Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1990 ; 15(3): 191-3.

[The comparison of changes of the facial temperature after acupuncturing point of hand and foot-yangming meridians by the thermography]

Zhang D, Wen B, Wei Z, Gao H, Peng Y, Meng J.

Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.

With thermographic technique, We observed changes of the facial temperature after acupuncturing Hegu (L14) and Zusanli (S36) in 65 patients (103 cases in all) with facial nerve paralysis. The observation showed that the average of Hegu group was higher than that of Zusanli group. The result explained that the effect of acupuncture at points of hand-yangming meridian was bigger than that of foot-yangming meridian on the facial temperature.