Treatment of Hyperlipidemia by Acupuncture and Cupping Method on Back-shu Points

摘要

Xinshu (BL 15), Feishu (BL 13), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18), Shenshu (BL 23) and Geshu (BL 17) were selected and the needles were retained for 30 min. After the needles were taken out, cupping method was applied on each acupoint. In the treatment of total 36 cases of hyperlipidemia, the results showed remarkable effect in 22 cases, effect in 9 cases and failure in 5 cases, and the total effective rate in 86.1%.