Metabolomics study of biochemical changes in the serum and articular synovium tissue of moxibustion in rats with collagen-induced arthritis: 艾灸对胶原诱导性关节炎大鼠血清和关节滑膜组织生化改变的代谢组学研究

•We have indicated moxibustion treatment is able to resist inflammation in CIA rats effectively.•Using GC–MS metabolomics technique, we detect novel metabolites in the moxibustion antiarthritic process, which may aid in advanced understanding of arthritis and therapeutic mechanism of moxibustion.