DU Junge, LI Pengchao, SUN Zixue. Herbal cake-separated moxibustion at Baliao acupoints for erectile dysfunction with kidney deficiency and blood stasis: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1434-1439. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240924-0001.
DOI:
DU Junge, LI Pengchao, SUN Zixue. Herbal cake-separated moxibustion at Baliao acupoints for erectile dysfunction with kidney deficiency and blood stasis: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1434-1439. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240924-0001.DOI:
Herbal cake-separated moxibustion at Baliao acupoints for erectile dysfunction with kidney deficiency and blood stasis: a randomized controlled trial
To compare the clinical efficacy of herbal cake-separated moxibustion at
Baliao
acupoints combined with western medication versus western medication alone in treating erectile dysfunction (ED) with kidney deficiency and blood stasis.
Methods
2
A total of 108 ED patients were randomly divided into a combination group (54 cases
2 cases dropped out) and a western medication group (54 cases
1 case was eliminated
2 cases dropped out). The western medication group received oral tadalafil tablets 5 mg a time
once daily. The combination group received additional herbal cake-separated moxibustion at
Baliao
acupoints (Shangliao [BL31
]
Ciliao [BL32
]
Zhongliao [BL33
]
Xialiao [BL34
]
) twice weekly (administered on Tuesdays and Fridays). Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. The 5-question international index of erectile function (IIEF-5) score
erectile hardness assessment (EHS) score
TCM syndrome score
serum sex hormone levels (follicle-stimulating hormone [FSH
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