| The anti-emetic effect of needling acupuncture, aquapuncture and moxibustion at BL-20 and LIV-13 on the xylazine induced emesis in dogs |
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Yong-Hyun Yoon, Jianzhu Liu, Keon-Woo Kim, Yoo-Su Kim, Ji-Yong Kim, Seo-Hi Jang, Hae-Jin Nam, Kun-Ho Song, Myung-Cheol Kim, Duck-Hwan Kim |
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University |
| 비유혈(BL-20) 및 장문혈(LIV-13)에 대한 자침, 수침 및 뜸 요법이 Xylazine을 투여한 개에서의 구토 억제 효과 |
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윤용현, 유건주, 김건우, 김유수, 김지용, 장서희, 남혜진, 송근호, 김명철, 김덕환 |
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충남대학교 수의과대학 |
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| Abstract |
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The present experiment was performed in order to know the anti-emetic effect of acupuncture, aquapuncture with metoclopramide and moxibustion on the xylazine induced emesis in dogs. The animals were devided into a control group (non-acupoint) and two experimental groups (BL-20 and LIV-13), respectively. Acupuncture, aquapuncture with metoclopramide (1 mg/kg) and moxibustion were applied to animals for 20 minutes before xylazine injection (2.2 mg/kg, IM). In acupuncture group, the emetic rates in BL-20 (16.7%) and LIV-13 (16.7%) were lower than that of control group (50%), respectively. In aquapuncture group, the emetic rates in BL-20 (16.7%) and LIV-13 (0.0%) were lower than that of control group (50%), respectively. In moxibustion group, the emetic rates in BL-20 (50%) and LIV-13 (16.7%) were lower than that of control group (83.3%), respectively. Considering above the findings collectively, it is considered that acupuncture, aquapuncture with metoclopramide and moxibustion at BL-20 and LIV-13 are effective and especially aquapuncture with metoclopramide at LIV-13 is the most effective treatment to prevent the emesis induced by xylazine among groups. |
| Key Words:
BL-20, LIV-13, acupuncture, aquapuncture, moxibustion |
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