[Clinical treatment of 29 cases of acne of "yin-deficiency-inner heat type" by suspended moxibustion].

Objective To observe the clinical effect of moxibustion therapy for 29 cases of yin-deficiency type acne.Methods In this clinical trial,56 cases of acne patients with yin-deficiency-inner heat type were enrolled.These patients were randomly divided into moxibustion group(treated by suspended moxibustion,n=29) and control group(treated by acupuncture,n=27).In addition,patients of the two groups were also treated by local purulent discharge and skin disinfection,once a week,4 times a month,8 times altogether.Both suspended moxibustion and acupuncture interventions were performed once every other day,3 times a week and 3 months altogether.The therapeutic effect was evaluated by skin lesion score and patients' constitution score.Results Of the patients in the moxibustion and control groups,2 and 1 was cured(the acne subsided above 90% and symptoms disappeared),14 and 6 experienced marked improvement(the acne subsided by 60%-90% and symptoms were obviously relieved),10 and 15 were effective(the acne subsided by 30%-59% and symptoms were relieved),3 and 5 invalid(the acne subsided by below 30% and symptoms were worsen),respectively.The effective rate of the moxibustion group was significantly higher than that of the control group(P0.05).Following the treatment,the skin lesion score and yin-deficiency constitution score were significantly decreased in comparison with pre-treatment in the same one group(P0.05),and those of the moxibustion group were remarkably lower than those of the control group(P0.05).Conclusion Suspended moxibustion is effective in improving both skin lesion and yin-deficiency constitution in acne patients with yin-deficiency-inner heat type.