Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1991 Feb; 11(2): 83-6, 67-8.

[Effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on antiobesity in the variation of plasma cyclic nucleotide and the function of vegetative nervous system]

Liu ZC, Sun FM, Shen DZ.

Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Nanjing College of TCM.

The authors observed the changes of the obesity index, lipid index, the equilibrium indices of the vegetative nervous system (Y value) and the plasma cAMP of 46 cases of simple obese before and after acupuncture. Of 46 cases, 39 were of the non-sthenia of liver-Yang (group 1) and 7 of the sthenia of liver-Yang (group 2). It was found that the sympathetic nervous function of the patients in group 1 was markedly higher than the normal. In both of them, the lipid metabolism was abnormal and the content of cAMP in plasma was significantly lower than the normal. The marked effects were achieved on the cases which received one course of treatment (1 month) by acupuncture, the total effective rate being 84.8%. The acupuncture brought about not only antiobesity effect but biphase changes on the blood pressures and Y value as well, that is, acupuncture raised the blood pressures and Y value of the patients in group 1 but reduced the blood pressures and Y value of the patients in group 2. In addition, acupuncture brought about good regulation effect on lipid metabolism and plasma cAMP of patients. This suggests that the regulation effect of acupuncture on plasma cAMP of patients with simple obese might be an important link by which antiobesity effect may be achieved.