CLINICAL APPLICATION OF PAPER-SEPARATED PRESSING MOXIBUSTION

31 cases of common cold were treated with paper-separated moxibustion. An ig-nited moxa-stick was quickly and repeatedly applied to press the paper-separated acupoints until theskin surrounding acupoints being flushed.Points Fengfu (GV 16), Fengchi (GB 20), Dazhui (GV14), Dazhu (BL 11), Fengmen (BL 12) and Feishu (BL 13) were selected alternatively for moxi-bustion, once a day. Among 31 cases, 14 (45. 1 % ) were cured after one session of treatment, and 15(48. 4% ) cured after two sessions, with the total effective rate of 93.5 %. Its effect was similar tothat of the control drugs (" Xiang Feng Tea" and Sang Ju Ganmao Tablet", P>0. 05). Resultsshowed that this method was quite effective for treatment of common cold with either cold or heatsyndromes and also could reduce acute attacks of chronic bronchitis.