Clinical Study on Acupuncture Treatment of Pseudobulbar Paralysis

Pseudobulbar paralysis is characterized by dysphagia and loss of pharyngeal reflex due to spastic weakness of the muscles innervated by the cranial nerves, i.e. the muscles of the face, the pharynx, and the tongue when the lesions is located in bilateral corticospinal tracts. TCM holds that it is a subtype of apoplexy due to deficiency in origin and excess in suoerficialitv,     

The role of central nervous system on hypoglycemia and the feasibility of the brain theory in traditional Chinese medicine on treatment of diabetes mellitus

The central nervous system （CNS） plays a key regulatory role in glucose homeostasis. In particular, the brain is important in initiating and coordinating protective counterregulatory responses when blood glucose levels fall. This may due to the metabolic dependency of the CNS on glucose, and protection of food supply to the brain. In healthy subjects, blood glucose is normally maintained within a relatively narrow range. Hypoglycemia in diabetic patients can increase the risk of complications, such as heart disease and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The clinical research finds that the use of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） has a positive effect on the treatment of hypoglycemia. Here the authors reviewed the current understanding of sensing and counterregulatory responses to hypoglycemia, and discuss combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine and the theory of iatrogenic hypoglycemia in diabetes treatment. Furthermore, the authors clarify the feasibility of treating hypoglycemia on the basis of TCM theory and CNS and have an insight on its clinical practice.     

The roles of traditional Chinese medicine in gene therapy

The field of gene therapy has been increasingly studied in the last four decades, and its clinical application has become a reality in the last 15 years. Traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）, an important component of complementary and alternative medicine, has evolved over thousands of years with its own unique system of theories, diagnostics and therapies. TCM is well-known for its various roles in preventing and treating infectious and chronic diseases, and its usage in other modern clinical practice. However, whether TCM can be applied alongside gene therapy is a topic that has not been systematically examined. Here we provide an overview of TCM theories in relation to gene therapy. We believe that TCM theories are congruent with some principles of gene therapy. TCM-derived drugs may also act as gene therapy vehicles, therapeutic genes, synergistic therapeutic treatments, and as co-administrated drugs to reduce side effects. We also discuss in this review some possible approaches to combine TCM and gene therapy.     

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：卫气营血辨证（一）（英文）

Syndrome differentiation of defense,qi,nutrient and blood aspects is a method developed by Ye Tian-shi,a celebrated traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）physician in the Qing Dynasty,for the treatment of warm disease of external contraction,which is a further development of syndrome differentiation of the six meridians.According to the theory of TCM,     

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:津液辨证(英文)

Intraditional Chinese medicine (TCM),the so-called津液refers to all the fluid and liquid flowingand maintaining inside the human body.In Chineselanguage,津液is a phrase composed of twoChinese characters which describes two differentkinds of fluid or liquid in the human body .According to the theory of TCM,津refers to thepart of fluid that is thin in texture and flowss moothly inside the body while液refers to thepart of fluid that is thick in texture and mainlymaintains in the joints of the body to nourish andlubr...     

Understanding association of spleen system with earth on Traditional Chinese Medicine theory

OBJECTIVE: The association of spleen system including both spleen and stomach with earth, one of the five elements, is a part of the theory of five elements. Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) used the theory as a reasoning tool to illustrate the Zang-Fu organs’ physiological functions and the interaction among them.The exploration of how the theory of that spleen system is associated with earth was created may provide insights into how five-element theory is applied to TCM practice. METHODS: Using analogism as a method to explore the relationship between earth and spleen system inTCM. RESULTS: Chinese ancestors experienced and observed the features of earth from agricultural practice and used the knowledge for the explanation ofspleen system functions including physiological functions, pathological characteristics and for the treatment of related illnesses. CONCLUSION: The theory of the five elements in TCM is a kind of metaphor, which depends on observation and exploration of the natural world and experience of human beings.     

Impressions on the Book“On the Standard Nomenclature of Traditional Chinese Medicine”(by Professor XIE Zhu-fan,Foreign Languages Press Beijing, 2003)

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is indubitably on the top of Chinese cultural treasures,deeplyimpressed in the mind of Chinese people.Unfortunately,TCM is facing difficulties in the route towardsinternationalization,up till now,TCM has not yet been granted a legal position for clinical practice in aconsiderable number of countries.So it is our responsibility tO make TCM internationalized and push TCMtobe accepted world—wide,even though we know that it is a long way to go.     

