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title: Does acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine help premenstrual mouth ulcers?
description: Yes. Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with Chinese medicine was effective in 91.7% of women, compared to 64.5% with Chinese medicine alone.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/clinical-observation-on-acupuncture-combined-with-medicine-for-treatment-of-oral-2005/
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Randomised trial, 2005

# Does acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine help premenstrual mouth ulcers?

Yes. Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with Chinese medicine was effective in 91.7% of women, compared to 64.5% with Chinese medicine alone.

 Moderate study design

79 women with premenstrual mouth ulcers

## What they did

A randomized trial where 79 women with premenstrual mouth ulcers were divided into two groups. The treatment group (n=48) received acupuncture, moxibustion, and Chinese medicine. The control group (n=31) received Chinese medicine alone. Therapeutic effects were observed and compared.

## What they found

The effective rate was 91.7% in the treatment group and 64.5% in the control group, with a significant difference between groups (p < 0.05).

## What it means for you

Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with medicine may be more effective for premenstrual mouth ulcers. However, we cannot tell if improvement is from acupuncture or from receiving more treatment attention. The study was conducted in China using traditional medicine concepts. The control group was smaller (31 vs 48), which could affect results.

79

women in study

91.7%

effectiveness with acupuncture

64.5%

effectiveness with medicine alone

## About the study

Original title [Clinical observation on acupuncture combined with medicine for treatment of oral ulcer in premenstrual period] Authors Wang XF Journal Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion Year 2005 Study design Randomised trial Participants 48 What was tested Acupuncture and moxibustion combined with Chinese medicine, versus Chinese medicine alone Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16318148/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16318148/)

## Topics

[Acupuncture and acupressure](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-acupuncture/)

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