OBJECTIVE: To study the pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of Livistona chinensis.METHODS: The pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of L.chinensis was identified qualitatively and microscopically.RESULTS: The shape,the characteristics of the ectocarp,mesocarp and episperm,the stone cells of the power,the brown mass and the oil cells can all serve as characteristics for the identification of the pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of L.chinensis.CONCLUSION: The study provides scientific evidence for the identification of the pharmacognosy of the fruit and the seed of L.chinensis.

Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of ozone (O_3) nucleus pulposus ablation only with that of 03 nucleus pulposus ablation combined with intervertebral facet joint injection of compound Betamethasome in treating lumbar disk herniation accompanied with intervertebral facet arthritis. Methods Eighty patients with lumbar disk herniation and intervertebral facet arthritis were equally and randomly divided into two groups. Under CT guidance, O_3 nucleus pulposus ablation was performed in patients of group A(n = 40), while O_3 nucleus pulposus ablation combined with intervertebral facet joint injection of compound Betamethasome (0.5 ～ 1 ml) was carried out in patients of group B (n = 40). Using double blind method the therapeutic effectiveness was evaluated before and 1 week, 3, 6-months after the procedure by an Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. Results One week after the procedure the effective rate of group A and group B was 65% and 82.5% respectively. Three and six months after the treatment, the effective rate was 75% and 70% respectively for group A, while it was 90% and 92.5% respectively for group B. The difference between two groups was significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion lntradiscal injection of O_3 combined with intervertebral facet joint injection of compound Betamethasome is an effective and safe treatment for lumbar disk herniation accompanied with intervertebral facet arthritis. It is worth popularizing this technique in clinical practice.

OBJECTIVE:To determine the content of glycyrrhetic acid in zhenkening capsules by RP-HPLC.METHODS:The separation was performed on Hypersil C 18,the mobile phase consisted of methanol-water-glacial acetic acid(87∶13∶2.5)with flow rate at 1.0ml/min and detection wavelength at 254nm,the column temperature was set at room temperature.RE-SULTS:The calibration cure of glycyrrhetic acide was linear in the concentration range of 10～120?g/ml(r=0.9999),the average recovery was 99.68%(RSD=0.49%).CONCLUSION:This method is simple,fast,accurate,and suitable for the determination of glycyrrhetic acid in zhenkening capsules.

Objective To conduct eugenics inspections for preparing pregnant couples,to find out risk factors causing fetal birth defects,to provide the scientific basis of eugenic and superior nurture.Methods A total of 2 1 63 preparing pregnant couples were conducted eugenics detection before childbirth to assess pregnant risk.Results A total of 1 547 cases were checked out with preg-nancy risk with the positive rate as 35.76%(1 547/4 326).Among them,the positive rate of male was 26.81% (580/2 1 63).the positive rate of women was 44.71% (967/2 1 63).Women positive rate was significantly higher than the male.Conclusion The eu-genics detection before pregnant could found risk of pregnancy as soon as possible,in order to take corresponding preventive meas-ures in time,has important significance for prevention of birth defects.

Objective To evaluate the influence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) eradication on clinical manifestations, endoscopic features and pathological findings of chronic gastritis. Methods This was a multiple-center, prospective and randomized cohort study. Patients with non-atrophy chronic gastritis from January 2009 to December 2010 were randomized into 3 groups as Hp positive group with eradication, Hp positive group without eradication and Hp negative group. Clinical manifestations, endoscopic findings and pathologic changes of inflammation were compared before and after administration of gastric mucosal protective agent for 8 weeks. Results A total of 211 patients were recruited. Changes of symptom score, endoscopic erosion and mucosal inflammation were significantly different before and after treatment in 3 groups. The decrease in symptom scores of eradication group was ( 3.56 ± 1.37 ), which was significantly higher than that of non-eradication group (2. 80 ± 1.30, P ＜0. 01 ). The decrease of mucosal inflammation and inflammatory activity scores in eradicate group was 1.08 ± 1.34 and 1.42 ± 1.09, respectively, which were also significantly higher than those of the eradication group (0. 49 ± 1.47 and 0. 61 ± 1.34, P ＜0. 01 ). But the improvement of endoscopic erosion in 2 groups showed no significant difference. There were no significant differences in these variables between non-eradication group and Hp-negative group ( P ＞ 0. 05 ). Conclusion For chronic non-atrophic gastritis patients with positive Hp infection, combination of mucosal protective agents and Hp eradication can achieve better improvement in symptoms and gastric inflammation repair.

Objective To compare the clinical efficacy between a direct aspiration first-pass technique(ADAPT)and stent-retriever thrombectomy(SRT)in the treatment for acute ischemic stroke(AIS)caused by intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis related large vessel occlusion(ICAS-LVO).Methods We retrospectively included patients with AIS caused by ICAS-LVO who received endovascular treatment in The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University or The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine between January 2020 and January 2023.They were divided into ADAPT group and SRT group according to the first-selected device for thrombectomy.We compared the baseline data,test and examination results,operation process,clinical prognosis and follow-up data of the two groups.Results A total of 117 patients were recruited,including 48 patients in the ADAPT group and 69 patients in the SRT group.There was no significant difference in the baseline data between the two groups.The success rate of both the first-time thrombectomy(P=0.014)and the first-selected device of thrombectomy(P＜0.001)was significantly higher in the SRT group than in the ADAPT group.Meanwhile,the incidence of iatrogenic dissection(P＜0.001)and vasospasm(P=0.003)was significantly lower in the SRT group than in the ADAPT group.The proportion of patients for whom the device of thrombectomy was changed for remedial treatment in the ADAPT group was significantly higher than that in the SRT group(P＜0.001).However,the two groups did not differ significantly in the rate of successful vascular recanalization,incidence of symptomatic/asymptomatic intracranial hemorrhage or the rate of 90-day favorable prognosis.Conclusion For patients with AIS caused by ICAS-LVO of MCA,SRT has a higher rate of immediate successful vascular recanalization with a lower rate of secondary vascular injury compared with ADAPT,but the two techniques have similar efficacy on the 90-day prognosis.