Randomized Controlled Trial of Moxibustion Treatment and Oral Coix Lacryma-jobi for Warts
Journal · 대한한방내과학회지 (2023)
Original authors · 한소라, 정태민, 김유빈, et al.
DOI · 10.22246/jikm.2023.44.6.401
Summary
Sixty patients with common warts were randomly assigned to compare moxibustion plus Coix lacryma-jobi herbal medicine and cryotherapy alone groups for 12 weeks. Complete wart disappearance rate in the Korean medicine treatment group was similar to the cryotherapy group, and 12 weeks later, new wart occurrence rate was significantly lower in the Korean medicine treatment group.
Key figures
Participants
60 patients
Complete disappearance rate
73.3%
Recurrence rate (Korean medicine)
10%
Conclusion
Moxibustion treatment and oral Coix lacryma-jobi show effects similar to cryotherapy in wart removal and recurrence prevention, with long-term preventive effects through immune modulation.
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