To Observe The Efficacy Of Herbal Cake Separated Moxibustion Combined With Back-Shu Points For Catgut Implantation At Acupoint In The Treatment Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Purpose:To observe the efficacy of herbal cake separated moxibustion combined with back-Shu points for catgut implantation at acupoint in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome, to explore the feasibility of this treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome and to make the foundation of such clinical application for future therapies.Method:60 clinical patients all consistent with the diagnostic criteria of chronic fatigue syndrome. According to random number calculation, divide them into two groups:herbal cake-separated moxibustion combined with back-Shu points for catgut implantation at acupoint and electro acupuncture. Herbal cake made of spleen soup and essential oil from Rhodiola oil, moxibustion select from Zhongwan, Guanyuan, Qihai, Zusanli, Jiu wu zhuang. Involve six moxibustion a week (one course), with total 3 courses. Catgut implantation at acupoint selects xinyu xue, ganyuxue, piyuxue, applying once a week (one course) with total 3 courses. Electro acupuncture comparison group, baihui, neiguan, shenmen, zusanli, sanyinjiao, each is selected from bilateral points. Eligible patients will undertake one treatment per day, six times a week (one course), with total 3 courses. After three courses of treatment observation, and then organize and sum up the fatigue scale (FS-14), Self-rating depression scale (SDS), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) for evaluation of the patients before and after the treatment.Results:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients from the 2 groups both present no prominent differences (P>0.5) after the statistics analysis of gender and age, thus the comparability is guaranteed. The patients from the two groups both have a decline in scale scores (P<0.0.5) after the treatment, there are significant differences in the post-treatment group with P<0.05, which indicate that both therapies can have effective treatment for CFS. Herbal cake separated moxibustion combined with back-Shu points for catgut implantation at acupoint maintains an efficiency of 96.7% on CFS therapy, while electro acupuncture has an efficiency of 86.7%. Statistically, the results and efficiency of these two groups are significant. Herbal cake separated moxibustion combined with back-Shu points for catgut implantation at acupoint was proven to be even more effective than the electro acupuncture.Conclusion1. Both Herbal cake separated moxibustion combined with back-Shu points for catgut implantation at acupoint and electro acupuncture can be applied for CFS with the condition of heart and spleen deficiency.2. In general, the efficacy of herbal cake separated moxibustion combined with back-Shu points for catgut implantation at acupoint indicates better therapy treatment on CFS with heart and spleen deficiency than the electro acupuncture,, but also has significant effect on fatigue and other related symptoms.