Influence in causing a blood pressure after the stimulation of amon point.
10.3777/jjsam.34.221
- VernacularTitle:あ門穴刺激の血圧に及ぼす影響
- Author:
Keiji IKEDA
;
Nobuhiro UTSUNOMIYA
;
Kazuyoshi MATSUYAMA
;
Ryo TABEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1985;34(3-4):221-224
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) are in the abnormal situation of the central nervous system, especially in that of the medulla oblongate and pons. By using the Amon point, studies were performed on the relationship between the blood pressure and the dosage, and on the effect of controling the blood pressure of SHR in the prehypertensive stage.
Material and Method
Males in two weeks after birth were divided in three groups (6-8 each) and given a stimulating moxibustion on the Amon point analogus to that of human to SHR. The amount of the stimulation were dosed by the moxa of 0.01g per 10g body weight (BW) in T1 group that of 0.005g per 10g BW in T5 group. The control group was free from stimuration.
Result
More generous rise in blood pressure was observed in the stimulated group, especially a favarable result in T5 group, concerning body weight, both treated groups showed significantly low compared to that of the control untill 129 days after birth. The organ weight of the adrenal and the cerebrum was significantly high in both the treated groups compared to those of the control. By assay of serum catecholamine, adrenaline in T5 group was significantly low.
Discussion and Conclusion
Stimulating moxibustion was effective to the development of hypertension in SHR in the prehypertensive stage. Histologically, in the lungs of the treated groups, expressly in T5 group, less fibrirous inframmation was observed. The stimulation may be considered to enhance somehow immunity. The dosage of the stimulation was considered to be not parallel to its effectiveness.
