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http://dx.doi.org/10.15429/jkomor.2016.16.1.64

The Effects of Ganoderma Lucidum Pharmacopuncture and Moxibustion (Wang-tteum) on Abdominal Obesity: Case Report  

Park, Soo Ah (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Samse Korean Medical Hospital)
Lee, Heun Ju (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Samse Korean Medical Hospital)
Baek, Ji-Yeong (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Samse Korean Medical Hospital)
Son, Kyung-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine of Korean Medicine, Samse Korean Medical Hospital)
Lim, Kyeong-Tae (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital)
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Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research / v.16, no.1, 2016 , pp. 64-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Ganoderma lucidum pharmacopuncture and moxibustion on abdominal obesity. Five women with abdominal obesity were treated 6 times in 2 weeks with Ganoderma lucidum pharmacopuncture on abdominal fat followed by 30 minutes of moxibustion on abdominal area. Before treatment and after 6 treatments were finished, body weight, body mass index, body fat mass, waist circumference, hip circumference and waist-hip ratio were measured. After all treatments, all average measured values were reduced. Body weight and body mass index were reduced by 0.34 kg and $0.46kg/m^2$ respectively. Also, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio were reduced by 4.52 cm and 0.04 respectively. We suppose combined therapy of Ganoderma lucidum pharmacopuncture and moxibustion might be a time-effective treatment for abdominal obesity.
Keywords
Obesity; Abdominal; Ganoderma lucidum; Pharmacopuncture; Moxibustion;
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