A Study on the Effect of Moxibustion at Shinmun(H7) according to Cold or Heat Tendency

한열성향(寒熱性向)에 따른 신문혈(神門穴) 애구(艾灸) 효능(效能)의 비교(比較) 연구(硏究)

Objective: Moxibustion is one of major healing technique in oriental medicine. It has been widely used in many disease. There is an text which suggest moxibustion is more efficient to the situation of han(寒) and heo(虛) than yeal(熱) and sil(實) in Huangdineijing <黃帝內經>. The aim of this study is to research the effect of moxibustion at Shinmun(H7) is different according to cold or heat tendendy man by analyzing the electroencephalogram(EEG). Methods: We classified objects by their cold or heat tendency using questionnare for cold - heat patternization. (12 cold tendency man, 19 heat tendency man) Before and after moxibustion at Shinmun(H7), EEG raw data were measured during 5 minutes. The correlation dimension(D2), the correlation dimension variability rate(${\Delta}D2$), largest lyapunov exponent(L1) and largest lyapunov exponent variability rate(${\Delta}L1$) were calculated. We analyzed D2, ${\Delta}D2$, L1, ${\Delta}L1$ to see the effect of moxibustion at Shinmun(H7) was statistically different according to Cold or Heat tendendy man. Results : Paired t-test showed significant differences between before and after moxibustion at Shinmun(H7) on the Fp2 in D2(p<0.05), on the Fp2, F3 and F4 in ${\Delta}L1$(p<0.05). Student Hest showed significant differences between cold and heat tendendy man on the F3 in ${\Delta}L1$(p<0.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that moxibustion at Shinmun has an effect on stabilizing mind and it is more efficient to the cold tendendy man than the heat tendendy man.