Korematsu K, Takagi E, Kawabe T, Nakao T, Moriyoshi M, Kawata K
Department of Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 1993 Aug;55(4):613-6. doi: 10.1292/jvms.55.613.
Moxibustion on 12 specific points (Keiketsu in Japanese) was applied for treatment of delayed uterine involution in 16 cows that were diagnosed on the basis of rectal palpation and vaginoscopic examination 21 to 35 days after parturition. The treatment was continued for three consecutive days. Other 32 cows with the delayed uterine involution were either injected intramuscularly with 25 mg PGF2 alpha (17 cows) or infused in utero with 500 mg ampicillin (15 cows). The uterine involution following the treatment was monitored by rectal palpation and vaginoscopic examination. Milk samples were collected three times weekly and used for milk progesterone assay to monitor the ovarian function. No significant difference was observed in the uterine involution among the groups treated with moxibustion, PGF2 alpha or ampicillin. Percentages of cows with abnormal cervical mucus and bacterial isolation from cervical swab decreased remarkably in all groups during 4 weeks after treatment. Forty-six percent of cows with delayed uterine involution was diagnosed as having inactive ovaries. Percentage of cows that responded with ovulation and corpus luteum formation after moxibustion was 67 percent, slightly higher than those in cows treated with PGF2 alpha or ampicillin. Reproductive performance after the moxibustion was well-comparable to those after PGF2 alpha or ampicillin treatment. Result indicates that the moxibustion could be used as the alternative to PGF2 alpha and antibiotics for treating delayed uterine involution in cows.
对16头经直肠触诊和阴道镜检查确诊为产后21至35天子宫复旧延迟的奶牛，在12个特定穴位（日语为Keiketsu）进行艾灸治疗。连续治疗三天。另外32头子宫复旧延迟的奶牛，17头肌肉注射25毫克前列腺素F2α，15头子宫内灌注500毫克氨苄西林。通过直肠触诊和阴道镜检查监测治疗后的子宫复旧情况。每周采集三次牛奶样本，用于测定牛奶孕酮以监测卵巢功能。艾灸组、前列腺素F2α组或氨苄西林组在子宫复旧方面未观察到显著差异。治疗后4周内，所有组宫颈黏液异常的奶牛百分比以及宫颈拭子细菌分离率均显著下降。46%子宫复旧延迟的奶牛被诊断为卵巢无活性。艾灸后有排卵和黄体形成反应的奶牛百分比为67%，略高于前列腺素F2α组或氨苄西林组的奶牛。艾灸后的繁殖性能与前列腺素F2α组或氨苄西林治疗后的繁殖性能相当。结果表明，艾灸可作为前列腺素F2α和抗生素的替代方法用于治疗奶牛子宫复旧延迟。
