简介：Meridians'symptomsandsignsaretheimortantcontentofthetheoryofacupunctureandmoxibustion.Theytogetherwiththedescriptiononmeridians'travellingcoursesformthetheoreticalcoreofmeridiandoctrine.Thesemeridiansaremainlyreferredtothetwelveregular

简介：Inthisarticle,theauthorsholdthattheevidence-basedmedicine(EBM)isanewmedicalactionproducedatthehistoricmomentinclinicalpractice,whichispromotingdevelopmentofthemedicineandeventhewholelifescienceinafullynewtrainofthoughtendmethod.FurtherthebrieflyintroducedcontentsaretheeffectofEBM,thedifficultyofutilizingintheacupunctureclinicalpracticeandhowtoresolvethem.ItishighlyrecommendedthatthedoctorsoftheacupuncturesciencefieldshouldstudyEBManditseffectanddifficultiesinpracticeasearlieraspossible,insistentlyassimilatenewknowledgeandkeepabreastofthetimes'progresstofacilitatethefurtherdevelopmentofacupunctology.

简介：《ChinaNewsofTCM》reportedthatrecently,HongKongUniversityaccomplishedaresearchonacupuncturetreatmentofhoarseness.Findingsof54cases(27casesreceivingacupuncturetreatmentandother27casesreceivingroutine

简介：Peripheralfacialparalysisisacommondiseasewithmanifestationoffacialparalysis.Theauthor'sclinicalobservationon50casesoffacialparalysistreatedmainlywithacupunctureshowedaneffectiverateof98%,andtheremarkableeffectivenesswasreportedasfollows.50casesofoutpatientswhichconsistedof14malesand36femaleswereobserved.Theoldestwas61yearsandtheyoungest24years,withanaverageageof36years.33caseshadfacialparalysisontherightsideandother17casesontheleftside.Theshortestdurationwasonedayandthelongest19months.Treatmentwasdoneonceeveryotherdayandacoursecomprisedoftentreatments.Mainacupoints:Chengqi(ST1),Sibai(ST2),Juliao(ST3),Dicang(ST4),Jiache(ST6),Xiaguan(ST7),Sizhukong(TE23),andHegu(LI4),etc.werealladoptedineverytreatement.ComplementaryacupointswereYingxiang(Li20),Cuanzhou(BL2),Yangbai(GB14),andChengjiang(CV24).Methods:Gauge28filiformneedles(1cunatlength)wereused.Intheneedlingprocess,manipulationsofevenreinforcingandreducingincombinationwithlifting-thrustingandtwirling-rotatingwereabopted.Theneedlingsensationwasmadetoincreaseonlywithinthepatient'sbearablethresholdandtheneedleswerewithdrawnimmediatelyfollowingmanipulatingtheneedlesforawhile(about3min).Shallowinsertionofacupunctureneedleswascarriedoutthroughoutthewholetreatmentprocess.Criteriaofthetherapeuticeffect:Cure:Theclinicalsynptomsdisappearedompletelyaftertreatment(facialmusclewasnormal).Effective:Somesymptomswereimprovedbutfacialexpressionwasstillslay.Noeffect:Symptomsremainedthesameafterthetherapy.Results:80%ofthe50cases,namely27caseswithleftfacialparalysisand13caseswithrightsidefacialparalysis,werecured.7cases(14%)showedsignificantimprovement,2cases(4%)effectiveness,and1case(2%)noeffect,thusthetotaleffectiveratewas98%.Conclusion:Patientswithshorterdurationofdisease(withinamonth)hadhigherrecoveringratethanthos

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简介：Although,theessenceofotopointsremainsunknownatthemoment,manymedicalworkershavetermedthemtemporarilyas"auricularspecificstimulatingpoints".Theygiveanexplanationthatwhentheinternalorgansorthebodytrunkisoutoforder,tenderpoints,changesofthecutaneouselectricalresistance,appearance,colour,etc.mayoccuratsomesitesoftheauri-cle.Themedicalworkerscanusethesereactionsasareferenceformakingadiagnosisandstimulatethesesitestopreventandtreatdiseases.Thesereactionpointsarealsotheotopoint.Therefore,theotopointisalsocalledastenderpoint,orgoodconductionpoint,reactionpoint,stimulatingpointortreatmentpoint.

