TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of stimulation of acupoint KI 1 by Artemisia vulgaris (Moxa) for the treatment of essential hypertension : a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
AU - Yang, Xiaochen
AU - Xiong, Xingjiang
AU - Yang, Guoyan
AU - Wang, Jie
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objective. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials has been performed to assess the effectiveness of stimulation of acupoint KI 1 by Artemisia vulgaris (the Japanese name is moxa) to lower blood pressure compared to antihypertensive drugs. Methods and Findings. Articles published from 1980 to August 2013 in databases of CENTRAL, Pubmed, CBM, CNKI, VIP, and online clinical trial registry websites were searched. Studies included were randomized controlled trials (RCTs); moxibustion-type intervention on KI 1 compared with antihypertensive drugs; meta-analysis showed superior effects of moxibustion plus antihypertensive drugs on systolic blood pressure (WMD: −4.91 [−7.54, −2.28]; 𝑃 = 0.0003) but no superior effects on diastolic blood pressure (WMD: −6.38 [−17.17, 4.41]; 𝑃 = 0.25). Conclusions. Our systematic review of the current literature shows a beneficial effect of using moxibustion interventions on KI 1 to lower blood pressure compared to antihypertensive drugs. However, the results are influenced by the existing differences in design of the current trials.
AB - Objective. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials has been performed to assess the effectiveness of stimulation of acupoint KI 1 by Artemisia vulgaris (the Japanese name is moxa) to lower blood pressure compared to antihypertensive drugs. Methods and Findings. Articles published from 1980 to August 2013 in databases of CENTRAL, Pubmed, CBM, CNKI, VIP, and online clinical trial registry websites were searched. Studies included were randomized controlled trials (RCTs); moxibustion-type intervention on KI 1 compared with antihypertensive drugs; meta-analysis showed superior effects of moxibustion plus antihypertensive drugs on systolic blood pressure (WMD: −4.91 [−7.54, −2.28]; 𝑃 = 0.0003) but no superior effects on diastolic blood pressure (WMD: −6.38 [−17.17, 4.41]; 𝑃 = 0.25). Conclusions. Our systematic review of the current literature shows a beneficial effect of using moxibustion interventions on KI 1 to lower blood pressure compared to antihypertensive drugs. However, the results are influenced by the existing differences in design of the current trials.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:68212
U2 - 10.1155/2014/187484
DO - 10.1155/2014/187484
M3 - Article
SN - 1741-427X
VL - 2014
JO - Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
JF - Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
M1 - 187484
ER -