[Acupuncture combined with herbal-cake partitioned moxibustion is superior to routine acupuncture in the treatment of peripheral facial paralysis].

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture combined with herbal-cake (Qianzhengsan) partitioned moxibustion at Xiaguan (ST7), Qianzheng (EX-HN), etc. for patients with peripheral facial paralysis.

Methods: Seventy-eight patients with peripheral facial paralysis (within 7 days) were divided into acupuncture plus moxibustion (Acu-Moxi) group and routine acupuncture (control) group (＝38 cases in each).