简介：在现在的学习，胰腺的小岛房间的ultramicrostructure的fasting血葡萄糖(FBG)集中和浆液胰岛素集中和chenges被用作这些索引在试验性的糖尿病mellitus(DM)的处理评估aurioular针灸的治疗学的效果并且在兔子.Thirty分析ist机制--二只兔子随机被划分成控制，模型，针灸和药有在每个group.DM模型的8个盒子的组被建立由静脉内两个组的处理每天被给一次，20个会议完全。在处理(20个会议)的2堂功课以后，与预告的处理和模型组比较，FBG在针灸和药groupsd满足的结果显示显著地减少了(P0.01)，当胰岛素显著地针灸和药组increaesd满足时(P0.05)。在FBG和胰岛素内容的针灸和药组之间的没有重要差别。因此，显微镜的dbservation显示出的电子在Iysosomebeing的部分organells的一些改进少数，核仁的胀大的减小，在两个acupucture组的等等和药组。它显示出胰的小岛房间的结构的那恢复，合成的增加和胰岛素以及胰岛素mayy的活动的版本在DM兔子在lowring血葡萄糖水平贡献耳的针灸的效果。

简介：Objective:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturetherapyplusChinesemedicinalherbsinthetreatmentof38casesofsenilepatientswithhemiplegia.Methods;Atotalof69senilestrokepatientswererandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=38,acceptingacupunctureplusherbalmedicinetreatment)andcontrolgroup(n=31,acceptingherbalmedicinetreatmentonly).PrincipalacupointsusedwereBaihui(GV20),Jiquan(HT1),Jianyu(LI15),Quchi(LI11),Zhongwan(RN12),Siqiang(Extraacupoint)andZusanli(ST36),combinedwithotheracupointsaccordingtothesymptoms.Theseacupointswerepuncturedwithfiliformneedlesandstimulatedwithuniformreinforcing-reducingmethod,onceeverydayexceptSundays,with30sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.ChinesemedicinalherbsusedwereHuangqi(RadixAstragali,黄芪)30g,Dangshen(RadixCodonopsisPilosulae,党参)30g,Danshen(RadixSalviaeMiltiorrhizae,丹参)30g,Chishao(RadixPaeoniaeRubra,赤芍)30g,Chuanxiong(RhizomaLigusticiChuanxiong,川芎)10g,Dilong(Lumbricus,地龙)10g,Niuxi(RadixAchyranthisBidentatae,牛膝)15g,Jixueteng(CaulisSpatholobi,鸡血藤)30gandGancao(RadixGlycyrrhizae,甘草)6gwhichweredecoctedinwatertobetakenonedoseeveryday(inthemorningandevening),continuouslyfor60days,with30daysbeingatherapeuticcourse.Results:Aftertreatment,intreatmentandcontrolgroups,ofthe38and31cases,18(47.37%)and8(25.81%)experiencedremarkableimprovement,18(47.37%)and18(58.06%)wereeffective,and2(5.26%)and5(16.13%)hadnosignificantchanges,withthetotaleffectiveratesbeing94.74%and83.87%respectively.Simultaneously,indexesofbloodrheologyaswholebloodratiohighshearviscosity(WBRHSV),wholebloodratiolowshearviscosity(WBRLSV),plasmaratioviscosity(PRV),hematacrit(HCT)andfibrinogen(Fib)wereremarkablyreducedincomparisonwithpre-treatment,meaningimprovementofthemicrocirculation(P＜0.05-0.01).Conclusion:Theres