Characteristics and Advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Objective: To obtain epidemiological data on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapeutic status of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to determine TCM characteristics and advantages to improve the level of TCM prevention and treatment of AMI. Methods: Clinical epidemiology methods were used to register and survey the TCM therapeutic status of hospitalized AMI patients. In 2001, the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine surveyed the therapeutic status of 3308 AMI patients hospitalized in 30 hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai from 2000-2001. The Beijing Collaborative Study Group on Therapeutic Status of Acute Myocardial Infarction (the Study Group) then conducted a 10-year-long register survey on hospitalized AMI patients in Third-grade A-Level TCM hospitals in Beijing. After 2002, the Study Group further surveyed the treatment conditions of AMI-hospitalized patients in 10 Second-grade A-Level TCM hospitals. The therapeutic status in 8 Third-grade A-Level Western medicine hospitals was surveyed in 2001 and 2005 as a control. In 2008, in cooperation with the China Association of Chinese Medicine, the Study Group further performed a survey at 26 Third-grade A-Level TCM hospitals nation-wide. Approximately 5000 cases were investigated to obtain authoritative data on the therapeutic status of AMI patients in TCM hospitals in China. Results: We found that Chinese herbal intravenous preparations may be beneficial in reducing the mortality of AMI. Major complications of AMI, such as heart failure and arrhythmia, were significantly less during the 10-year survey period. The mortality of hospitalized AMI patients showed a decline. TCM treatment was helpful for AMI patients in improving their quality of life. Ten-year dynamic monitoring showed that the ability to perform reperfusion and to use drugs appropriately, as well as an effort to carry out the Clinical Guidelines has made great progress in TCM hospitals. However, TCM hospitals still have some problems in treating AMI, including a lack of standardized TCM syndrome diagnosis, the need for syndrome differentiation and treatment standardization, and clinical skills in reperfusion and standardized drug treatment still need to be further improved. Compared with AMI patients in Western medicine hospitals during the same period, those in TCM hospitals had the following characteristics: they were admitted to hospital later; they were older when they had a heart attack; there were more females, they had more problems in their medical history, and they had more concomitant illnesses and complications. Therefore, the demographic baseline data were significantly different between AMI patients in TCM hospitals and those in Western medicine hospitals. This indicated that patients in TCM hospitals were more critical than those in Western medicine hospitals. Conclusions: TCM has special advantages in treating AMI. TCM hospitals are making continuous progress in standardized treatment of AMI, but further improvement is still required. AMI patients in TCM hospitals have some special characteristics, and their condition may be more critical. Further clinical research on TCM treatment of AMI is required.     

New trends for clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine in China

To the Editor: In former times, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) individualized its treatment protocol or clinical practice without considering the principles of modern medicine.The standard methodology of random selection, blinding and placebo control, followed by statistical analysis was generally overlooked. This had a negative effect on the development of TCM.Recently, the volume of applied research in Chinese medicine is growing rapidly and the quality is improving.1 There is good evidence supporting the use of some Chinese patent medicine treatments.2-4 Further, there is a more open attitude to Chinese medicine among conventional health professionals, partly explained by the rise of evidence-based medicine (EBM).     

设计适合传统东亚医学系统和方法的临床研究-聚焦模式辨识

ABSTRACT This article is based on two presentations held at Chinese medicine conference in Rothenburg （2013）, Germany and at the 19th Anniversary of Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine （KIOM） International Symposium of Current Research Trends in Traditional Medicine - Pattern of Identification （2013）. In designing clinical studies, it is a research question that leads to appropriate study design. However, they are mostly diagnostic procedures and techniques that are the key points to reflect the application of systems and methods in all forms of medicine - traditional East Asian medicine （TEAM） is no exception. The challenges within TEAM based on research reflect in different systems of medicine/theories such as traditional Japanese acupuncture, traditional Korean acupuncture and traditional Chinese acupuncture. This diversitv of medical svstems and methods applied in East Asia seems to have beenfruitful within the different countries and traditional medicines have found their places within the respective countries health systems. The existing diversity, from a clinician＇s point of view, may be viewed as a treasure when dealing with patients in the ＇real world＇. On the other hand, this diversity seems to challenge the scientific mind worldwide, esoeciallv when it comes to research. Hence. there is a and between clinical practice and research.     

A Survey of TCM Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a disorder in the aged people, characterized by irreversible and progressive degeneration of the intelligence, memory, ability of orientation, judgment, speech and thinking. It is often accompanied with character changes. Statistical data show that 5%-15% of the old people suffer from mild to severe symptoms of dementia, which becomes a burden to their families and the society. The following is a survey of TCM treatment for the disease.     

