HEAT-CLEARING DRUGS—Selected from A Practical English—Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Drugs used for clearing away the inter-nal heat are called heat-clearing drugs.Heat-clearing drugs are cool or cold inproperty with the effects of clearing awayheat,purging fire,removing heat from theblood,detoxicating,and clearing away heatof the deficiency type.They are chiefly indi-cated for febrile diseases with high fever,dys-entery of the heat type,suppurative infec-     

PURGATIVE DRUGS——Selected from A Practical English—Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Drugs which can induce diarrhea andpromote laxation of the bowels are definedas purgative or purgativest drugs.Purgative drugs have the effects of re-laxing the bowels,clearing away heat,purg-ing fire,dispelling retained fluid and re-ducing edema.They are indicated for interi-or syndromes of excess type marked by drystool,constipation,food stagnation,accu-mulation of heat of excess type in the interi-or,edema and fluid retention.Purgative drugs are divided into three     

DRUGS FOR CLEARING HEAT OF DEFICIENCY TYPE——Selected from A Practical English—Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine

DRUGS FOR CLEARING HEATOF DEFICIENCY TYPEThis type of drugs have the effect ofclearing heat away from the blood andcleansing heat of deficiency type.They areprincipally indicated for hectic or tidal feverdue to yin deficiency,feverish sensation inthe palms and soles,or nocturnal and linger-ing low-grade fever.These drugs are often     

Effects of Sodium Salicylate on the Expression of HSP27 Protein during Oxidative Stress in Tissue-cultured Human Lens Epithelial Cells

The lens is avascular and has no innervation, and must derive nutrients from the aqueous humor[1]. Heat shock protein (HSP) was discovered by Ritossa in 1962 as a special group of heat shock biosynthetic proteins with various forms. Although stress responses include all of the processes that organisms have developed to sur-vive when they are exposed to environmental challenges, such as heat stress, desiccation, chemical stress, or star-vation, the effector proteins are almost all referred to …     

HOW TO TREAT SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE OF COLD AND HEAT SYNDROMES WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION?

By simultaneous occurrences of cold and heat syndromes we mean the presence of cold-syndrome and heat-syndrome in the body of a same person such as heat-syndrome in the upper part with cold-syndrome in the lower part of the body or vice versa. In our acupuncture treatment, heat-clearing method and warming method are usually used simultaneously     

Dr. Liu Youfang''''s Experience in TCM Treatment of Urolithiasis

Urolithiasis falls into the TCM category of ‘stranguria with urinary stone’, or ‘stranguria from urolithiasis’. In TCM treatment of this disease, physicians through the ages are mostly in favor of the principle of clearing heat and promoting diuresis to treat the superficiality, and tonifying the kidney to treat the origin. Most of the hospitals in China are presently using this method to treat stones in the upper urinary tract. Though it is effective for the     

WHO西太区与世界中医药学会联合会中医名词术语国际标准比较研究：八纲辨证（三）

The Chinese characters 寒 and 热, 虚, and 实 are quite common concepts in Chinese language. However in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）, they are used as four principles in syndrome differentiation. In terms of translation, 寒 and 热 are very easy to understand and can be simply translated as ＂cold＂ and ＂heat＂. But the transla- tion of 虚 and 实 used to be a problem. For a quite long time in translation practice,     

Acupuncture Anesthesia for Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report

Atrial fibrillation(AF)is a clinically common arrhythmia,which is prone to cerebral infarction and heart failure.Radiofrequency catheter ablation(RFCA)is currently considered the standard first-line treatment.During RFCA,cells are dehydrated and necrotized through heat,thereby achieving pulmonary electrical isolation;patients may experience pain and discomfort in the process.     

