LECTURES ON ACUPUNCTURE：Part Ⅰ Clinical Acupuncture Lecture Twenty-two EPILEPSY

Epilepsy is a kind of paroxysmal mental disorder and is characterized by sudden and repeated attack, and short duration. When it attacks, the patient falls unconscious suddenly with tic of the limbs or crying; after waking up, his or her condition is the same as normal person. In clinic it is generally divided into primary and secondary types, and each of them has manypatterns.     

On Professor HAN Bi-ying＇s Academic Experience

Professor HAN Bi-ying is a chief doctor in the acupuncture department of Guang An Men Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science. She has been engaged in clinical practice for nearly 40 years and accumulated abundant clinical experience, especially in clinical syndrome differentiation. I am fortunate to follow professor HAN to practice acupuncture on weekends and learn from him. I now present her academic thoughts and clinical experience with proven cases for References.     

针灸治疗崩漏36例

The metrorrhagia and metrostaxis is commonly seen in gynecology.The main pathogeny is that the menstrual blood can’t be controlled due to the damage of the Conception and Thoroughfare Vessels;the liver,spleen and kidney are involved.The authors had treated 36 cases of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis caused by qi deficiency from June 2008 to August 2010,and it is reported as follows.CLINICAL DATAAll of the patients were outpatients and inpatients in Department of Gynecology,aged from 20 to 50     

Acupuncture Treatment of Heel Pain

CASE HISTORY
A female patient, 46 years old, an officer from Hong Kong, paid her first visit on September 18, 2007, with the chief complaint of pain in both heels, especially the left one, for 3 weeks, with unknown reason. She stated that the pain would occur in the morning upon getting up when the foot stepped on the ground. It would get worse while walking and became severe when walking long. Owing to the big mental pressure in her work and daily life, she often felt weak. She also had poor memory, dreamdisturbed sleep, occasional lumbar soreness, and slight pain in knee joints while climbing up the stairs. Her appetite was good, and feces and urine were normal.     

Diabetic kidney disease treated with a modified Shenzhuo formula derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Diabetic kidney disease(DKD) is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus and is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. DKD seriously affects the quality of life of patients and brings heavy economic burden to the country. At present, the pathogenesis of DKD is not entirely clear, and clinical treatment is mainly to control blood glucose and lower blood pressure and urine protein. However,the clinical effect is not satisfactory.CASE PRESENTATION: A female patient, aged 72 years, first visited our hospital endocrinology clinic,and was diagnosed with DKD. She suffered from fatigue, cold sensation in the lower extremities, convulsion of the lower limbs and frequent urination at night. She had a dark purple tongue with white and yellow fur and sublingual varices. Accessory examinations showed that her fasting blood glucose was 5.7 mmol/L, serum creatinine 159 μmol/L,blood urea nitrogen 13.6 μmol/L, blood uric acid493 μmol/L, and blood pressure 138/65 mm Hg.The patient received Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment of the modified Shenzhuo formula[Huangqi(Radix Astragali Mongolici), Dahuang(Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Palmati), Shuizhi(Hirudo) and Danshen(Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)] for 7 years and achieved good results.CONCLUSION: This case provides a specific treatment plan and an effective reference for clinical application of Traditional Chinese Medicine for treating DKD. This may be an alternative treatment for DKD.     

“巨刺”、“缪刺”法在社区运动系统痛证患者中的应用

The Su Wen · Tiao Jing Lun （《素问·调经论》, Plain Questions · Theory of Regulating Meridians） said, ＂Patients with pain in body yet without any ailment are treated with contralateral shallow collateral needling; patients with pain on one side with ailments on the other side are treated with contralateral deep collateral needling＂. Therefore, both of the two therapies are applicable to pain syndromes, and, for contralateral deep collateral needling, the pulse manifestation on the healthy side is different from that on the diseased side. Contralateral shallow collateral needling and contralateral deep collateral needling are the therapies where the right side is acupunctured if the left side is diseased and vice versa. It follows that the below side is acupunctured if the upper side is diseased and vice versa. The therapeutic principle is based on inducing yin from yang and vice versa. As cited from the Suwen （ 《素问》, Plain Questions）, ＂A good acupuncturist follows the policy of ＇knowing yourself and knowing your enemy＇, and he/she tends to treat the yin disease from the theory of regulating yang, treat the disease on the left side by regulating the right side and vice versa, he/ she knows to learn the inner disorder from the outer and knows to learn the future disease by the hints＂.     

