Clinical efficacy of simple obesity treated by catgut implantation at acupoints

Run-hu Yan; Xiao-ming Liu; Jie Bai; Bin-bin Hou; Jiang Yu; Jin-song Gu

doi:10.1007/s11655-012-1215-7

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Clinical efficacy of simple obesity treated by catgut implantation at acupoints

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- Clinical efficacy of simple obesity treated by catgut implantation at acupoints
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 21, Issue 8, Pages: 594-600(2015)
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  1. College of Cosmetic Medicine, Research Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Dalian Medical University,Liaoning Province,Dalian,China
  2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University,Liaoning Province,Dalian,China
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  Supported by Science Research Projects of Colleges and Universities of Liaoning Provincial Committee of Education (No. 05L121)
- DOI：10.1007/s11655-012-1215-7
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- Published：2015，
  
  Published Online：3 December 2012，
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Yan, Rh., Liu, Xm., Bai, J. et al. Clinical efficacy of simple obesity treated by catgut implantation at acupoints., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 21, 594–600 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1215-7

Run-hu Yan, Xiao-ming Liu, Jie Bai, et al. Clinical efficacy of simple obesity treated by catgut implantation at acupoints. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 21(8):594-600(2015)
Yan, Rh., Liu, Xm., Bai, J. et al. Clinical efficacy of simple obesity treated by catgut implantation at acupoints., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 21, 594–600 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1215-7 DOI：

Run-hu Yan, Xiao-ming Liu, Jie Bai, et al. Clinical efficacy of simple obesity treated by catgut implantation at acupoints. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 21(8):594-600(2015) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-012-1215-7.

摘要

To observe the clinical effificacy of treatment with catgut implantation at acupoints on simple obesity. Following the theory of Chinese medicine (CM)

pattern identification (PI) and treatment was based on the patient’s symptoms and signs. Patients were observed during three courses and one year following treatment through self-comparison before and after six or seven acupoints catgut implantation. Obesity was divided into fifive types based on PI: (1) Stomach (Wei) and Intestine excess-heat

(2) Spleen (Pi) defificiency and phlegmwet stagnancy

(3) Liver (Gan)-qi stagnation

(4) Spleen-Kidney (Shen) yang deficiency

and (5) Liver-Kidney yin defificiency. Changes in the following measurements were recorded in 820 patients: body weight

body girth

skinfold thickness

body mass index (BMI)

fat percentage (F%) and waist/hip ratio (WHR) and in the following blood values: leptin (LP)

insulin (INS)

blood lipids

fasting blood sugar (FBS)

and insulin sensitive index (ISI) before and after the treatment. Values were compared with those of healthy controls (normal group). Catgut implantation showed effificacy with all fifive types of obesity. Effificacy was greater in males than in females. There was no signifificant difference between the different types by Kruskal-Wallis H test

but the effect was best and of the highest number in patients with Stomach and Intestine excess-heat. Skin-fold thickness

body weight

waist circumference

BMI

and WHR in all 820 cases decreased after treatment (at 90 days and one year)

with signifificant differences before and after treatment (P<0.01). Improved metabolism of blood lipids was also seen. Following treatment

INS

and FBS decreased signifificantly (P<0.01) and ISI increased signifificantly (P<0.05). Catgut implantation at acupoints provided effective and persistent results

convenience

safety

painlessness

and prolonged effect with no side effects

resulting in reduced body weight and fat and improvement in body shape.

Abstract

To observe the clinical effificacy of treatment with catgut implantation at acupoints on simple obesity. Following the theory of Chinese medicine (CM)

(2) Spleen (Pi) defificiency and phlegmwet stagnancy

(3) Liver (Gan)-qi stagnation

(4) Spleen-Kidney (Shen) yang deficiency

and (5) Liver-Kidney yin defificiency. Changes in the following measurements were recorded in 820 patients: body weight

body girth

skinfold thickness

body mass index (BMI)

fat percentage (F%) and waist/hip ratio (WHR) and in the following blood values: leptin (LP)

insulin (INS)

blood lipids

fasting blood sugar (FBS)

but the effect was best and of the highest number in patients with Stomach and Intestine excess-heat. Skin-fold thickness

body weight

waist circumference

BMI

and WHR in all 820 cases decreased after treatment (at 90 days and one year)

with signifificant differences before and after treatment (P<0.01). Improved metabolism of blood lipids was also seen. Following treatment

INS

and FBS decreased signifificantly (P<0.01) and ISI increased signifificantly (P<0.05). Catgut implantation at acupoints provided effective and persistent results

convenience

safety

painlessness

and prolonged effect with no side effects

resulting in reduced body weight and fat and improvement in body shape.

关键词

anti-obesity agentscatgutacupoints

Keywords

anti-obesity agentscatgutacupoints

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