ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2011
The effectiveness of moxibustion: an overview during 10 years.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cephalic version by moxibustion for breech presentation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of moxibustion for exercise-induced fatigue--a systematic review for randomized controlled trials.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Moxibustion for hypertension: a systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2010Pooled it
- Moxibustion for cancer care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2010Pooled it
- Study protocol for a single-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial of Tianjiu effects in patients with intradialytic hypotension.BMJ open · 2016Trial
- Effectiveness of moxibustion treatment as adjunctive therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Arthritis research & therapy · 2014Trial
- Moxibustion for treating knee osteoarthritis: study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2013Trial
- Moxibustion for cephalic version: a feasibility randomised controlled trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2011Trial
- Effects of moxibustion aroma stimulation and lower-limb warm stimulation on blood pressure and cerebral hemodynamics: a pilot randomized trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Heavy moxibustion at Sanyin point ameliorates neurogenic bladder dysfunction in spinal cord injury rats through the PI3 K/mTOR pathway.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- Rapid identification of moxa wool storage period based on hyperspectral imaging technology and machine learning.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Moxibustion as an Adjuvant Therapy for Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Numerical Simulation of Temperature Distribution during Mild Moxibustion.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Effectiveness and safety of moxibustion for Parkinson disease: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2021Article
- Study of Thermal Behavior of Moxa Floss Using Thermogravimetric and Pyrolysis-GC/MS Analyses.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Cortisol Secretion and Subsequent Impaired Lymphopoiesis after Starvation Can Be Reduced by Moxibustion Treatment.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- PRISMA extension for moxibustion 2020: recommendations, explanation, and elaboration.Systematic reviews · 2020Article
- Quality grade classification of China commercial moxa floss using electronic nose: A supervised learning approach.Medicine · 2020Article
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- Bibliometric Analysis of Moxibustion Research Trends over the Past 20 Years.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Moxibustion has been used to treat various types of disease. However, there is still insufficient evidence regarding its effectiveness. This study was performed to summarize and evaluate the effectiveness of moxibustion. A search was performed for all randomized controlled trials in PubMed between January 1998 and July 2008 with no language restriction. The results yielded 47 trials in which six moxibustion types were applied to 36 diseases ranging from breech presentation to digestive disorders. Moxibustion was compared to three types of control group: general care, Oriental medical therapies or waiting list. Moxibustion was superior to the control in 14 out of 54 control groups in 46 studies. There were no significant differences among groups in 7 studies, and the outcome direction was not determined in 33 studies. Seven studies were included in a meta-analysis. Moxibustion was more effective than medication in two ulcerative colitis studies (relative risk (95% CI), 2.20 (1.37, 3.52), P = .001, I(2) = 0%). Overall, our results did not support the effectiveness of moxibustion in specific diseases due to the limited number and low quality of the studies and inadequate use of controls. In order to provide appropriate evidence regarding the effectiveness of moxibustion, more rigorous clinical trials using appropriate controls are warranted.
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