Objective: To explore the protective effect of moxibustion preconditioning on the stress-induced gastric mucosal lesion in rats.Methods: 48 SD rats were randomly allocated to blank,model,acupoints moxibustion and non-acupoints moxibustion groups.After 8 days of pretreatment,the rats except those in blank group,received water restraint stress(WRS) to induce stress-induced gastric mucosal lesion.The ulcer index(UI) was evaluated by Guth method,histomorphologic changes in gastric mucosa were observed by light microscopy and serum contents of...