), Shixuan (EX-UE 11), and upper, middle and lower ear-back points of ear and at local acupoints along meridians as supplemental points according to the location of the lesions, and the severity of the disease. After the acupuncture treatment. 112 cases (71. 8%) were cured, 25 cases(16. 0%) markedly improved, 14 cases (9. 0%) improved, and 5 cases (3. 2%) not improved. The total effective rate was 96. 8%. It indicates that the treatment of acupuncture may produce a good therapeutic effect for herpes zoster because it may play an anti-inflammatory and analgesic role . and the earlier the therapy is used, the better the effect may be obtained.

关 键 词：HERPES ZOSTER ACUPUNCTURE 

分 类 号：R246.7[医药卫生—针灸推拿学]