Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Trigeminal Neuralgia ; therapy

Objective: To investigate the curative effect of acupuncture on senile benign prostate hyperplasia. Methods: The patients were given acupuncture treatment for 10-30 times;International prostate symptom score (IPSS) and quality of life index (QOL) were used to assess IPSS and QOL scores of the patients before and after treatment. Results: Before treatment IPSS and QOL of the patients were 22.1± 6.7 and 4.5± 0.6 respectively, and after treatment were 9.1 ± 4.3 and 1.9± 1.1 respectively, there were very significant differences in IPSS and QOL between pre-treatment and post treatment(P ＜ 0.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture can relieve the clinical symptoms of prostate hyperplasia and raise the patients' quality of life.

This article gives a brief account of the origin and development of pestle needle therapy, and its special acupoints, needling instruments and commonly used techniques, and explores the close relationship between pestle needle therapy and the traditional Chinese medical theory to seek more theory support of this therapy from traditional Chinese medicine. The article also summarizes clinical indications for pestle needle therapy and regularities in the practical application of this therapy to promote the inheritance and development of pestle needle therapy.

ObjectiveTo observe the synergistic action of lower He-sea and Front-mu points in treating functional dyspepsia by adopting electroacupuncture at the lower He-sea and Frong-mu points of stomach.MethodSixty patients with functional dyspepsia were randomized into a lower He-sea group, a Front-mu group, and a combining group of lower He-sea and Front-mu points, to receive treatment once daily, 5 sessions a week, totally for 4 weeks. Nepean Dyspepsia Index (NDI) was tested before and after intervention, and the general therapeutic efficacy was evaluated.ResultThe total effective rate was 100.0% in the combining group, versus 90.0% in the Front-mu group and 90.0% in the lower He-sea group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The follow-up study showed that the total effective rate was 100.0% in the combining group, versus 90.0% in the Front-mu group and 85.0% in the lower He-sea group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Before treatment, therewere no significant inter-group differences in comparing Nepean Dyspepsia Symptom Index (NDSI) and Nepean Dyspepsia Life Quality Index (NDLQI)(P>0.05), while there were significant differences in comparing NDSI and NDLQI after treatment (P<0.05). ConclusionIt can improve the functional dyspepsia symptoms by using the lower He-sea point and Front-mu point together or using them separately, while the combining use can produce a more significant efficacy.

OBJECTIVETo observe the differences in timely effectiveness of immediate analgesia on acute migraine between electroacupuncture (EA) at shaoyang meridian points and non-meridian points.

METHODSThe randomized controlled trial method was adopted. One hundred and ten cases of acute migraine were randomized into two groups. 55 cases in each one. In the observation group, EA was applied to Fengchi (GB 20), Waiguan (TE 5), etc. In the control group. EA was applied to non-meridian points. Only one treatment was given, and the nee dies were retained for 30 min in the two groups. Separately. at 10 time points, named before acupuncture, in 5 min, 10 min. 20 min and 30 min (at the moment of needle removal), 1 h, 2 h, 4 h, 6 h and 8 h after acupuncture, the pain intensity numerical rating scale (PI-NRS) was adopted to evaluate the pain severity and the adverse reac tion was recorded.

RESULTS(1) The effective rate of imnmediate analgesia was 87. 3% (48/55) in the observation group. significantly higher than 52.7% (29/55) in the control group (P<0.01). (2) NRS of each group was re duced at each time point, from 5 min to 8 h after acupuncture (all P<0.01). (3) NRS score at 30 min after acu puncture in the control group was obviously lower than that in the observation group (P<0.05), but the scores in 2 h, 4 h, 6 h and 8 h after acupuncture in the observation group were lower apparently than those in the control group (all P<0. 01). The differences in the scores in 5 min, 10 min, 20 min and 1 h after acupuncture were not significant (all P>0. 05). (4) For the reducing amplitude of NRS score at the same time point after acupuncture, the results in 20 min, 30 min and 1 h in the control group were higher apparently than those in the observation group (all P<0. 05). But, in 2 h, 4 h, 6 h and 8 h, the results in the observation group were higher apparently than those in the control group (all F<0.05). The differences in 5 min and 10 min after acupuncture were not significant (both P>0. 05). (5) In 24 h after acupuncture, the recurrence rate of migraine was 12. 7% (7/55) in the observation group, which was lower obviously than 34. 5% (19/55) in the control group (P<0. 05). The adverse reaction was not found in the two groups.

