This paper reviewed the research progress of Ayurvedic medicine in domestic and abroad.The main contents included:the research progress of ayurvedic ancient records and basic theories,morden pharmacological studies,experimental and clinical studies,etc.

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of Ningdong granule on Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) associated with Tourette's syndrome (TS).Methods Thirty-six patients with OCD associated with TS were randomly divided into 2 groups.18 patients in the treatment group were treated with ND granule,and 18 patients in the control group were treated with fluoxetine,the initial dose of fluoxetine was 10 mg/d,and maximum dose was 60 mg/d.All of the participants with history of medication had to be medication-free for≥ 1 weeks prior to the study.The severity of tics and OCD were evaluated at baseline and at end point (8 w),with Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS)and Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS),the contents of 5-HT in serum were measured by ELISA.Side-effects were evaluated according to an adverse event chart produced by this study team.Results The effective rate of treating tics in treatment group was 88.89％ (16/18),and in control group was 77.78％ (14/18).The effective rate of treating OCD in treatment group was 83.33％ (15/18),and in control group was 88.89％ (16/18).The differences in the aspects between treatment group and control group were not significant (P＞0.05).Compared with YGTSS scores [the treatment group was (27.28 ± 8.10),the control group was (29.17 ± 7.53)] and Y-BOCS scores [the treatment group was (22.72 ± 6.75),the control group was (23.17 ± 6.12)] at baseline,the scores YGTSS scores [the treatment group was (12.72±5.20),the control group was (15.50±5.39)] and Y-BOCS scores [the treatment group was (1250± 4.38),the control group was (12.22±4.31)] of both two groups at end point reduced significantly (P＜0.01),but the difference between the two groups was not significant (P＞0.05).The contents of serum 5-HT in the two groups were significantly raised after treatment [the treatment group was (86.05±24.26 vs 66.00±19.63) ng/ml,P=0.01),the control group was (91.16±26.07 vs 67.52±21.18) ng/ml,P＜0.01].Only one subject reported adverse reactions in the treatment group,while 6 subjects experienced adverse reactions in the control group,but no difference was shown in comparison of the aspect between the treatment group and the control group (P＞0.05).Conclusion ND granule with tiapride could improve the syndrome of tics and OCD associated with TS.ND granule with tiapride and fluoxetine with tiapride showed similar efficacy and safety for OCD with TS.

Objective To investigate the influence of acupuncture and stage health education on the function rehabilitation of stroke patients with depression.Methods 85 patients with poststroke depression were divided into a treatment group (44) and a control group (41).All the cases were treated with routine neurological therapy.Based upon it,the treatment group was given acupuncture and stage health education.Barthel (BI) index and movement scale Fugl Meyer (FMA),depression scale Zung (SDS) and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD)were observed in the two groups before and after the treatment.Results After eight weeks treatment,the scores of SDS and HAMD in the two groups were (46.97±12.17),(26.04±5.37),compared with the pretreatment scores(56.07± 5.51),(32.74± 5.17),they were significantly reduced.The scores ofBI,FMB were(67.13 ±15.53),(64.41 ±20.03) which were significantly increased (average P＜0.01),this increase was more significant in the treatment group (P＜0.05) Post-stroke depression comparison:the total effect of SDS and HAMD in the treatment group was (77.88％,78.6％),which was more superior to the control group (56.6％,52.4％).Conclusion The acupuncture and stage health education has a significant clinical treatment effect on the patients suffered from post-stroke depression and also can enhance their body movement function as well as the daily ability.

Objective In the present study,we use GC/MS-based metabolomics approaches to make analysis of serum metabolic profiles of healthy people and the hyperactivity of liver yang type of constitution in patients with essential hypertension.Try to establish the discriminant model,to discover biomarkers (group) of the hyperactivity of liver yang type of essential hypertension,and to explore the essential material basis of Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome theory.Methods Classified according to the guiding principles of Chinese medicine research,the hyperactivity of liver yang type of constitution in male patients with essential hypertension (n=18),as well as health volunteers (n=15) were randomly selected from Guang An Men Hospital clinic,wards and medical center in the first half of 2010,selected patients with essential hypertension requirements are not taking any drugs or Chinese herbs,or stop taking the various drugs more than one week.Extracted Venous Blood of subjects fasting for 12 hours,and serum was separated through centrifugation.Serum samples are stored and at-86℃ refrigerator.Survey and evaluate endogenous metabolism in serum samples of health control group and types of syndrome mentioned above by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GCMS)analysis.Then,analyze the metabolites with Partial Least Squares-Discriminant Analysis.Further use PCA to analyze the principal component factor loadings matrix analysis,and for variable scatter plot (Loading plot),significant increase or decrease the variables can be found from the figure.The combination of these variables is the lesion biomarkers group.Results Compared with the health control group,13 differentially expressed metabolites in the essential hypertension hyperactivity of liver yang type group can be identified (P＜0.05).8 metabolites were up-regulated expression:Uric acid,citrate,Octadecanoic acid,Hexadecanoic acid,Octadecadienoic acid,Leucine,Cholesterol,Norvaline,and 5 metabolites were down-regulated expression:arachidonate,Oleate,Alanine,Aspartic acid,glycine.Conclusion We are incline to regard that the 13 of EH patient serum differentially expressed metabolites are EH hyperactivity of liver yang syndrome metabolic biomarkers:Uric acid,citrate,Octadecanoic acid,Hexadecanoic acid,Octadecadienoic acid,Leucine,Cholesterol,Norvaline,Arachidonate,Oleate,Alanine,Aspartic acid,glycine.

