Differences in thermal effects of moxibustion at Zusanli(ST 36) and Hegu(LI 4) on various facial areas in healthy people  

作　　者：Yiling Yang Laixi Ji Gaobo Li Xiufang Deng Peisi Cai Ling Guan 

机构地区：[1]Department of Acupunc-ture and Moxibustion,General Hospital of Chinese PLA,Beijing 100853,China [2]Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Taiyuan 030024,China [3]Beijing Aierci Infrared Medical Science and Technology Limited Company,Beijing 100853,China

出　　处：《Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine》2012年第3期397-403,共7页中医杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (No.30973795)

摘　　要：OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of temperature on different facial areas by suspended moxibustion at two points,Zusanli(ST 36) and Hegu(LI 4),and probe the phenomena underlying self-regulation in the human body after thermal stimulation.METHODS:Thirty healthy volunteers accepted moxibustion over Zusanli(ST 36) and Hegu(LI 4),and the order of moxibustion points was randomly determined.Moxibustion method:suspension of moxibustion over Zusanli(ST 36) and Hegu(LI 4) on both sides was performed using an ignited moxa stick stuck in a support for 20 min.Observation method:An infrared thermal image of the face was taken before and after suspended moxibustion using a CK350 medical infrared thermal imaging instrument.Data analysis:A thermal microscopic section view system(TMTSys) was used to analyze the change in temperature in special facial areas.Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 14.0 software.RESULTS:Before moxibustion was suspended,the facial thermal image showed a T-shaped thermal area related to the vascular distribution with even temperature and good symmetry on both sides.Suspended moxibustion over Zusanli(ST 36) have a very significant increase in temperature at the forehead,around the nose,at the corners of the mouth,and at the cheeks and lips(P<0.01).Suspended moxibustion over Hegu(LI 4) also have a significant(P<0.05) increase in temperature around the nose,the corners of the mouth,the cheeks,and lips,where has a new high temperature area was formed(P<0.01).Suspended moxibustion over Hegu(LI 4) raised the temperature at the middle point of the lips more obviously than did Zusanli(ST 36) in the same person,(P<0.05).After 10 min of moxibustion over Zusanli(ST 36) and Hegu(LI 4),the change in temperature in the facial area reached its peak value.CONCLUSIONS:Facial infrared thermography of healthy people revealed a T-shaped thermal area reflecting a physiological thermal area.Moxibustion over Zusanli(ST 36) or Hegu(LI 4) raised the temperature in this facial T-shaped thermal area.Hegu(LI 4) led to the OBJECTIVE：To study the effects of temperature on different facial areas by suspended moxibustion at two points,Zusanli（ST 36） and Hegu（LI 4）,and probe the phenomena underlying self-regulation in the human body after thermal stimulation.METHODS：Thirty healthy volunteers accepted moxibustion over Zusanli（ST 36） and Hegu（LI 4）,and the order of moxibustion points was randomly determined.Moxibustion method：suspension of moxibustion over Zusanli（ST 36） and Hegu（LI 4） on both sides was performed using an ignited moxa stick stuck in a support for 20 min.Observation method：An infrared thermal image of the face was taken before and after suspended moxibustion using a CK350 medical infrared thermal imaging instrument.Data analysis：A thermal microscopic section view system（TMTSys） was used to analyze the change in temperature in special facial areas.Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 14.0 software.RESULTS：Before moxibustion was suspended,the facial thermal image showed a T-shaped thermal area related to the vascular distribution with even temperature and good symmetry on both sides.Suspended moxibustion over Zusanli（ST 36） have a very significant increase in temperature at the forehead,around the nose,at the corners of the mouth,and at the cheeks and lips（P〈0.01）.Suspended moxibustion over Hegu（LI 4） also have a significant（P〈0.05） increase in temperature around the nose,the corners of the mouth,the cheeks,and lips,where has a new high temperature area was formed（P〈0.01）.Suspended moxibustion over Hegu（LI 4） raised the temperature at the middle point of the lips more obviously than did Zusanli（ST 36） in the same person,（P〈0.05）.After 10 min of moxibustion over Zusanli（ST 36） and Hegu（LI 4）,the change in temperature in the facial area reached its peak value.CONCLUSIONS：Facial infrared thermography of healthy people revealed a T-shaped thermal area reflecting a physiological thermal area.Moxibustion over Zusanli（ST 36） or

关 键 词：MOXIBUSTION Point ST 36（Zusanli） Point LI 4（Hegu） Infrared thermal image 

分 类 号：Q592.1[生物学—生物化学] O632.13[理学—高分子化学]