CLINICAL STUDY OF HERPES ZOSTER TREATMENT

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CLINICAL STUDY OF HERPES ZOSTER TREATMENT USING ACUPUNCTURE OF THUMB-JOINT

ACUPOINT AND FIRE-TWINKLING METHOD

Shilan Zhou

Research Laboratory for Lung Cancer, Shanghai Pneumology Hospital, Shanghai,

PR China

This paper is the summary of clinical results of using Acupuncture of

Thumb-Joint Acupoint and Fire-Twinkling for 27 cases of Herpes Zoster, a

virulent skin disease called " Yao Chan Huo Dan " and " She Du Cang " in

traditional Chinese medicine. The condition usually results from decreased

immune function, emotional depression, dietary disorder, malfunctional

spleen and liver, or virus infection. The course of the illness lasts from

two to fifteen days. The purpose of using Acupuncture of Thumb-joint

Acupoint locally is to stimulate the infected region, improve the overall

body immune system, and thus kill the virus using the body’s own immune

functionality. Additionally, the Fire-Twinkling method utilizes the flame’s

radiating and heating effect to enlarge local blood vessels, accelerate

blood circulation and energize body cells. Treatment involved sterilization

of Herpes Zoster with 75% alcohol, and insertion of 1-cun long #30 needles

into the Herpes Zoster concentrated area at 25-degree angle, at a depth of 0

7 – 0.8 cun, with 1.5 cun apart between needles. The needles were rotated

and twisted during insertion, retained for 30 to 40 minutes, and removed

with the same rotating and twisting method. If blisters were clustered

together they were pricked with three 3-cun needles and cleansed with

medical cotton ball. For the Fire-Twinkling method, 98% alcohol was applied

to a medical cotton ball and ignited. The ignited cotton ball was moved

swiftly up and down toward the infected area so the flame heated the

infected skin but the patient remained comfortable. Under the heat of the

flame, the blisters gradually shrank in size until the skin turned dark red.

In most cases, the Herpes Zoster became darker, smaller, flatter, and the

patient felt less pain the next morning. One treatment was performed per day

with ten such treatments equaling one course of therapy. In most cases, two

to three courses of therapy were performed. The outcome of the treatment and

observation study showed that Acupuncture of Thumb-Joint Acupoint and

Fire-Twinkling was a very effective treatment method for Herpes Zoster:

among the 27 cases studied, 24 (88.8%) were completely cured, 2 cases (7.4%)

showed evident improvement, and only one case (3.8%) showed no sign of

improvement. The overall efficiency of the treatment was 96.8%. Cure was

defined as full recovery from the disease with complete disappearance of

Herpes Zosters and Herpes-related pain. Evident improvement meant that

clinical and generalized symptoms were markedly decreased: most of the

Herpes Zosters dried and formed scabs, and pain was greatly reduced. No

effect meant that there was no obvious change in the clinical and

generalized symptoms.

Regards H.Peter

 

 

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