HEAT-CLEARING DRUGS—Selected from A Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine

HEAT-CLEARING ANDDAMPNESS-DRYING DRUGSMost drugs of this type are bitter in fla-vour and cold in property with the actionsof removing heat and dampness.They arechiefly indicated for damp-heat syndromes,manifesting dysphoria,bitter taste in themouth,greasy tongue coating,a feeling of     

Analysis of a Community-based Intervention to Reduce Heat-related Illness during Heat Waves in Licheng,China:a Quasi-experimental Study

Objective To reduce health-related threats of heat waves, interventions have been implemented in many parts of the world. However, there is a lack of higher-level evidence concerning the intervention efficacy. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of an intervention to reduce the number of heat-related illnesses.
Methods A quasi-experimental design was employed by two cross-sectional surveys in the year 2014 and 2015, including 2,240 participants and 2,356 participants, respectively. Each survey was designed to include one control group and one intervention group, which conducted in Licheng, China. A representative sample was selected using a multistage sampling method. Data, collected from questionnaires about heat waves in 2014 and 2015, were analyzed using a difference-in-difference analysis and cost effectiveness analysis. Outcomes included changes in the prevalence of heat-related illnesses and cost-effectiveness variables.
Results Relative to the control participants, the prevalence of heat-related illness in the intervention participants decreased to a greater extent in rural areas than in urban areas (OR=0.495 vs. OR=1.281). Moreover, the cost-effectiveness ratio in the intervention group was less than that in the control group (US$15.06 vs. US$15.69 per participant). Furthermore, to avoid one additional patient, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio showed that an additional US$14.47 would be needed for the intervention compared to when no intervention was applied.
Conclusion The intervention program may be considered a worthwhile investment for rural areas that are more likely to experience heat waves. Meanwhile, corresponding improving measures should be presented towards urban areas. Future research should examine whether the intervention strategies could be spread out in other domestic or international regions where heat waves are usually experienced.     

Clinical Study of Qingluo Tongbi Granules in Treating 63 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Type of Yin-deficiency and Heat in Collaterals

The study is to observe the therapeutic effects of Qingluo Tongbi Granules (清络通痹颗粒QTG) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the changes of immune indexes. In this series there are 63 patients with RA of the type of yin-deficiency and heat in collaterals treated with QTG as the treated group and 55 patients of the same type treated with Tripterygium glycosides as the control group. As a results, in the treated group, the curative rate is 9.52% and markedly effective rate 38.10%, with a total effective rate of 90.48%, while the corresponding rates in the control group are 0, 20.00% and 83.64%, respectively. The curative effect in the treated group is better than that in the control group (P<0.05). Besides, no obvious adverse reactions are found in the treated group. Therefore it is concluded that as a new medicinal preparation QTG is safe and effective in the treatment of RA.     

TCM DIFFERENTIATIAL TREATMENT OF 57 CASES OF CHRONIC GASTRITIS COMPLICATED BY ULCERATIVE COLITIS

57 cases of chronic gastritis complicated by ulcerative colitis were clinicallyobserved.According to the TCM theory of differentiation of symptoms and signs,4types of the disease were divided and treated:1)stagnation of qi in the liver,2)dampness and heat in gastrointestinal tract,3)asthenic cold in the spleen andstomach,and 4)coexistence of cold and heat.The therapeutic effects of chronicgastritis and ulcerative colitis were evaluated:23 cases(40.3%)of chronic gastritiswere cured and 28 cases(49.1%)improved;25 cases(43.8%)of ulcerative colitiswere cured and 28 cases(49.1%)improved.The effective rates were 89.5% and93.0% respectively.The correlation between the therapeutic effects for these twodiseases further demonstrates that their pathological mechanisms are closely inter-related,indicating that it is important to have these two diseases treatedsimultaneously.     

医用英语选读(十)

<正> The main functions of the lung are to supply the body with oxygen and get rid of excess carbon dioxide. In so far as expired air is usually warmer than inspired air and is saturated with water vapour normal respiration is associated with some heat loss. In quiet respiration about 500 ml of air are breathed in and out in each respiratory cycle. If the respiratory rate is about 18 per minute the volume of air entering and leaving thelungs is about 9L per minute. This Can be encreased by deeper and more vapid breathing to 150 L per minute. Slow, deep breathing is much more efficient than rapid, shallow breathing for increasing the amount of oxygen available to the body.     

