Influence of Moxibustion on Pulse Wave Characteristic Parameters in Healthy People

Objective:To observe the influence of moxibustion on pulse wave characteristic parameters in healthy people. Methods:A randdmized crossover trial was carried on 34 healthy male university students.Direct,gentle moxibustion was respectively applied on Shenque(RN8),Qihai(RN6)and Zusanli(ST36)of both legs for 15 min,while no treatment for the control.The radial and brachial pulse waves were synchronously collected by a pulse information collection system before and after the trial.The observation indexes were the time domain and frequency domain characteristic parameters of pulse wave.Results:The Spectral Low-harmonic Energy Ratio(SLER) of the radial and brachial pulse waves had significant differences(P≤0.05)between left and right under the natural conditions.The pulse contour parameter K and SLER both displayed statistical differences(P≤0.05) between radial and brachial pulse waves.There were differences in SLER and Harmonic Frequency Bandwidth(HFB)after the moxibustion and the Control treat(P≤0.05).Conclusion:The pulse characteristic parameters can reveal the influence of moxibustion,thus pulse wave may be of great value in the objective study not only in Western medicine but also in Traditional Chinese Medicine.