Objective : In order to study effects of decreasement of blood pressure on hypertension patients by moxibustion a clinical study was performed.
Methods : Moxibustion at Quchi(LI11), Guanyan(CV4) 10 times on 25 hyper tension patients who were treated via opd on Dong-Eui Oriental Medical Hospital.
Results : 1. After 10 times moxibustion at Quchi(LI11), Guanyan(CV4),the systolic blood pressure were decreased 16.5% degree.
2. After 10 times moxibustion at Quchi(LI11), Guanyan(CV4),the diastolic blood pressure were decresed 26.6% degree.
3. Subjective symptoms(i.e. headache, dizziness, heat in the upper part of the body, dyspnea etc) were decresed after 10 times moxibustion at Quchi(LI11), Guanyan(CV4).
Conclusion : Continous Moxibustion at Quchi(LI11), Guanyan(CV4) implies decreasement of blood pressure and improvement of subjective symptoms.
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