国际标准化组织(ISO)中医药技术委员会(TC249)第七次全体会议举行（英文）

正The 7th plenary meeting of ISO/TC249 was held on June 6–9,2016,hosted by Fitochina Italia and Instituto Paracelso in Rome,Italy.Two hundred and five delegates participated in this meeting representing thirteen national member bodies and two organizations in liaison.Dr.Mary Lou Pelaprat from the ISO Central Secretariat attended this meeting and the committee was very appreciative of her contribution to the meeting.     

Moxibustion Penetration and Its Clinical Application

Moxibustion penetration is a therapy in which the moxibustion sensation promoted by moxa is felt deeply inside the tissues. When moxibustion is practiced to certain extent, the sensation conducts from the moxibustion site to the deep tissues and far ends, or muscular pulsation appears at the moxibustion site, or the patient feels comfortable, painful, heavy and itching or the patient has reaction as skin redness and even perspiration throughout the body after the moxibustion. The best effect of moxibustion is expected when local site becomes slightly and evenly red or there is sweating. The observation has shown that the moxibustion dosage is the key to enhancing the therapeutic effect.     

Clinical application of the spleen-stomach theory

The spleen-stomach theory is a very valuable composition of the TCM. It is originated from Neijing （《内经》), initiated in Jin-Yuan periods and the idea “spleen and stomach is the postnatal base of life” in Piweilun (《脾胃论》) written by LI Dong-yuan established its theoretical basis. Directed by this theory, the author cured several cases, and it is now reported below.     

Complementary and alternative medicine in European countries legislative framework

Complementary and alternative medicine(CAM)is a set of different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures,as well as the use of natural products for the treatment of patients,derived from previously known traditional methods and enriched with modern scientific knowledge.The present article reviews the available data regarding the use of CAM and the legislation behind it in European countries.The use of CAM is recorded in Europe as a whole and varies between 1070%of the population of individual European countries.At least 300,000 registered CAM providers have been identified in the European Union(EU),of which slightly more than half includes non-medical practitioners.The most practiced discipline is acupuncture,followed by homeopathy.CAM regulation and legislation in Europe is not precisely defined and is constantly striving to find a common approach.Since legal frameworks for CAM are not defined,each European country has its own regulations and legislation.In order to define universal legislation for CAM,the EU created the CAMbrella project,a project of the EU designed to find a unique system that would include the treatment of CAM in Europe.According to the data from CAMbrella,from 39 countries in the EU,17 have general CAM legislations.The status of CAM in Europe is characterized by enormous heterogeneity in all aspects,including terminology,methods,prevalence and ultimately,legal status,regulations and legislation.     

石蒜鳞茎和花中的苄基苯乙胺类生物碱成分

Objective To study the benzylphenethylamine alkaloids from the bulbs and flowers of Lycoris radiata.Methods Alkaloids were isolated by various column chromatographic methods and their structures were identified by spectral data.Results Fifteen known benzylphenethylamine alkaloids were isolated and identified as lycoramine(1),O-demethyllycoramine(2),N-demethyllycoramine(3),galanthamine(4),lycorine(5),caranine(6),ungminorine(7),narciclasine(8),5-hydroxy-10-O-demethyl-homolycorine(9),hippeastrine(10),ungerine(11),hippeastrine N-oxide (12),O-demethylhaemanthamine(13),haemanthidine(14),and 8-demethoxyhostasine(15).Conclusion Compound 15 is first isolated from the plants in Amaryllidaceae,compounds 3,6,9,and 11 are first reported from the plants in Lycoris Herb.,and compounds 2,7,and 14 are isolated from L.radiata for the first time.The1 3C-NMR data of compouds 3,7,and 12 are first reported in the present study.Furthermore,the galasine-type alkaloid is isolated from the plants of Lycoris Herb.for the first time.     

