Objective
To review the general study situation of perimenopausal syndrome treated with moxibustion, and to summarize the therapeutic rules of moxibustion for perimenopausal syndrome.
Methods
The literature about clinical and experimental study on moxibustion treatment for perimenopausal syndrome since 1996 was sorted out and analyzed by computer search.
Results and Conclusion
Twenty-nine articles were collected upon the criteria of recruitment. Mostly used methods were salt-partitioned and warming needle moxibustion, and the most frequently used meridians were Conception Vessel, Governor Vessel, Spleen Meridian, and Kidney Meridian. In acupoints, Shenque (CV 8), Guanyuan (CV 4), Mingmen (GV 4) and Yinbai (SP 1) were used in high frequency.