穴位埋線治療肥胖症的臨床研究

A Clinical Study on Acupuncture Point Thread Implanting to Treat Obesity

李明貞(Ming-Jen Li)

《中醫藥研究論叢》 8卷2期 (2005/09) Pp. 197-234

https://doi.org/10.6516/TJTCM.200509_8(2).0010

摘要

穴位埋線療法是在中醫理論指導下，將具有異體蛋白的羊腸線，植入機體特定穴位，以激發經絡氣血，協調機體功能，達到防治肥胖的一種醫療手法。
穴位埋線治療是結合傳統的針灸療法，及現代醫學工具，所衍生出的一種中西醫整合新方法，將無菌的羊腸線，透過特殊針具針入人體穴位內，羊腸線會在穴位內作用至少15天，然後被人體軟化、分解、液化、吸收。
當羊腸線置入穴位內，此時線還沒被完全吸收之前，會每天24小時持續在體內不停的作用，利用羊腸線對於穴位的持續刺激作用治療疾病，以達減肥輕身的目的。《靈樞•終始篇》雲：“久病者，邪氣深，刺此病者，深內而久留之”正是印證此治療的原則。
穴位埋線療法具有調整身體機能，及減輕體重的雙重功效，可消除水腫、排除體內積存過多的水分及廢物。很多患者，甚至連許多原本肥胖時存在的病症，如經痛、胃痛、失眠、頭痛、腰痠等症狀，也同時獲得改善。
肥胖，是現代人煩惱的文明病之一，根據統計，在台灣地區約有十分之一的人口都有肥胖的煩惱。穴位埋線療法，可以改善肥胖者體內的脂肪代謝，促進脂肪分解，同時還能夠增強身體內分泌系統功能和提昇腎功能，消除水腫，使得肥胖者的自律神經平衡，達到減肥的目的，讓肥胖者飢餓感下降，減低食慾，延緩餐後排空時間。
為證實穴位埋線治療肥胖症之療效，臨床實驗採用肥胖者作為研究對象，採公認最佳指標如：BMI、腰圍、臀圍、體重、腰臀比、體脂率等為主。以避免臨床療效不一致，缺乏科學數據；本試驗以隨機、對照方式進行。研究對象以太乙堂中醫醫院之肥胖病患為主。

關鍵字

埋線 ； 肥胖症 ； 穴位療法

並列摘要

Acupuncture point thread implanting is based on Chinese medical principles by which goat gut string of heterogenous protein is implanted into a particular set of acupuncture points on the body to stimulate the qi and blood in the energy channels, regulate body functioning and achieve the desired effect of treating obesity.
Implanting acupuncture thread is an integration of traditional Chinese acupuncture treatment with modern medical equipment. This integrative Chinese-Western Medicine treatment approach uses a special needle to insert a sterile goat gut string into acupuncture points along the body. The gut string is effective in the acupuncture points for at least 15 days after which it is softened, dissolved, liquefied and absorbed by the body.
After the gut string is implanted in the acupuncture point, and before it has been completely absorbed, it has an uninterrupted effect 24 hours a day on the body as if there were a physician within the body providing continuous and extended treatment. Therefore, this treatment method is especially effective for obesity. The 'Beginning and End' Chapter of the Ling-Shu classic mentions: ”Pathogens are deep in chronic illness. Needling such patients should be deep and prolonged.” This is testimony of the principles of this treatment.
Acupuncture thread implanting is effective in both regulating body functioning as well as reducing body weight. It can reduce swelling as well as eliminate excessive fluid and waste accumulation. Many obese patients also feel relief from other concurrently existing symptoms, such as menstrual pain, stomach pain, insomnia, headaches and waist pain.
Obesity is one of the diseases of modern civilization. According to statistics, one in ten people in Taiwan suffer from obesity. Acupuncture threading can improve body fat metabolism and promote fat dissolution. Simultaneously, it is able to enhance both the endocrine system and kidney functions and eliminate edema allowing the autonomic nervous system to regain balance and achieve desired weight reduction results. Hunger sensations subside, appetite decreases and the digestion and elimination time of food lengthen.
In order to prove the efficacy of acupuncture threading on obesity, this clinical experiment used obese patients as research subjects and used the following commonly accepted markers: BMI, waist girth, hip girth, body weight, waist-hip proportion, and body-fat ratio. To avoid inconsistent results which would lack scientific statistical value, this project used randomization and control groups. Research subjects were mostly obese patients at the Taiyi Tang Chinese Medical Clinic.

並列關鍵字

Obesity ； Acupuncture point ； Thread implanting