The Third Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University.
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University.
J Vis Exp. 2024 Oct 4(212). doi: 10.3791/66622.
Primary dysmenorrhea (PDM) refers to the occurrence of spasmodic colicky pain in the lower abdomen without any obvious pelvic pathology, often accompanied by other systemic symptoms, which significantly reduces the quality of life of women with PDM, 45%-95% of menstrual women are affected by it. Despite the high incidence of PDM, it is often not well treated and is ignored by relevant researchers and women themselves. Herbs-partitioned moxibustion (HPM) is a characteristic external therapy in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which is widely used to treat diseases in China; it treats diseases by applying a Chinese herbal formula on the patient's acupoints and then igniting moxa sticks on the herbal formula for moxibustion therapy. The primary effectiveness of the herbs utilized in this study is meridian activation and warmth, which encourages qi circulation to relieve pain. Moxibustion's heat stimulation could hasten the infusion of the herbs into the human body. Consequently, HPM, which combines acupoint, herbal, and heat stimulations, is appropriate for treating gynecological disorders, particularly functional diseases such as PDM. This paper provides a detailed description of the procedures and precautions for HPM at the Shenque (CV8) acupoint in female experimental rats, which 0provides an experimental basis for better promoting the application and development of HPM on the navel in PDM.
原发性痛经（PDM）是指下腹部痉挛性绞痛而无明显盆腔病理改变，常伴有其他全身症状，明显降低 PDM 妇女的生活质量，45%-95%的经期妇女受到影响。尽管 PDM 的发病率很高，但往往治疗效果不佳，相关研究人员和妇女自身对此也存在忽视。隔物灸（HPM）是中医（TCM）的一种特色外治法，在中国广泛用于治疗疾病；它通过在患者的穴位上应用中草药配方，然后在中草药配方上点燃艾条进行艾灸疗法来治疗疾病。本研究中使用的草药的主要功效是经络激活和温热，这可以促进气血循环以缓解疼痛。艾灸的热刺激可以加速草药进入人体。因此，HPM 结合了穴位、草药和热刺激，适用于治疗妇科疾病，特别是 PDM 等功能性疾病。本文详细介绍了在雌性实验大鼠的神阙（CV8）穴位进行 HPM 的操作步骤和注意事项，为更好地推广 HPM 在脐部治疗 PDM 提供了实验依据。
