Survey of acupuncture and moxibustion for clinical treatment of renal diseases
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2009 Apr;29(4):342-4.
[Article in Chinese]
Department of Internal Medicine for Renal Diseases, Tianjin City Nankai Hospital, Tianjin 300100, China. wrj200608@163.com
In order to understand survey of medication combined with acupuncture and moxibustion for clinical treatment of renal diseases, clinical application and the mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of renal diseases were summarized by electric retrieval of literature from 1982 to 2007. It is indicated that acupuncture and moxibustion can increase human immunity, reduce urinary protein, improve renal function, antagonize the side-effects of glucocorticoid hormones, etc. and medication combined with acup-moxibustion has the advantages of convenience, lower cost, safety, no adverse effects, etc.
