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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy.

ABSTRACT: Moxibustion is a thermal therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that relies on the heat from burning moxa to be transferred beneath the skin surface. Although moxibustion has long been in widespread practice, the mechanism of heat transfer modality and temperature distribution during this treatment is not yet well understood. The current paper presents the first examination by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the three-dimensional temperature elevation during moxibustion treatment. A mathematical model for the prediction of temperature elevation during moxibustion therapy has been constructed and compared with the experimental data. Good agreement between the measured temperature and the results of numerical calculations has been found. Tissue up to 3?cm deep can be heated during the treatment. It was revealed that both heat conduction and radiation heat transfer play important roles during the treatment. The results presented in the current paper can be used for understanding the mechanisms of Chinese medicine and developing useful guidelines for Chinese medicine doctors.

SUBMITTER: Solovchuk M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071799 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Temperature Elevation in Tissue during Moxibustion Therapy.

Solovchuk Maxim M Deng Hong-An HA Sheu Tony W H TWH

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20200227

Moxibustion is a thermal therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that relies on the heat from burning moxa to be transferred beneath the skin surface. Although moxibustion has long been in widespread practice, the mechanism of heat transfer modality and temperature distribution during this treatment is not yet well understood. The current paper presents the first examination by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the three-dimensional temperature elevation during moxibustion treatment. A mathema ...[more]

PMID: 32190089

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