"Moxibustion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The burning of a small, thimble sized, smoldering plug of dried leaves on the SKIN at an ACUPUNCTURE point. Usually the plugs contain leaves of MUGWORT or moxa.
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D009071
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.044.588
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Moxibustion" by people in Profiles.
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[Discussion on prevention and treatment of infectious diseases by using moxibustion for warming yang and strengthening body resistance to eliminate pathogenic cold and qi in ancient and mo-dern literature]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2021 Aug 25; 46(8):717-20.
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Effects of moxibustion for COVID-19 convalescence: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Apr 09; 100(14):e25389.
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[Effect of moxibustion on clinical symptoms, peripheral inflammatory indexes and T lymphocyte subsets in COVID-19 patients]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2020 Dec 12; 40(12):1271-5.
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Adjuvant therapeutic effects of moxibustion on COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Nov 13; 99(46):e23198.
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[Moxibustion therapy in prevention and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): construction and application of non-contact diagnosis and treatment mode]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2020 Oct 12; 40(10):1027-33.
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[Discussion on the effect pathways of preventing and treating coronavirus disease 2019 by acupuncture and moxibustion from the regulation of immune inflammatory response]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2020 Aug 12; 40(8):799-802.
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Efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in adjuvant treatment of patients with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 10; 99(28):e21039.
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[Analysis on the theory and clinical ideas of acupuncture and moxibustion for the prevention and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2020 Jun 12; 40(6):571-5.
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[Clinical observation of heat-sensitive moxibustion treatment for coronavirus disease 2019]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2020 Jun 12; 40(6):576-80.
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[Significance and operation mode of moxibustion intervention for the group under quarantine after close contact with COVID-19]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2020 May 12; 40(5):457-61.