Clinical observation of Chinese herbs smoked with the electro-acupuncture in the treatment of 96 patients with simple obesity

Abstract

Objective To observe the treatment effect of Chinese Herbs smoked and the electro-acupuncture in treetment of simple obesity.Methods 192 cases with simple obesity were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,each group of 96 patients.The treatment group was treated with the Chinese Herbs,Herbal Fumigation and electro-acupuncture.The control group was treated with acupuncture.The course is three times a week with once per other day.Four weeks is a course.Every case was treated two courses.The body mass index ( BMI ) and waist-hip ratio(WHR) were observed before and after treatment and the data were analyzed.Results Effective rate in treatment group was 95.8％,48 cases were cured,34 cases were improved,10 cases were effective and 4 cases were invalid.The effective rate in control group was 87.5％,18 cases were cured,32 cases were improved,34 cases were effective and 12 cases were invalid.The averge Ridit of treatment group is 0.6080 and the control group is 0.3920.With Ridit analysis,U is 5.889(P＜0.01).The BMI and WHR of two groups were changed more significantly after treatment than that before treatment( t =2.44,2.03,2.44,2.03,all P ＜ 0.01 ).There is no statistically significant difference between two groups.Conclusion Chinese Herbs smoked with electro-acupuncture could improve overweight and obesity.It was a ideal way to loss weight. Key words: Obesity; Chinese herb; Acupuncture therapy