简介：Subjective:Toobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupunctureintreatmentofacuteperipheralfacialparalysis.Methods:Atotalof80casesoffacialpalsywererandomlydividedintoacupuncturegroup(n=50)andWesternmedicine(control)group(n=30).Inacupuncturegroup,Cuanzhu(BL2),Sibai(ST2),Yangbai(GB14),etc.werepunctured,combinedwithTDPradiation,cuppingoradministrationofChinesemedicinalherbsaccordingtotheconcretesituations.Acupuncturetreatmentwasgivenoncedaily,with6daysbeingatherapeuticcourse,continuouslyfor4courses.Incontrolgroup,patientsweretreatedwithintravenousinjectionof"energymixture",dexamethasone,compoundDansheninjectio,etc..Results:Aftertreatment,inacupuncturegroup,ofthe50cases,48werecuredand2hadimprovement,withtheeffectiveratebeing100%;amongthem,12caseswerecuredin7days,23curedin8～14days,10curedin15～21daysand3curedin22～28days.Incontrolgroup,ofthe30cases,19werecured,8hadimprovementand3hadnoapparentchanges,withtheeffectiveratebeing90%.Ofthe19curedcases,5werecuredwithin8～14days,10curedin15-21daysand4curedin22～28days.Conclusion:Intreatmentofacuteperipheryfacialpalsy,acupunctureisobviouslysuperiortoWesternmedicinesinthetherapeuticeffectandcureduration.

简介：Objective:Toverifytwohypotheses:1)Acupuncturecanincreasethere-distributionoftetramethylpyrazine(ligustrazine)hydrochloride(TMPH)tothetargetorgansinadjuvantarthriticrats.2)CyclicAdenosine-3',5'-monophosphate(cAMP)isoneoftheguidancecuesinvolvedinthisevent.Methods:Atotalof40Wistarratswererandomizedintoblankcontrol(BC),model(MO),medication(ME),Acupuncture(Acu)andAcu+MEgroups,with8casesineachgroup.ArthritismodelwasestablishedbysubcutaneousinjectionofcompleteFreund'sadjuvant(0.1mL)intotherat'sfootpad.Electroacupuncture(15Hz,0.2-0.3V)wasappliedtobilateral"Daling"(大陵PC7),"Taichong"(太冲LR3)and"Xiguan"(膝关LR7)for20min,andthecontentsofTMPHintheheart,liver,kidneyandthefoot(affectedfocus)tissuesandthecontentsofcAMPintheheartandlivertissuesweredeterminedwithhighperformanceliquidchromatographyandradioimmunoassaytechniquesrespectively.Results:Comparedwithmedicationgroup,theTMPHcontentsintheheart,liver,kidneyandtheaffectedfoottissuesinAcu-MEgroupwasobviouslyhigher(P<0.05,P<0.01).IncomparisonwithMEandAcugroups,thecAMPcontentsintheheartandliverinAcu+MEgroupwasalsosignificantlyhigher(P<0.05,P<0.01).NosignificantdifferenceswerefoundbetweenMEandAcu+MEgroupsinTMPHcontentofkidneyandbetweenAcu+MEandBCgroupsincAMPcontentsinbothliverandhearttissues.Conclusion:Acupuncturemaypromotethetarget-tropismdistributionofligustrazine,andcAMPmayplayanimportantroleinit.

简介：Inthepresentstudy,theinvolvementofL-arginine(L-Arg)NOoniheprotectiveactionofelectroacupuncture(EA)oncerebralischemicinjurywasobservedinacuteischemia-reperfusion(IR)ratmodelbytakingregionalcerebralbloodflow(r-CBF),cerebralwatercontent(CWC),andbloodnitricoxide(NO)contentsasindexes.Resultsshowedthat1)EAcouldcauser-CBFandserumNOcontenttoincreaseandCWCtolower,suggestinganprotectiveactionofEAonIRcerebralinjury;2)intravenousinjectionofL-ArgalsohadanprotectiveeffectoncerebralIRcerebralinjury,whileL-NNAhadnothiseffect;and3)pre-treatmentwithL-ArgmightstrengthentheeffectofEAfurther,whilepretreatmentwithL-NNAcouldweakenitseffect.ItindicatesthatL-Arg-NOmaybeinvolvedintheeffectofEAinprotectingthebrainfromischemicinjury.

