SynthesisBMC cardiovascular disorders2010
Moxibustion for hypertension: a systematic review.
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- Efficacy and safety of moxibustion on cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness and safety of moxibustion for treating cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analyses.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Pooled it
- Moxibustion for pain relief in patients with primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Association between skin reactions and efficacy of summer acupoint application treatment on chronic pulmonary disease: A prospective study.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2016Trial
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- Efficacy of moxibustion for pre- or stage I hypertension: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Trials · 2012Trial
- Moxibustion for gastrointestinal cancer-related fatigue: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Rapid identification of moxa wool storage period based on hyperspectral imaging technology and machine learning.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Intraspecific variation in genome size in3 Biotech · 2023Article
- Attenuation of immobilization stress-induced hypertension by temperature-controllable warm needle acupuncture in rats and the peripheral neural mechanisms.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Phytochemistry and pharmacological activity of the genus artemisia.Archives of pharmacal research · 2021Review
- The effectiveness of moxibustion for stable angina pectoris: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis protocol.Medicine · 2019Article
- Moxibustion for prehypertension and stage I hypertension: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2019Article
- Chinese patent medicine tongxinluo capsule for hypertension: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
- Effectiveness study of moxibustion on pain relief in primary dysmenorrhea: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
- Effectiveness of Stimulation of Acupoint KI 1 by Artemisia vulgaris (Moxa) for the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Review
- Chinese herbal formulas for treating hypertension in traditional Chinese medicine: perspective of modern science.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2013Review
- Effect of pinpoint plantar long-wavelength infrared light irradiation on subcutaneous temperature and stress markers.Laser therapy · 2013Article
- Tai chi for essential hypertension.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- Trends in the treatment of hypertension from the perspective of traditional chinese medicine.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundMoxibustion is a traditional East Asian medical therapy that uses the heat generated by burning herbal preparations containing Artemisia vulgaris to stimulate acupuncture points. The aim of this review was to evaluate previously published clinical evidence for the use of moxibustion as a treatment for hypertension.
methodsWe searched 15 databases without language restrictions from their respective dates of inception until March 2010. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing moxibustion to either antihypertensive drugs or no treatment. The risk of bias was assessed for each RCT.
resultsDuring the course of our search, we identified 519 relevant articles. A total of 4 RCTs met all the inclusion criteria, two of which failed to report favorable effects of moxibustion on blood pressure (BP) compared to the control (antihypertensive drug treatment alone). However, a third RCT showed significant effects of moxibustion as an adjunct treatment to antihypertensive drug therapy for lowering BP compared to antihypertensive drug therapy alone. The fourth RCT included in this review addressed the immediate BP-lowering effects of moxibustion compared to no treatment. None of the included RCTs reported the sequence generation, allocation concealment and evaluator blinding.
conclusionThere is insufficient evidence to suggest that moxibustion is an effective treatment for hypertension. Rigorously designed trials are warranted to answer the many remaining questions.
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