Ginsenoside Rs3, a genuine dammarane-glycoside from Korean red ginseng

A genuine dammarane-glycoside, named as ginsenoside Rs₃, was isolated from the MeOH extracts of Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) through repeated silica gel column chromatographies and its chemical structure was determined as (20S)-protopanaxadiol 3-O-[6″-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl (1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside on the basis of several spectral and physical evidences including HMBC and FAB-MS.     

Laparoscopic Surgery for Genuine Stress Incontinence

Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension has rapidly become one of the primary surgical treatment options for genuine stress incontinence. The procedure has been modified by some investigators because of technical difficulty with laparoscopic suturing, but should be identical to the conventional open Burch procedure. This article reviews the indications, operative technique, clinical results, complications and learning curve for laparoscopic retropubic surgical procedures.     

Retropublic colpourethropexy with transabdominal anterior and/or posterior repair for the treatment of genuine stress urinary incontinence and genital prolapse

A new operative technique combining retropublic colpourethropexy with transabdominal internal anterior and/or internal posterior repair for the treatment of genuine stress incontinence (GSI) and genital prolapse is described in 75 cases. The overall success rate in correcting GSI was 92.0%, with a 94.8% success rate in the primary surgical group (n=58) and an 82.4% in the secondary group (n=17). Average follow-up has been 1.31 years (range 6 weeks–6 years). There was a 3.4% incidence of residual prolapse. Nine patients also underwent concomitant colpourethropexy. Overall surgical complications include febrile morbidity 4/75 (5.3%), wound infection 1/75 (1.3%), deep vein thrombosis 1/75 (1.3%) and partial ureteric obstruction 1/75 (1.3%). There were no statistically significant changes in multichannel urodynamic studies preoperatively and at 1 year following surgery. Onethird (2/6) of the GSI failures had low MUCP (<20 cm H₂O) prior to surgery and continued so at 1 year follow-up.EDITORIAL COMMENT: Genital prolapse is often present in patients who have GSI. If an operation is performed to correct the GSI, and those areas of weakness in the pelvic support system that are contributing to the genital prolapse are not treated, the genital prolapse will become more severe. In the operation which has been described, the colpopexy sutures will correct any cystourethrocele, and the removal of the wedge of tissue from the anterior superior vaginal wall will correct the cystocele. The removal of the wedge of tissue from the posterior superior vaginal wall will reduce the redundancy of the posterior vaginal fornix, but a culdeplasty of the Moschcowitz or Halban type is recommended to treat or prevent an enterocele and to place the vaginal apex in the hollow of the sacrum. Any coexistent rectocele must always be treated vaginally. If it is not treated, it will appear to be more advanced following elevation of the anterior vaginal wall by retropubic urethropexy and the anterior repair which has been recommended.Genital prolapse is best treated by a vaginal approach. When one must une an abdominal approach, ancillary procedures such as the authors have described should be considered. A bulbous upper vagina is ideal for childbearing but if the apical support system and vaginal wall is weakened it is predisposed to prolapse. If the surgeon, in operating for genital prolapse, which involves the upper vagina, will taper the vaginal apex and support it by obliteration of the cul-desac and shortening and reattachment of the uterosacralcardinal complex, postoperative prolapse will be less likely to recur.     

正气辨析

正气属中医学的气学范围,是一身之气或人气相对邪气时的称谓,是指人体内具有抗病、祛邪、调节、修复等作用的一类细微物质;正气以其运动而发挥防御、调节、修复等作用,具有物质运动的自然科学属性。正气分布到腑腑经络,则为脏腑经络之气;分布到脉之内外,则为营气和卫气。脏腑经络之气和营卫之气的防御、修复和调节作用,可因其构成成分和所在部位的不同而有所区别,但都是正气的功能体现。     

中药“浙八味”科学性品质文化背景探究

中药"浙八味"作为浙江地区道地药材的代表,也是浙江"中药文化"的突出代表。文章通过考证中药"浙八味"名称与内容、地域特征以及分析中药"浙八味"的性味归经与功效等科学性品质,阐释了探究中药"浙八味"文化背景具有指导中药"浙八味"文化传承"科学发展",促进浙江中医药经济良性、快速发展,引领浙江道地药材科学化研究,保证政府决策部门制定相关政策、法规及企业投入资金的正确与合理性四方面的积极意义。     

湖北省地道药材厚朴规范化种植研究及其地建设进展

厚朴是湖北省主要地道药材之一。本文就湖北恩施紫油厚朴的道地沿革与种植历史，以及规范化种植研究进行了综述。     

不同产地木瓜多糖含量的测定

目的:探讨不同产地木瓜多糖的含量,为临床合理应用和质量评价提供科学依据.方法:采用蒽酮-浓硫酸法显色,利用紫外分光光度法测定不同产地木瓜多糖的含量.结果:不同产地木瓜多糖的含量具有明显差异.木瓜多糖的含量与产区的平均日照、温度、气候、地理条件等有关.结论:本测定方法操作简单,重复性较好,结果准确可靠,可用于木瓜多糖的含量测定.     

Pubic Osteomyelitis and Granuloma After Bone Anchor Placement

The use of bone anchors as a superior fixation for suburethral slings is becoming popular. We present a case report of pubic osteomyelitis and granuloma after bone anchor placement. A 71-year-old woman underwent placement of a vaginal wall sling using pubic bone anchors placed through a suprapubic incision. Recurrent swelling of the mons pubis required re-exploration and removal of the anchors from an infected pubic bone. When symptoms persisted over the following 10 months, the patient underwent repeat surgery and excision of a pubic bone granuloma. The use of bone anchors in suburethral sling surgery is associated with possible increase in patient morbidity, and no benefit to the patient has been shown.     

Vaginal delivery after pubovaginal sling surgery

For pregnant women who have had previous successful surgery for genuine stress urinary incontinence, an elective cesarean section is generally recommended. Many of these patients are multiparous and can be expected to have a relatively short and uncomplicated labor. We report a case of vaginal delivery after a pubovaginal sling and urethral diverticulectomy with preservation of continence at 1 year.     

川产道地药材资源合理开发利用的探讨

概述了川产道地药材资源概况、开发利用的现状和存在的问题,讨论了保护和发展川产道地药材优势的途径。