Effects of Single and Multiple Moxibustions on Activity of Platelet Function, Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in Mice

Abstract

The effects of single and multiple moxibustions on platelet function, blood coagulation and fibrinolytic activity in ddY mice were studied. The increase in platelet aggregation and ATP-release after a single moxibustion was dependent on moxa weight and the kind of platelet stimulus. Blood coagulative activity tended to increase in the early phase after a single moxibustion. However, multiple moxibustions maintained the homeostasis on blood coagulation and fibrinolytic activiity. This investigation suggests that the effects of moxibustion on platelet functions and coagulative and fibrinolytic activities cause an enhancement of the phagocytic activity in the host defense mechanism.