Objective To investigate the effect of reinforcing spleen and kidney method on adriamycin-induced CKD in rats and to explore its possible mechanism.Methods Totally 36 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a Adriamycin-induced model group and a control group.The model group was further divided into five groups:the Adriamycin-induced model control group,bennazepril-treated group,and TCM treated low,moderate,and high dose groups.The level of serum creatinine,urea nitrogen,24hours urine protein and urine creatinine were measured at 14,28,42 days after establishing the model rats.And the protein expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21cip1 (p21)were detected by immunohistochemistry.Results The proteinuria was observed on the seventh day after injection of adriamycin in adriamycin nephropathy model group,and reached summit on the fourteenth day.Both TCM treated groups and benazepril group reduced the level of urine protein within 24 hours (P＜0.05),the reduction was most remarkable in the TCM high dose group.The expression of p21 and TGF-β1 (p21 288627.66±97021.65,TGF-β1 98405.14± 19216.89) in kidney increased in the model groups,while the TCM treated high dose group (p21 518886.35±6810.89,TGF-β1 222012.95± 50484.73) was significantly lower than the model control group (P＜ 0.05).Conclusion Reinforcing spleen and kidney method could decrease the level of urine protein within 24 hours by regulating the expression of p21 and TGF-β1,so thus to protect renal function and delay progress of kidney disease.

Objective Observe the synergy nerve protective effect and its mechanism of Sodium Ferulate (SF) and Ginseng saponins Rg1.Methods Ischemia-reperfusion injury models of rats were copied.The effects of SF,Ginsengsaponins Rg1 and the combination on infarction volume,lectin markers positive cells,peroxidase proliferation of activated receptorγ(PPAR-γ) mRNA expression,SOD activity and MDA content were observed.Results The blank control group didn't show infarction areas under TTC staining,and the cerebral infarction volume percentage of model control group,sodium ferulate group,ginsenoside Rg1 group and combination group was 44.2％,25.0％,20.4％,6.2％ respectively.The lectin positive cells number of blank control group,model control group,sodium ferulate group,ginsenoside Rg1 group and combination group were 11.4,44.6,27.8,23.0,13.4/500μm2 respectively; the PPAR-γmRNA expression were1883,1022,1473,1537,1843 respectively; the MDA content was 1.52,3.50,2.62,2.38,1.66 mmol/mg respectively; and the SOD acitivity was 71.54、73.14、81.72、82.22、91.10 U/mg respectively.Compared with model control group,sodium ferulate group,ginsenoside Rg1 group and combination group reduced the volume of cerebral infarcts (P＜0.01),inhibited the microglia activation(P＜0.01),increased the p PPAR-γ mRNA expression(P＜0.01),decreased the MDA content(P＜0.01) and increased SOD activity(P＜0.05,P＜0.01)significantly,and the effect of combination group was better than either sodium ferulate group or ginsenoside Rg1 group(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).Conclusion SF and Ginseng saponins Rg1 had collaborative neural protection and its activation on PPAR-γ may be one of the mechanisms.

Objective To investigate the relationship between TCM syndrome of hyperlipidemia and indexes such as age,sex,BMI,TC,TG,LDL-C,HDL-C,ApoA,ApoB,the vascular media,coagulation and inflammatory indices.Methods 200 patients of hyperlipidemia recruited from the cadre ward in hospital were made TCM syndrome differentiation according to Guiding principles for the clinical study of Chinese Medicines.SPSS16.0 statistical software were adopted for analyzing the relation between TCM syndrome and indexes such as age,sex,BMI,TC,TG,LDL-C,HDL-C,ApoA,ApoB,the vascular media,coagulation and inflammatory indices.Results ①)There are no differences TCM syndrome and the indexes of age,sex,TC,TG,HDL-C,LDL-C,VLDL-C,lipoproteins,the vascular media,coagulation and inflammatory indices.②Compared with the liver kidney yin deficiency syndrome group,apolipoprotein A was higher in the groups of qi stagnation and blood stasis,phlegm stagnation syndrome,and hyperactivity of Yang due to yin deficiency syndrome,the difference was statistically significant; while APOB showed no difference among the groups.Conclusion TCM syndrome of hyperlipidemia had no relation to indexes of age,sex,body mass index,blood lipid,and blood coagulation.The study found a correlation between hyperlipidemia and phlegm and Qi deficiency,which can provide a theoretical basis for syndrome differentiation of TCM.

