文档介绍：JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE NUMBER 49 SEPTEMBER 1995
WITHDRAWAL FROM
SMOKING WITH
ACUPUNCTURE
by Wei Lishuang and Xiao Fei
Since 1985, the authors have treated 486 cases of smoking, Typical Cases
obtaining relatively good results. Case 1
A 33 year old overseas student from Russia paid his first
Patients visit on October 1985. He had a history of 10 years smoking
Among 486 cases, 481 were male and 5 were female. The of more than 20 cigarettes per day. He had tried to give up
oldest was 68 years and the youngest was 18 years. The smoking many times but failed because he was not able to
longest history of smoking was 39 years. 28 cases were non- suppress his desire. On his first visit, the author treated him
Chinese. with bilateral Renying ST-9 and Tianzhu BL-10. Needles
were retained for 20 minutes. On his second visit the follow-
Treatment methods ing day, he said he had had no desire to smoke after the first
Prescription: Bilateral Renying ST-9 and Tianzhu BL-10. treatment. In order to fortify the effect, a second treatment
Acupuncture technique: inch filiform needles were used. was given. Thereafter, he did not smoke during his one year
In puncturing Renying ST-9, the needle was inserted -1 study in China.
cun towards the opposite Renying ST-9 and manipulated Case 2
with shaking technique to induce a distending needling A 62 year old businessman