Objective To observe the clinical efficacy on simple obesity of spleen and kidney yang deficiency pattern/syndrome in females treated with electroacupuncture and isolated-medicinal moxibustion.Methods Fifty-eight cases were randomized into an acupuncture-moxibustion group（28 cases） and an electroacupuncture group（30 cases）.In the electroacupuncture（EA） group,EA was applied to Zhōngwǎn（中脘 CV 12）,Xiàwǎn（下脘 CV 10）,Qìhǎi（气海 CV 6）,Guānyuán（关元 CV 4）,Tiānshū（天枢 ST 25）,Dàhéng（大横 SP 15）,Jiǎnféidiǎn（减肥点 Extra）,Ashi（阿是穴） and others,in which Tiānshū（天枢 ST 25） made a pair with Dàhéng（大横 SP 15） for electric stimulation,Jiǎnféidiǎn（减肥点 Extra） made the pairs with Xiàwǎn（下脘 CV 10） and Qìhǎi（气海 CV 6） separately for electric stimulation.The needles were remained for 40 min.In the acupuncture-moxibustion（AM） group,on the basis of the treatment as the EA group,the isolated-medicinal moxibustion was supplemented at Píshū（脾俞 BL 20） and Shènshū（肾俞 BL 23）.Five treatments made one session.The efficacy was assessed after 3 sessions.Results The total effective rate was 92.9%（26/28） in the AM group,which was superior to 70.0%（21/30） in the EA group（P〈0.05）.Conclusion Electroacupuncture in combination with isolated-medicinal moxibustion improves the efficacy on simple obesity of spleen and kidney yang deficiency pattern/syndrome in females,which is superior to the efficacy with simple electroacupuncture therapy.
