Abstract:
Objective：To observe the clinical effect of the external triple therapy (umbilical abdominal warm moxibustion, chiropractic therapy and acupuncture of Sifeng acupoint) for children with anorexia.
Methods：A total of 60 children with anorexia were admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning TCM University from May 2012 to Feb. 2014. They were randomly divided into two groups: control group (30 cases) and observation group (30 cases).The control group was given Gancao Xin granules for orally taking; the observation group was given the external triple therapy with Chinese medicine in addition to the treatment for the control group. The treatment lasted for 4 weeks for both groups. Observe the effect, scores of major and minor symptoms and changes of urine amylase in the two groups.
Results：The total effective rate of the observation group was 93.33%(28/30), higher than that of the control group(73.33%, 22/30), the difference being statistical(P<0.05).After treatment, the scores of major symptoms and minor symptoms and level of urine amylase were (5.28±2.92) points, (3.08±1.52) points and (263.42±26.38) U/L, which were better than those of control group［（9.82±2.36） points,(5.64±2.02) points，(202.52±39.26）U/L］, and the difference was statistical(P<0.05).
Conclusion：The external triple therapy is effective in the treatment of infantile anorexia, which can improve symptoms and increase appetite, so it is worthy of popularization.

Key words: Anorexia, External triple therapy, Chiropractic therapy, Sifeng acupoint, Acupuncture, Children