1.Investigation of regulative effect of an traditional herb prescription (Ban ha Bach truat Thien ma thang) for dyslipidemia
Journal of Practical Medicine 2000;392(12):16-18
The study given an insight on the similarity in dyslipidemia syndrome between Western medicine and East medicine. 60 patients with dyslipidemia examined from December 1997 to July 1998 were investigated. Results suggested that the herb extract combination was an effect treatment for wind-phlegm form of dyslipidemia. It reduced triglycerid level by 31.5%, total cholesterol by 16%, LDL-C by 20.2% and apoprotein B by 16.7%, increased HDL-C by 19.8% and apoprotein by 14.1%.
Dyslipidemias
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Medicine, Herbal
2.Primary studies on chronic persistent obstructive bronchitis treated by traditional medicine
Journal of Practical Medicine 2005;10():62-64
The authors did statistics on 120 patients with chronic persistent obstructive
bronchitis who were examined and divided into many types according to traditional therapy. Result showed that there were four main types: asthenia of both lung and spleen, asthenia of lung-yin and kidney-yin, asthenia of lung-yang and kidney-yang and asthenia of lung-yang and spleen-yang and kidney-yang. Among them, asthenia of both lung and spleen type make the highest rate 62.5%, asthenia of lung-yin and kidney-yin type 18.3% and asthenia of lung-yang and spleen-yang and kidney-yang type make the lowest rate 8.4%.
Bronchitis
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Therapeutics
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Medicine, Traditional
3.The role of 3 acupuncture points (Dan trung, Trung quan, and Khi hai) in “Khi” – regulating
Journal Reasearch of Vietnam Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy 2003;0(9):37-40
These 3 points are the regulatory of "Khi", for treating specifically all diseases of "Khi". Khi Hai is the reservoir of "Khi" ("Air") which originates the "Khi" of all body, the dynamic "Khi" below the navel and the departure of original "Khi". Dan Trung is located in the middle of two lungs. Just the lungs manage the body in whole, they consume the out air and regulate the "Khi" extracted from the digestion of food supplied by the gastrointestinal artery. Trung Quan is the coincide points of all organs, making the pure "Khi" circulated upwards and the opaque "Khi" downwards. From there central "Khi" regulate the whole for creating the complete store of "Khi"
Acupuncture Points
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Acupuncture
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Medicine, Traditional
4.The role of Cyclic Nucleoside Phosphate in acupuncture
Journal Reasearch of Vietnam Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy 2003;0(11):27-30
According to the studies of several authors, both cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMPc) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMPc) were proved to play an important role in the regulatory effect of analgesic acupuncture. The practice of acupuncture reduced the AMPc level in the brain, while GMPc showed a significant increase. When AMPc level in the brain showed a decline, or GMPc level was elevated, the acupuncture analgesic effect was imported. The serum AMPc level was stable or declined after acupuncture
Acupuncture
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Analgesics
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Medicine, Traditional
5.Discussion on the "point to point" technique of acupuncture
Pharmaceutical Journal 2004;0(10):32-35
The article introduced concept and origin of “point to point” technique in acupuncture, classification and clinical applications. The using principle based on opinion of “Hoang de noi kinh”, including “Nhan than che nghi” (depend on individual to decide), “An bo nhi thu” (depend on acupoint to decide), “Y benh nhi luan” (depend on disease status to decide). The article also point out advantages in recent treatment
Acupuncture
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Therapeutics
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Medicine, Traditional