Initiating Hehe (和合) medical system of traditional chinese medicine and biomedicine to realize health cycle of human beings

This paper suggests a novel approach concerning the medical treatment of human beings,which appears to be economically and practically superior to either biomedicine or traditional medicine.A brand new medical system—Hehe(和合) medicine,has been proposed based on a preventive-biomedical-psycho-social treatment model.This is characterized by a dual approach in which life nurturing is consistently practised and medical treatment is applied when necessary in order to maintain a healthy life.Its core value would facilitate the self-restoration to health and self-adaptation to nature through health cultivation and medical means.Medical services would be firstly provided to the prevention of potential disease germinating in the human body,and clinical medical treatment would be the last resort of systematic medical practice.This paper discusses not only this new concept but also the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine and biomedicine,especially how both medical systems compare in cognitive style,on a cultural level,and on a technical level.     

LECTURES ON FORMULATING ACUPUNCTURE PRESCRIPTIONS—SELECTION AND MATCHING OF ACUPOINTS ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA

Insomnia is usually referred to as“sleepless-ness’ in TCM,that is,a lack of normalsleeps.The patient may find it difficult to fallasleep,or wakes up easily from sleep,or evenlies awake all night.According to TCM,mental depression leadsto transformation of the Yang of Liver into Fire,the upward perversion of which disturbs thepeace of mind,hence insomnia;or intemperancein eating and drinking and stagnancy of undigest-ed food may give rise to internal phlegm,result-     

Traditional Chinese medicine and the positive correlation with homeostatic evolution of human being: Based on medical perspective

Adaptation is an eternal theme of biological evolution.The paper aims at exploring the conception of positive correlation between traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and human homeostatic evolution based on medical perspective.Discussions mainly involve TCM conforming to natural laws and natural evolution of life,spontaneous harmonization of yin and yang and operating system of human self-healing,modem human immunology and human endogenous immune function in TCM,self-homeostasis of human micro-ecological state and balance mechanism on regulating base in TCM,as well as adaptation—eternal theme of biological evolution and safeguarding adaptability—value of TCM.In perspective of medicine,theory and practice of TCM are in positive correlation with human homeostatic evolution,and what TCM tries to maintain is human intrinsic adaptive capability to disease and nature.Therefore,it is the core value of TCM,which is to be further studied, explored,realized and known to the world.     

A Survey of TCM Treatment for Alzheimer＇s Disease

Alzheimer＇＇s disease （AD） is a disorder in the aged people, characterized by irreversible and progressive degeneration of the intelligence, memory, ability of orientation, judgment, speech and thinking. It is often accompanied with character changes. Statistical data show that 5%-15% of the old people suffer from mild to severe symptoms of dementia, which becomes a burden to their families and the society. The following is a survey of TCM treatment for the disease.[第一段]     

A CLINICAL STUDY OF SERIES ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE OF 1000 CASES OF POLIOMYELITIS SEQUELAE

The sequelae of poliomyelitis belonging to“flaccidity syndrome”(瘘症)in traditionalChinese medicine(TCM)are a common afflictionthat seriously affect the mental and physicalhealth of children and youth.Clinically the af-fected limbs are flaccid,muscles are weak orhave no strength at all.There are atrophy,paralysis and deformity of the extremities.Clinical cure is rare due to long course andseverity of the disease.The TCM treatmentusually used today with some effects is acupunc.     

Profiles of traditional chinese medicine schools

Many schools of academic doctrines have emerged throughout the development history of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) due to geographic,time,Shicheng(mentor-apprentice system) and academic diversities.Classic TCM School,Classic Formula School and Febrile Disorder School,though all lacking a clearly demonstrable or continuous Shicheng relationship,are nevertheless so classified because of their consistency in reference to the classic TCM works.Each of the Four Famous Masters of Jin and Yuan Dynasties had its distinctively different academic doctrine,resulting in the establishment of individually integrated academic schools.The emergence of the Warming and Tonifying School in late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties was realized as a means to rectify the ill effects of the cool and cold medications prevalent at the time.On the other hand,the advent of the Warm Disease School and the rise of the Confluence School embodied the close relationship carried by TCM academic schools to contemporary historical background.Looking at this development history,it is evident that the development of TCM academic schools could flourish only if it allows dissenting,yet mutually tolerant,opinions.In present medical environment where TCM and Western medicine are of equal importance,Classic TCM Schools,TCM Modernization Schools and Integrative Medicine Schools should all receive emphasis to foster development.     

Clinical Application of the Yang-Activating Method in Acupuncture Treatment

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), yang-qi is considered to play a leading role in the human body. It has the function of defending the organism, warming the body surface and moisturizing the muscles so as to ensure normal physiological functions. Stagnation of qi and blood,