Moxibustion at Front-Mu point of abdomen for intestinal dysbacteriosis in rats

Objective To study the moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV 4) and Tianshu (ST 25) on intestinal dysbacteriosis in rats. Methods Fifty Wistar rats, clearing grade, were randomly divided into 5 groups, a normal group, a model group, a medical group, and a Guanyuan (CV 4) group and a Tianshu (ST 25) group, with 10 rats in each group. The rats were treated with Lincomycin Hydrochloride via intragastric administration for developing models. The model rats were treated with medicine and moxibustion respectively. 0.1 g fresh rat feces in each group were cultured on the selective culture medium of bifidobacterium species (BS), lactobacillus (LBS), enterobacteriaceae (EB) and enterococcus (EC). The growth and quantity of the bacterial colony were tested by biochemical identification tubes and turbidimetry. Results Moxibustion at Guanyuan (CV 4) increased BS and LBS while moxibustion at Tianshu (ST 25) improved EB and EC. Conclusion Moxibustion at Front-Mu points of different body parts selectively regulated advantaged probiotics for treating intestinal dysbacteriosis.