Objective To observe the clinical effect of moxibustion on body sub-health fatigue state.Methods 120 cases of body sub-health patients were randomly divided into A,B,C three groups,with 40 cases in each group.Group A was treated with moxibustion,group B was treated with acupuncture therapy,and group C (control group) did not receive any measure of treatments.Fatigue scale (FS) was adopted to the three groups respectively for measuring physical fatigue score,mental fatigue score and total fatigue score before and after the treatment.Treatment efficacy was evaluated and analyzed after three weeks of continuous treatment.Results The total score of fatigue scale was 6.10 ± 2.47、6.82± 2.36、and 10.10±2.66 respectively in group A,group B and group C.Compared with group C,the difference in group A and group B was statistically significant (P＜0.01).Compared with group B,the difference in group A was not statistically significant (P＞0.05) ; The Physical fatigue points of group A,B,C was 2.46± 2.06、3.60 ± 2.24 and 5.03 ± 2.66 respectively.Compared with C group,the difference in group A and group B was statistically significant (P＜0.01).Compared with group B,the difference in group A was statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusions Moxibustion and acupuncture can effectively improve patients total body sub-health state of fatigue.Moxibustion treatment showed better effects in alleviating physical fatigue,

Objective To observe the effects of Bupi-Guhuo decoction in treating astringent Ⅰ,Ⅱ degree of female stress urinary incontinence.Methods 70 Women patients with stress urinary incontinence in outpatient of urology of Xiyuan Hospital of CACMS from December 2012 to October 2011 were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group,with 35 cases in each group.The treatment group was treated with Bupi-Guhuo decoction,twice daily,1package per time; while the patients in the control group were treated with pelvic floor muscle training therapy.Both groups were treated for 4 weeks.Results The score of ICS-Q-SF and the amount of urinary incontinence comparison:2 weeks after treatment [the treatment group was (6.42～0.79) and (8.85～ 1.07) g respectively; the control group was (6.81～0.91) and (9.35～ 1.23) g respectively].Both groups had obvious improvement than before the treatment [the treatment group (7.73 ～ 1.52) and (12.92 ～2.08) g respectively,the control group was (7.71～ 1.48)and (13.28～2.43) g respectively] (P＜0.01).4 weeks after the treatment [treatment group was(2.68～0.91)and(2.62～1.08) g respectively,the control group was (6.25～0.81) and (8.02～ 1.32)g respectively].Compared with the effects of 2 weeks after treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01) in the treatment group,while with no significant change (P＞0.05) in the control group.At the 2 weeks,4 weeks treatment,the effects in the treatment group and the control group had statistical difference (P＜0.05 or 0.01).(②)Clinical curative effect comparison:After treatment,the total effective rate was 67.7％ (21/31) in treatment group and 37.0％ (10/27) in the control group,showing significant difference (P=0.000,P＜0.01).Conclusion Bupi-Guhuo decoction had better therapeutic effects than pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of female Ⅰ,Ⅱ degree of stress urinary incontinence,also with a time-effect relationship.

Objective To study the influencing factors of the colorants used in the placebo of herbal medicine.Methods The effect of pH value,temperature,and illumination and sterilization method on the coloring of the pigments like carmine,sunset yellow 60,brilliant blue 60 and caramel were investigated by determining the Lab value with the instrument.Results PH value of solution had effects on the coloring of carmine and sunset yellow 60,but no effects on the brilliant blue 60 and caramel.When pH values of the solutions were adjusted to 10,chromatic aberration values of carmine and sunset yellow 60 were 17.29 and 27.29,respectively; In the conditions of acidification,the color of carmine and sunset yellow 60 solutions were not changed much; short heating and illumination had no effects on all the four pigments,and all the chromatic aberration values were less than 1.5; 60Co-ray irradiation had great effects on the coloring,and the chromatic aberration values of carmine,sunset yellow 60,brilliant blue 60 and caramel solutions after 60Co-ray irradiation were 12.43,22.45,37.53 and 19.22,respectively; While autoclaving (121 ℃,20 min) would not change the color of solution,and all those chromatic aberration values were less than 1.5.Conclusion These colorants are suitable for the placebo preparation of Chinese medicine decoction,which is recommended to be added in the preparation of the final link.60Co-ray irradiation sterilization is forbidden.