Treatment of 60 Cases of Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc by Electroacupuncture

目的观察电针治疗腰椎间盘突出症的临床疗效.方法运用电针辨证施治治疗腰椎间盘突出症患者60例,并临床随访6个月.结果近期显效40例,好转13例,总有效率为88.3%;远期疗效其中显效45例,好转10例,总有效率为91.7%.结论电针治疗腰椎间盘突出症近远期疗效好,疗效稳定,且方法安全有效,无毒副作用.     

Treatment of 56 Cases of Pain of Supra-orbital Bone by Puncturing Siguan Acupoints

Pain of supra-orbital bone is very common in clinic The author achieved significant effect in treating 56 cases of pain of supra-orbital bone by puncturing Siguan （four gates） points. The report is as follows.     

Role of Acupuncture in Mangement of Optic Atrophy

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Treatment of 32 Cases of Meniere Disease with Acupuncture

采用针刺法治疗梅尼埃病32例,穴位用百会、风府,双侧风池、肾俞、太溪、悬钟,结果8例完全控制,12例基本控制,9例部分控制,3例未控制,总有效率为90.6%.     

Treatment of 68 Cases of Epigastric Pain with Acupucnture

Acute and chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal globular ulcer, and antral gastritis are commonly encountered diseases of digestive system, and epigastric pain is their main symptom. The author treated 68 cases of epigastric pain with acupuncture, now it is reported as follows.     

Experience of Treatment of Depression by Acupuncture plus Medicine

Depression is a type of psychosomatic disorder that presents with persistent depressed emotion （or mood）, poor concentration and psychomotor inhibition. It is more than a psychological problem. However, with pathological changes of biology, depression can be either a major symptom of one condition or accompanying symptom of other conditions.     

Examples of Application of Ligou （LR 5）

To study the application and mechanism of Ligou(LR 5)in the treatment of urinary and reproductive system diseases from its location,meridian,application alone and combined application in clinic based on syndrome differentiation,and to guide its application in clinic.     

Safety of Individual Medication of Ma Qian Zi （Semen Strychni） Based upon Assessment of Therapeutic Effects of Guo＇s Therapy Against Moderate Fluorosis of Bone

Objective: To assess the safety of individual medication of Guo's Ma Qian Decoction on the basis of effective treatment of fluorosis of bone with Guo's therapy.Methods: One hundred and fourteen cases of moderate fluorosis of bone were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=60) and a control group (n=54) between December 2007 and August 2009 by using the block randomized method and a central random system.At the same time of basic treatment,the patients in the treatment group were orally administrated with Guo's Ma Qian Decoction.The initial dose of Ma Qian Zi (Semen Strychni) was 0.4 g and increased by 0.05 g every two days,with the doses of other drugs unchanged,until the patient had “nux vomica response”.For the patients with no “nux vomica response”,the dosage was continued to increase and the maximum dosage was not more than 1.2 g/day.The control group was treated with decoction placebo.The changes of strychnine and brucine contents before and after processing and after decoction of Ma Qian Zi (Semen Strychni)were determined with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography,which were controlled within ranges stipulated in the Pharmacopeia; Adverse events were analyzed; Blood strychnine and brucine contents in 10 cases who had taken the drugs were determined.Results: 1) Strychnine (2.125％) and brucine (1.425％) contents before processing of Ma Qian Zi and 1.88％ and 1.31％ after processing all conformed with the standards of strychnine (1.2-2.2％) and brucine (no less than 0.8％) stipulated in the Pharmacopeia.When the maximum dosage of Ma Qian Zi was 1.2 g/day,strychnine in the decoction was 11.17 mg and brucine was 7.44 mg,which all conformed with the maximum limited amount (strychnine 13.32 and brucine no less than 4.8 mg) stipulated in the Pharmacopeia.2) Eight cases had “nux vomica response” in the treatment group and one case in the control group,with a significant difference between the two groups (P＜0.05).3) Altogether 18 cases had adverse events,with an incidence rate of 15.38％ (8 cases) in the treatment group and 18.52％ (10 cases) in the control group,with no difference between the two groups (P＞0.05);Among them,10 cases (8.77％) with the adverse event were not related with therapeutic drugs,with an incidence rate of 6.67％ (4 cases) in the treatment and 11.11％ (6 cases) in the control group,with no significant difference between the two groups (P＞0.05).Seven cases had suspicious relative adverse events,the risk in the treatment group was 0.658 times of the control group,with no significant difference (P＞0.05),and one case had the toxic reaction of nux-vomica seed.4) Strychnine and brucine were unable to be detected in the blood in all points of time in the 10 cases who had taken the drugs,indicating that plasma strychnine and brucine contents were lower than the minimum detectable amount (10 ng),and accumulation of strychnine and brucine were not found in blood of the patient during and after administration for 8 weeks.Conclusion: The individual medication ofMa Qian Zi (Semen Strychni) in the Guo's therapy has a better safety.     