简介：Objective:Tocomparethemechanismsofanalgesiainducedbyfourkindsofacupuncturetherapiesatthehypothalamiclevelinadjuvantarthriticrats.Methods:Forty-eightSDratswererandomizedintonormal,model,electroacupuncture(EA),filiformneedle(FN),prickingblood-letting(BL)andpointinjection(PI)groups,with8casesineach.EA(20-100Hz,2-4Vanddurationof20min),FN,BLPIwererespectivelyappliedto"Kunlun"(昆仑BL60).ArthritismodelwasestablishedbyinjectingcompleteFreund'sadjuvant(0.1mL)intotherat'srightfootpad.Behavioralreactions,painthreshold(latencyoftailflicktoheatstimulation)andlocalswellingseverity(footvolume)weredetected;thecontentsofβ-endorphin(β-EP)andadrenocorticotropin(ACTH)wereassayedwithradioimmunoassay;andtheexpressionofpro-opi-omelanocortin(POMC)mRNAinhypothalamusweredeterminedwithhybridizationmethod.Results:Thepainthresholdwassignificantlyenhancedbyallthefourkindsofacupuncturetherapies,andtheeffectsofEAandPIweremoreobvious(P<0.05,P<0.01).Theseverityoflocalswellingwasmarkedlyalleviatedbyallthefourkindsofacupuncturetherapies(P<0.01)withoutsignificantdifferencesamongthem(P>0.05).Thecontentofβ-EPinthehypothalamuswasobviouslyelevatedbyEAandFN(P<0.05,P<0.01),andtheeffectofEAwasmoreobvious,butnomarkedeffectofBLorPIonβ-EPwasfound(P>0.05).ThecontentofACTHinhypothalamuswasconsiderablyelevatedbyPI(P<0.05),butnotbytheotherthreetherapies.TheexpressionofPOMCmRNAinhypothalamuswassignificantlystrengthenedbyEAandFN(P<0.01),butnotbytheothertwotherapies.Conclusion:EA,filiformneedle,blood-lettingandpoint-injectionallcanproduceanalgesiceffectinadjuvantarthritisrats,theeffectofEAandfiliformneedlemayberelatedtotheirresultantincreaseofhypothalamicβ-EP,andthatofpoint-injectionrelatedtotheincreaseofhypothalamicACTHlevel.

简介：Usingtransganglionicdegenerativemethed,weinvestigatedtheprimaryafferentinformationofacupointsofQuanliao(SI18)andShibai(ST2).Theresultsshowedthatthelargeamountsofdegenerativefiberscouldbefoundbilaterallyintrigeminalspinalnucleusanditstract,trigeminalprincipalsensorynucleus,trigeminalmesencephalicnucleusandsomedegenerationscouldbeobservedipsilaterallyinsolitarytractanditsnucleus,medullarylateralreticularnucleus,giganto-cellularreticularnucleusandnucleusraphemagnusfollowingtransectionofinfraorbitalnerve.Averymoderatedegenerativefiberscouldbeidentifedinipsilateralaccessoryspinalnucleusandspinalreticu-larnucleus.Afewdegenerativefiberswereseenonthecontralateralmagnocellularpartofcaudatepartoftrigeminalspinalnucleusbypassingthroughtheposteriorcommissureofcanaliscentralis.TheseresultssuggestthattheprimaryinformationofacupointsofQuanliaoandShibaicouldbetrans-mitteredintotheabovestruc

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