ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Effectiveness and Safety of Moxibustion on Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical Efficacy of Abdominal Massage Combined With Moxibustion for Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Elderly Patients.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Trial
- Effects of bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy for cancer-related incomplete bowel obstruction on inflammatory cytokine levels.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Feasibility and barriers of utilizing moxibustion therapy in Hong Kong: a qualitative study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Swedish abdominal massage against warm water therapy on postoperative orthopaedic surgery constipation: a comparison quasi-experimental study.F1000Research · 2024Article
- Role of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicines in Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders.Current gastroenterology reports · 2022Review
- Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapeutics: An Overview of the Basics and Clinical Applications.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Moxibustion against Cyclophosphamide-Induced Premature Ovarian Failure in Rats through Inhibiting NLRP3-/Caspase-1-/GSDMD-Dependent Pyroptosis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Moxibustion as Supportive Therapy for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Case Series.Palliative medicine reportsArticle
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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed to evaluate the effects and safety of moxibustion in the management of constipation.
backgroundConstipation is extremely common in clinical practice and causes physical and mental pain to patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effects and safety of moxibustion in the management of constipation.
methodsStudies on moxibustion for constipation published up to November 2019 were searched in PubMed; EBSCO; EMBASE; Cochrane Library; and three Chinese databases, namely, China National Knowledge Internet, Wanfang, and China Biomedical Network. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed on the basis of the CLEAR NPT system evaluation methods of Boutron. Further meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan 5.3 and Stata 15.0 software.
resultsTen randomized controlled trials involving 760 patients were included in this study. The meta-analysis revealed that, in comparison to western medicine treatment or other Chinese medicine methods (control group), moxibustion (experimental group) had a higher total effective rate (RR = 1.30, 95% CI [1.21, 1.40],
conclusionsMoxibustion may have better effect than other treatments on constipation. However, it is not yet possible to assess the safety level of moxibustion therapy, and the quality of the included literature is low, so rigorous studies are warranted.
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