CONCLUSIONEA at the shaoyang meridian points achieves the definite immediate analgesia effect on acute migraine and presents the time effectiveness of analgesia.

Acupuncture Analgesia ; Acupuncture Points ; Acute Disease ; therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Electroacupuncture ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Meridians ; Middle Aged ; Migraine Disorders ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

[Objective] To investigate the effects of REMl sleep deprivation (SD) on actions to investigate the efficacy of application of electro-acupuncture for treating sleep deprivation.[Methods]Thirty healthy SD rats randomly allocated to three groups (normal-control,model (A1),electro-treatment groups).The rats of model (A1)group and electro-treatment group were induced in male rats by housing them on small platforms overwater,normal-control group rats were on big platforms overwater.After electro-treatment for electro-treatment groups,the changes of normal status and Open Field Test were measured with all rats.[Results]Electro-acupuncture treatment can improve the actions.[Conclusion]Application of electro-acupuncture can produce a fighting effect on sleep deprivation.The effect may be related to promoting the nerval endocrine cytokine of electro-acupuncture.

OBJECTIVE:To determinate vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 in Gengnianling capsules by HPLC simultaneously .METHODS: The separation was performed on Hypersil-ODS C18 column, methanol - sodium hexanesulfonate solution(20 : 80) was used as mobile phase with a flow rate of 0.8ml/ min and detection wavelength of 280nm.RESULTS: Linear correlations with peak area scores were achieved when the sample size of vitamin B1 and vitamin B6 were with a range of 0.884?g-2.652?g (r = 0.9 999) and 0.714?g-2.142?g(r = 0.9 999) .respectively, the average recovery of which were 95.87%(RSD = 0.82%) and 101.96% (RSD = 0.86%), respectively .CONCLUSION: The method is simple, accurate and it can be used for quality control of Gengnianling Capsule.

By using data mining technology, the characteristics of acupoints selection of modern moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea (PD) were analyzed. The modern literature regarding moxibustion for PDl was coll6cted~ from a comprehensive retrieval in Chinese Biomedical Medicine (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP and PubMed. The prescription database of moxihustion was established, and the association rule4 method of data mining technology was adopted to analyze characteristics and rules of acupoints selection of modern moxibustion for PD. As a result, a total of 35 acupoints were involved with a total frequency of 399. The acupoints, with higher selected frequency included Guanyuan (CV 4, 90 times), Sanyinjiao (SP 6, 47 times), Shenque (CV 8, 43 times), Zhongji (CV 3, 3 times) and Qihai (CV 6, 28 tirmes); the ratio of yin-meridian acupoints to1 yang-meridian acupoints was approximately 341; the utilization of the specific acupoints accountedfor68. 6% (24/35); the crossing acupoints were used mostly (203 "times), featured with high acupoints selected, especially Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao CSP 6) and Zhongji (CV 3); the front-mu points (130 times), he-sa points (19 times) and lower he-sea points (18 times) were frequently used. The results reveal thiat acupoints selection of moxibustion of PD focuses on the local acupoints and comnbination with the distal acupoints. The yin-meridian acupoints are preferred and the specific acupoints are the main part of the prescription. This conclusion can also be used to optimize the choosing of acupoints in clinic.
Acupuncture Points ; Data Mining ; Databases, Bibliographic ; Dysmenorrhea ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

A new dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan, renchangianin E (1) was isolated from the stems of Kadsura renchangiana. Its structure and stereochemistry were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 2D-NMR techniques.

Objective:To study the effectiveness and safety of different acupuncture therapies in treating Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD)after Wenchuan‘5.12’earthquake.And choose a desirable acupuncture therapy.Methods:A total of 276 patients were recruited in this trial and randomly divided into four groups:scalp electric acupuncture group(group A),scalp electric acupuncture with moxibustion group(group B),scalp electric acupuncture with auricular acupuncture group(group C)and paroxetine hydrochloride group(group D).Each group was treated for 12 weeks.Patients were scored using Clinicianadministered Scale for DSM-IV(CAPS),Hamilton Depression Rating Scale for Depression(HAMD),and Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAMA).Results:The study was finished well with a balanced grouping and fine baseline.After the analysis of integrations of CAPS,HAMD,and HAMA,we found that the score differences before and after the treatment were of statistical significance in all four groups(P