Survey of Research on Acupuncture Treatment of Peptic Ulcer

回顾分析了近10年针灸治疗消化性溃疡的-临床选穴研究概况，发现临床治疗消化性溃疡以多穴配伍为主，多穴中以脾胃之俞募配穴及脾胃之俞募穴配下合穴为主。表明脾胃之背俞穴、募穴及下合穴对治疗消化性溃疡具有重要作用。     

Influence of Acupuncture on Cerebral Vasomotoricity of Ischemic Stroke

目的探讨针刺足三里和悬钟穴对缺血性中风脑血管舒缩反应能力的影响及其可能机制.方法将合适病例随机分为针刺组与对照组,每组80例,两组均予以脑卒中常规治疗,针刺组在此基础上结合针刺足三里和悬钟穴.在治疗前后用经颅多普勒检测大脑中动脉(MCA)血流速度的变化情况,以评价患者脑血管的舒缩反应能力.结果针刺组脑血管舒缩反应能力与治疗前相比显著加强,与对照组相比有显著性差异(P＜0.05).结论针刺足三里和悬钟对缺血性中风患者的脑血管舒缩反应能力有明显改善作用,这可能是针刺疗法治疗缺血性中风的起效机制之一.     

Meta‑analysis of Clinical Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Aplastic Anemia

Background: The “Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Chinese Medicine Internal Common Diseases” issued by the Chinese Institute of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers many methods for the treatment of aplastic anemia (AA). However, there is a lack of corresponding evidence. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of TCM in the treatment of AA, and provide evidence for the development of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of AA using TCM. Methods: Data of randomized or semi?randomized control trials of AA treatments with TCM were retrieved, and the selected literature was scored using the Jadad scale. The data were extracted, and RevMan 5.2.6 software was used for the meta?analysis. Results: Two studies on the treatment of AA using Liuwei Dihuang pills combined with compound Zaofan pill were included. The results of the meta?analysis showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the efficacy between Liuwei Dihuang pills combined with compound Zaofan pill and androgen in the treatment of AA (P = 0.65). However, there were less adverse reactions, including liver damage and the hirsutism of women, with the former than the latter (P < 0.05). Other studies on the treatment of AA with TCM did not include reports from clinical trials. Conclusion: TCM had a certain curative effect when used to treat AA. However, the quality of the literature is generally low, and the sample size is small, which makes the validation of the results poor. Further high?quality studies are needed to provide high?level evidence.     

Clinical Study on Treatment of Obesity of Gastrointestinal Excessive Heat by Puncturing Acupoints of Stomach Meridian

目的讨胃经穴在胃肠实热型肥胖症治疗中的作用.方法51例胃肠实热型肥胖症患者随机分为两组,治疗组以胃经取穴为主,对照组采用俞募配穴法取穴.隔日治疗1次,1个月为1个疗程,共治疗3个疗程.观察患者的症状、体征的变化,测量治疗前后的肥胖指标及血瘦素、血脂、血糖、ACHE等实验室指标.结果与对照组相比,胃经组可显著减少各项肥胖指标(P＜0.01);改善肥胖患者的高瘦素血症(P＜0.05)和脂代谢紊乱(P＜0.05);逆转肥胖患者的副交感神经功能亢进的失衡状态(P＜0.05).结论经穴位可以作用于肥胖发生和发展的多个环节,是治疗胃肠实热型肥胖症的关键而有效的选穴.     

Announcement of Compiling the Special Issue of Acupuncture in the Whole World-Global Events Record of Acu-Moxi

Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Foundation of World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS)     

Experience of Prof. ZHANG-Ji in Treatment of Intractable Diseases： A Report of 5 Cases

Prof. ZHANG Ji, male, born in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province in May 1929, distinguished acupuncture expert in China, professor of Beijing University of TCM,doctorate supervisor, the all-China second-batch distinguished and elderly TCM expert, receives the special government allowance issued by the State Council. So far he has been doing acupuncture teaching,scientific research and clinical practice for more than 40years. He once gave lectures in different countries including Italy, Japan, the United States, and France and got favorable comments from the international colleagues. Up to date, he has published more than 50academic papers and 16 books including Differentiation Analysis of Neijing Disease Syndrome, Collections of Acupuncture Classics,Medical Classics of Varieties of Acupuncturists and Acupuncture & Moxibustion. And he has trained more than 20 students for either master degree or doctorate and obtained several scientific and technology achievements.