Dr. LI Bo-jian＇s Experience in Treating Dermatoses by Means of Qi-Invigorating

Qi-invigorating is a method used for treating qi-deficiency syndromes. Qi-deficiency is mostly related with the internal organs of the lung and spleen. Qi＇of the human body originates from the middle energizer and is dominated by the lung. It defends the superficial part of the body exteriorly, connects with the blood vessels interiorly, and keeps circulating in terms of ascending, descending, coming in and going out. Since the lung dominates the skin and hair, and the spleen dominates the four limbs, the lung and spleen are closely related with the skin diseases. Being a student of ZHU Ren-kang,     

Recent Advance in Study on Agarwood Formation

Highlight for Cloning and Expression Analysis on 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A Reductase from Aquilaria sinensisAgarwood is a well-known Traditional Chinese Medicine and is also widely used in perfume production.Great demand pushes agarwood to become the most expensive wood in the world.Agarwood is dark resinous heartwood of the trees from Aquilaria genus when they are wounded by wind breakage,thunder strikes,insect attack,or microorganism     

Clinical observation of combined acupuncture and medications in treating 90 cases of facial palsy

Peripheral facial palsy, namely Bell palsy, is one of the common diseases in the department of acupuncture. Facial palsy, popularly called wry mouth and eye, is primarily manifested by the motor malfunction of the muscles of the expression on the affected side. The author adopted combined acupuncture and medications to treat 90 cases of facial palsy from June 2005 to June 2007, and attained good effects. It is now reported as follows.     

A New Compound from Swertia cincta

Objective To study the chemical constituents from the whole plant of Swertia cincta.Methods The chemical constituents were purified by chromatographic methods such as silica gel column and Sephadex LH-20. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by MS, IR, and NMR analyses. Results Two compounds were isolated from S. cincta. Conclusion Compound 1 is a new compound named swercinctlactone A. Compound 2 is identified as(±)-gentiolactone and its configuration is confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and optical specific rotation.     

Circular-rubbing manipulation

"Mo" literally means "rubbing between two things"and "eliminating". Circular-rubbing is one of the earliest manipulations used in clinical practice. Circular-rubbing differs from pressing actually. Pressing is a static manipulation and acts to inhibit motion; circular-rubbing is a movable manipulation and serves to eliminate stationary. Circular-rubbing can be performed by either the palm or the finger.     

TREATMENT OF 37 CASES OF SCAPULOHUMERAL PERIARTHRITIS BY NEEDLE-KNIFE THERAPY

Scapulohumeral periarthritis, a commonly and frequently encountered disease among the middle aged and the elderly, makes a lot troubles to the life and work of the suffers. In modern medicine it is managed by non-surgical local tender spot block therapy, or oral administration of analgesics, the therapeutic result is unfavorable. The authors treated 37 cases of the disease by needle-knife therapy in combination with massage from Sep. 1998 to Dec. 2002 and gained satisfied results. The treatment is reported in the following.     

A New Asymmetric ent-Kauranoid Dimer from Rabdosia rubescens

Objective To study the ent-kaurane diterpenoids from Rabdosia rubescens. Methods The compounds were isolated by chromatographies and their structures were identified by spectral analyses. Results Four compounds were isolated, and they were identified as bisrubescensin E (1), 2α,3α,24-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (2), 2α,3α,24-trihydroxyurs-12,20-(30)-dien-28-oic acid (3), and 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin (4). Conclusion Compound 1 is a new asymmetric ent-kauranoid dimer. Compound 2 is isolated from the plant for the first time. Compounds 3 and 4 are isolated from the plants of Rabdosia (Bl.) Hassk for the first time.     

Medical acupuncture modality: Principles, explanatory model, and scientific developments during 2005–2012

Medical acupuncture is a term given to a pragmatic treatment approach used within the public health services in North Western Europe and other Western countries. Its rationale and methods are derived from, but distinct from, classical traditional Chinese medicine as it is practiced in China and in Europe. The article summarizes 9 principles of the medical acupuncture modality, offers an explanatory model, and reviews international research during 2005 to 2012.