Objective To investigate the effect of moxibustion at Sanyinjiao （三阴交 SP 6） for uterine contraction pain in labor, and evaluate the safety of the parturient and newborn. Methods One hundred and seventy-four cases of singleton pregnancy and cephalic presentation primipara were single blinded and randomly divided into three groups： observation group （59 cases）, placebo treated group （57 cases） and blank group （58 cases）.The observation group was treated with moxibustion at Sanyinjiao （三阴交 SP 6） for 30 min when the uterus cervix openning at 3 cm,the placebo treated group was treated with moxibustion at non-aeupoint for 30 min and the blank group was treated with routine labor nursing, the uterine contraction pain and the safety of the mother and infant were compared among three groups. Results （1） The uterine contraction pain was tested by Visual Analogue Scale （VAS）： the scores of VAS in the observation group were obviously decreased after 15 min and 30 min of moxibustion （both P〈0.05）, there were no obvious changes of the VAS scores in placebo treated group and the blank group, the scores of VAS in observation group decreased much more obviously than those in the other two groups （all P〈0.05）; （2）Midwife rating of the uterine contraction pain： after 30 min of moxibustion, the effective rate of labor analgesia was 69.5%（41/59） in observation group, which was higher than that of 45.6% （26/57） in placebo treated group and 43.1% （25/58） in blank group, with significant differences between them （both P〈0.05）; @The postpartum hemorrhage amount of the observation group was obviously lower than those of placebo treated group and blank group （both P〈0.05）; （4）The Apgar score of newborn was higher in observation group and placebo treated group than that of blank group （both P〈0.05）. Conclusion Moxibustion at Sanyinjiao （三阴交 SP 6） can relieve the uterine contraction pain, and has no side effect to mother and infant, it i
Objective To explore the impacts of acupuncture on leukocyte （LEU） and eosinophilic granulocyte （EOS） in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid （BALF） in asthma model rats. Methods Thirty SPF-grade male SD rats were randomized into a blank group, a model group and an acupuncture group, 10 rats in each one. In the acupuncture group and the model group, the intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin （OVA） was adopted to establish asthma model. In the model group, only the animal model was established but no intervention of acupuncture was given, in the acupuncture group, at the same time of the model establishment, acupuncture was provided at Dazhui （大椎 GV 14）, Feishu （肺俞 BL 13） and Fengmen （风门 BL 22）. The intervention was given once every two days, totally 7 treatments were required （2 weeks）. In the blank group, no any management was applied. The lung lavage method was adopted to collect BALF after 2 weeks for the rats in each group. Under optical microscope, the total LEU count was calculated. With Wright＇s staining, the total EOS count was calculated. Results In the model group, LEU and EOS counts in BALF in the rats were increased apparently compared with the blank group （both P〈0.05）. LEU and EOS counts in BALF in the rats in the acupuncture group were reduced apparently compared with the model group （both P〈0.05）. In BALF, the proportion of EOS in LEU in the rats in the model group was higher than that in the blank group （P〈0.05）. In BALF, the proportion of EOS in LEU in the rats in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the model group （P〈0.05）. Conclusion Acupuncture intervention reduces apparently LEU and EOS counts in BALF in asthma model rats so that asthma is relieved.
