Kuge Hiroshi, Mori Hidetoshi, Morisawa Tateyuki, Hanyu Kazuyo, Miyazaki Junji, Watanabe Mayumi, Tanaka Tim Hideaki
Course of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Department of Health, Faculty of Health Science, Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba 305-0821, Japan.
Anesthesiology Department of Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
Medicines (Basel). 2018 Jun 15;5(2):57. doi: 10.3390/medicines5020057.
Indirect moxibustion (IM) has been previously performed between the spinous process while recording skin temperature of the trunk. However, moxibustion is often applied not only to acupuncture points on the back, but also to points located on the limbs. Thus, there is a need to investigate skin temperature (ST) responses following IM applied to the limbs. In Experiment 1 (Exp 1), subjects were randomly assigned to three groups: the left IM stimulation, right IM stimulation and control groups. In Experiment 2 (Exp 2), the subjects underwent two experimental sessions consisting of a single stimulation of IM or triple stimulations of IM. The IM stimulation was administered to the ST36 acupuncture point. A thermograph was used to obtain the ST on the lower limbs. In Exp 1, the ST of the lower limbs increased in the stimulation groups whereas there was no increase in the non-stimulation group. In Exp 2, no significant response occurred between the single and triple stimulation of IM groups for all observed sites except for the left ankle ST. Lower limb ST increased following IM application to the ST36 point. No difference was observed between the dosage of the stimulation and ST responses.
间接艾灸（IM）此前是在棘突之间进行的，同时记录躯干的皮肤温度。然而，艾灸不仅经常应用于背部的穴位，也应用于四肢的穴位。因此，有必要研究对四肢进行间接艾灸后的皮肤温度（ST）反应。在实验1（实验1）中，受试者被随机分为三组：左侧间接艾灸刺激组、右侧间接艾灸刺激组和对照组。在实验2（实验2）中，受试者进行了两个实验环节，包括单次间接艾灸刺激或三次间接艾灸刺激。间接艾灸刺激施用于足三里穴位。使用热成像仪获取下肢的皮肤温度。在实验1中，刺激组下肢的皮肤温度升高，而非刺激组没有升高。在实验2中，除了左脚踝皮肤温度外，在间接艾灸单次刺激组和三次刺激组的所有观察部位之间未出现显著反应。对足三里穴位进行间接艾灸后，下肢皮肤温度升高。刺激剂量与皮肤温度反应之间未观察到差异。
