Objective:Toobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturetherapyfor120casesofhyperplasiaofmammaryglands.Methods:Thesepatientswereclassifiedintoliver-qi-stagnationtype(n=53),phlegm-coagulationtype(n=30)andThoroughfare-Conceptionvesselmaladjustmenttype(n=37).AcupointsusedwereQimen(期门LR14),Wuyi(屋翳ST15),Weishu(胃俞BL21),etc..Acupuncturetreatmentwasconductedoncedailyand30treatmentsconstitutedonetherapeuticcourse.Results:After3coursesoftreatment,ofthe53,30and37casesoftheliver-qi-stagnation,phlegm-coagulationandThoroughfare-Conceptionvesselmaladjustmenttypes,43(81.1%),24(80.0%)and29(78.4%)werecured,7(13.2%),5(16.7%)and5(13.5%)markedlyimproved,3(5.7%),1(3.3%)and2(5.4%)improvedrespectively,and1(2.7%)ofThoroughfare-Conceptionvesselmaladjustmenttypefailed.Atwo-years'follow-upshowedthat3ofthecured92caseshadarelapse,andafter2morecoursesoftreatment,theywerecuredagain.Conclusion:Acupuncturetherapyiseffectiveforthetreatmentofhyperplasiaofmammaryglands.
