PMID- 24976851
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140630
LR  - 20240324
IS  - 1741-427X (Print)
IS  - 1741-4288 (Electronic)
IS  - 1741-427X (Linking)
VI  - 2014
DP  - 2014
TI  - Safety of moxibustion: a systematic review of case reports.
PG  - 783704
LID - 10.1155/2014/783704 [doi]
LID - 783704
AB  - Moxibustion is a traditional medical treatment originating in China. It involves 
      using the heat of burning moxa to stimulate acupoints. It is considered safe and 
      effective and is widely used throughout the world. The increasing use of 
      moxibustion has drawn attention to the procedure's adverse events (AEs). This 
      review covers a total of 64 cases of AEs associated with moxibustion in 24 
      articles, reported in six countries. Some evidence of the risks of moxibustion 
      has been found in these cases. AEs include allergies, burns, infection, coughing, 
      nausea, vomiting, fetal distress, premature birth, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), 
      ectropion, hyperpigmentation, and even death. The position, duration, distance 
      between moxa and skin, proficiency of the practitioners, conditions of the 
      patients, presence of smoke, and even the environment of treatment can affect the 
      safety of moxibustion. Improving practitioner skill and regulating operations may 
      reduce the incidence of adverse reactions and improve the security of 
      moxibustion.
FAU - Xu, Ji
AU  - Xu J
AD  - Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
FAU - Deng, Hongyong
AU  - Deng H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6438-198X
AD  - Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
FAU - Shen, Xueyong
AU  - Shen X
AD  - Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China ; 
      Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture & Meridian, Shanghai 201203, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20140526
PL  - United States
TA  - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
JT  - Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
JID - 101215021
PMC - PMC4058265
EDAT- 2014/07/01 06:00
MHDA- 2014/07/01 06:01
PMCR- 2014/05/26
CRDT- 2014/07/01 06:00
PHST- 2014/02/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/04/26 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/05/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/07/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/07/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/07/01 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2014/05/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2014/783704 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:783704. doi: 10.1155/2014/783704. 
      Epub 2014 May 26.