Effects of a new type of acupuncture and moxibustion plaster combined with rhubarb root and rhizome plaster on the treatment of functional constipation in the elderly
WANG Haifang1 LYU Qingqiao1 LIU Fang′e1 YAO Zhenzhen2 YAO Wanxia3
1.School of Medicine, Xi′an Peihua University, Shaanxi Province, Xi′an 710125, China;
2.Department of Nursing, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shaanxi Province, Xi′an 710003, China;
3.School of Medicine, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Province, Xi′an 710049, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of a new type of acupuncture and moxibustion plaster combined with rhubarb root and rhizome plaster on the treatment of functional constipation (FC) in the elderly. Methods A total of 120 patients with FC in the Nursing Homes in Chang′an District, Shaanxi Province from May to December 2019 were selected and divided them into four groups according to the principle of randomized control method, with 30 cases in each group. Blank group A was treated with no treatment for constipation, control group B was treated with vinegar-made rhubarb root and rhizome plaster patched on shénquē point, control group C was treated with acupuncture and moxibustion plaster patched on tiānshū point (both sides), test group D was treated with acupuncture and moxibustion plaster patched on tiānshū point (both sides) combined with vinegar-made rhubarb root and rhizome plaster patched on shénquē point, 10 d as a course of treatment. The number of bowel movements, first bowel movement time, bowel speed and stool characteristics of the four groups were compared and observed. Results After treatment, the total effective rate of defecation of patients in the test group D, control group B and control group C were higher than that of the blank group A (P < 0.01). The total effective rate of defecation in the experimental group D was higher than that in the control group B and C (P < 0.05). The first bowel movement time and bowel speed of patients in the test group D, control group B and control group C were shorter than those in the blank group A (P < 0.05); the first bowel movement time and bowel speed of patients in the test group D were shorter than those in the control group B and control group C (P < 0.05). The improvement of stool characteristics of patients in the test group D, control group B and control group C were better than that of the blank group A (P < 0.01). The improvement of stool characters in experimental group D was higher than that in control group B and C (P < 0.05). Conclusion The new type of acupuncture and moxibustion plaster combined with rhubarb root and rhizome plaster has a remarkable clinical effect on the improvement of FC among the elderly, which is simple to operate, easy to use and easy to promote.
王海芳1 吕清巧1 刘芳娥1 姚珍珍2 姚晚侠3. 新型针灸贴联合大黄贴治疗老年人功能性便秘的效果[J]. 中国医药导报, 2020, 17(31): 142-145.
WANG Haifang1 LYU Qingqiao1 LIU Fang′e1 YAO Zhenzhen2 YAO Wanxia3. Effects of a new type of acupuncture and moxibustion plaster combined with rhubarb root and rhizome plaster on the treatment of functional constipation in the elderly. 中国医药导报, 2020, 17(31): 142-145.