Acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of Crohn’s disease: A brief review
Jing Xie, Yan Huang, Huangan Wu, Jing Li
Abstract
Crohn's disease (CD) is a kind of intestinal inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract and the incidence rate of CD is gradually increasing worldwide. Acupuncture and moxibustion have unique curative effects on gastrointestinal diseases and can be new options for the treatment of CD.
Topics & Concepts
MoxibustionMedicineAcupunctureCrohn's diseaseDiseaseGastroenterologyInternal medicineGastrointestinal tractIncidence (geometry)Inflammatory bowel diseaseAlternative medicinePathologyOpticsPhysicsAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesInflammatory Bowel DiseaseGastrointestinal motility and disorders