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This study investigated the acute effects of moxibustion aroma stimulation, lower-limb warm stimulation, and their combination on blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and cortical hemodynamics in healthy young adult men.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this pilot randomized trial, 40 healthy young adult men were randomly assigned to a resting control group, moxibustion aroma stimulation group, lower-limb warm stimulation group, or combined stimulation group (n = 10 each). Each intervention lasted 20\u00a0min. Systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), and HR were measured at 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20\u00a0min. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to assess oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO) responses and functional connectivity (FC) in the bilateral prefrontal and motor cortices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant time effects were observed for SBP, DBP, and HR (all P &amp;lt; 0.001), together with significant group \u00d7 time interactions for SBP (P &amp;lt; 0.001), DBP (P\u00a0=\u00a00.011), and HR (P\u00a0=\u00a00.037); the overall group effects were not significant. Significant group \u00d7 stage interactions were observed for HbO in all four ROIs and for all interregional FC measures (all P &amp;lt; 0.001). Late-stage reductions in BP and HR were associated with increases in HbO in selected cortical regions (r = 0.577\u20130.820, all P &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Moxibustion aroma stimulation, lower-limb warm stimulation, and combined stimulation were associated with distinct time-dependent patterns of cardiovascular and cortical hemodynamic responses in healthy young adult men. The associations between late-stage reductions in BP\/HR and regional increases in HbO suggest concurrent peripheral cardiovascular and cortical hemodynamic changes during stimulation. 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