ObjectiveToinvestigatetheefficacyandthemechanismofmoxibustioninulcerativecolitis(UC)ratsmodel.MethodsFortygeneralclean-classhealthWistarrats,wererandomlypidedintofourgroups(eachwith10rats),namelythenormalgroup,theblankgroup,moxibustiongroupandthecontrolgroups.