Efficacy of moxibustion by stimulating acupoints of Danzhong (CV 17) and Ganshu (BL 18) on hyperplasia of mammary gland in rats

Treatment with moxibustion can effectively decrease the HMG rats' nipple diameter and height, and increase the skin temperature in HMG model rats at the nipples, mammary areas, Danzhong (CV 17) and Ganshu (BL 18). This study convinces the therapeutic effect of moxibustion on mammary gland hyperplasia.