Clinical and Mechanism Research Progress of Acupuncture Therapy for Simple Obesity

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that acupuncture therapy for simple obesity has been extensively investigated and has achieved remarkable results. Acupuncture therapy mainly includes filiform needles, electro-acupuncture, acupoint embedding, warm acupuncture, and auricular acupuncture. Acupuncture can regulate various active substances and multiple metabolic pathways, increase the basal metabolic rate, and accelerate the consumption of accumulated fat. The mechanism of action may be related to the combined effects of acupuncture on the hypothalamus, lymphatic system, endocrine system, inflammatory response, etc. This is summarized for future clinical and research purposes to provide more rigorous theoretical basis. Some mechanisms are still under research, and in the future, efforts should be made to further explore the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of simple obesity, so as to make the theoretical basis for acupuncture treatment of this disease more complete.