Effect of removing toxic substances combined with activating blood circulation on stabilizing the atherosclerotic plaque and unstable angina

The therapeutic effects of activating blood circulation to remove stasis of Chinese medicine （CM） in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic diseases such as coronary artery disease and angina are generally acknowledged. In recent years, to further improve the therapeutic effects of those Chinese herbs on such diseases, we have carried out a series of studies of CM medications with the function of clearing heat and removing toxic substances combined with activating blood circulation to remove stasis.     

Association between Temperature Changes and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk in A High-latitude City in Northeast China

<正>In recent decades, regional and global climate change has increased the frequency of extreme weather events(e.g., hurricanes, cold spells, and heat waves). The diurnal temperature range(DTR) and temperature change between neighboring days(TCN), which are indicators of short-term temperature shifts,     

Dr. Liu Youfang＇s Experience in TCM Treatment of Urolithiasis

Urolithiasis falls into the TCM category of ‘stranguria with urinary stone＇, or ‘stranguria from urolithiasis＇. In TCM treatment of this disease, physicians through the ages are mostly in favor of the principle of clearing heat and promoting diuresis to treat the superficiality, and tonifying the kidney to treat the origin. Most of the hospitals in China are presently using this method to treat stones in the upper urinary tract. Though it is effective for the urinary stones less than 0.5cm in transverse diameter, yet it fails to raise the stone-discharging rate for those with a transverse diameter more than 0.6cm or for the long-term stagnated stones. Neither does this method yield satisfactory effects fo.r lithic ureteral obstruction nor for hydronephrosis. On the contrary, it may sometimes exacerbate the hydronephrosis and impair the renal functions.     

THE BODY FLUID CHANGES AFTER REPEATED HEAT EXPOSURE

1.The plasma volume,total blood volume and thiocyanate space of 6 adult young male subjects before and after repeated heat exposure have been determined by using the blue dye T1824 and sodium thiocyanate respectively.2.In comparison with the control determined before heat exposure,the values determined     

Effects of Simulated Heat Wave and Ozone on High Fat Diet ApoE Deficient Mice

Objective To discuss the cardiac toxicities of a heat waves and ozone exposure on cardiovascular diseases(CVDs) and explore a possible mechanism. Methods The incidence of ozone exposure combined with heat wave was simulated in the Shanghai Meteorological and Environmental Animal Exposure System(Shanghai-METAS). A total of 64 Apo E-/-mice, matched by weight, were randomly divided into 8 groups and exposed to heat wave conditions or ozone. The levels of creatine kinase(CK), D-lactate dehydrogenase(D-LDH), intercellular adhesion molecule 1(sICAM-1), tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF-α), nitric oxide(NO), endothelin-1(ET-1), D-dimer(D2 D), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1) and blood lipid in plasma and heat shock protein-60(HSP60), hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha(HIF-1α), interleukin-6(IL-6), C-reactive protein(CRP), superoxide dismutase(SOD), and malondialdehyde(MDA) in hearts were measured after exposure. Results The levels of all indicators, except for SOD, increased with the ozone-only exposure. However, cardiac damage was most significant when the heat wave conditions were combined with severe ozone exposure. Moreover, the levels of CK, D-LDH, NO, PAI-1, sICAM-1, and TNF-α in plasma increased significantly(P 0.05), and the contents of HSP60, HIF-1α, CRP, and MDA in hearts increased considerably(P 0.05), but the activity of SOD decreased significantly. In addition, the levels of four blood lipid items remarkably increased(except the level of HDL-C which decreased significantly) with ozone exposure. Conclusion A short-term exposure to a heat wave and ozone causes severe toxic effects on the heart. Cardiac damage was most significant under combined heat wave and severe ozone exposure simulations.