The ancient medical classics were retrieved to explore narrative on acupoints. And the relevant content of legal calendar in Shiji (Historical Records) and Hanshu (History of the Former Han Dynasty) were taken as a reference. The result showed that the total number of acu-points were based on the number of 365 days of a year. And the corrupts can be restored with the theory of numerology. The 59 heat point originated from the phase of moon, while the 57 water points originated from the number or year related with diasters. Although acupoints are considered to be related with numerology, the recognition of hot points and water points are held to be associated with experiential points in clinic.
Acupuncture ; history ; Acupuncture Points ; China ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Mathematical Concepts ; Medicine in Literature

Pectus excavatum and carinatum are the most common deformity of chest wall deformity.To get anatomical deformity correction,beautify,improve physical function and the quality of life are the therapeutic purposes.Among the various clinical research and treatment,non-invasive treatment,which is the trend,is popular in surgeons and patients as well.From clinical experience,combining international and domestic progress of treatment on chest wall deformity,this review discuss the application prospect of non-invasive treatment.

Objective To compare and determine the reproducibility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)values of the normal liver parenchyma in respiratory-triggered,breath-hold,and free-breathing diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI). Methods 11 volunteers did three times of breath-hold (excitation number is 1,at the end of the expiration,thickness/gapping=5 mm/1 mm), respiratory-triggered (excitation number is 2,at the end of the expiration,thickness/gapping=5 mm/1 mm),free-breathing (excitation number is 4,thickness/gapping=5 mm/1 mm)and for a total of nine axial liver DWI,the gradient factor was 800 s/mm2 .Then they were all coronally reconstructed (thickness/gapping=8 mm/1 mm).The nonparametric test was used to compare all axial and coronally reconstructed liver ADC values;and the Bland-Altman method was used to evaluate the ADC values’repeatability in coronally reconstructed images.Results The breath-hold DWI’s mean ADC value was (1.09±0.07)×10-3 mm2/s significantly lower than the respiratory-triggered DWI(1.16± 0.09)×10-3 mm2/s and the free-breathing DWI(1.19±0.10)×10-3 mm2/s(P<0.005),the axial and coronal images’results were similar.The ADC values’average difference and scope of consistency of coronal image were (-0.09 to -0.01±0.09 to 0.48)for breath-hold DWI,(-0.04 to 0.01±0.11 to 0.17)for respiratory-triggered DWI,(-0.07 to -0.02±0.11 to 0.18)for free-breathing DWI,respectively.Conclusion The breath-hold DWI’s ADC value of normal liver parenchyma is lower than the respiratory-triggered and free-breathing DWI,and showed more poorer repeatability.It is suggested that the measurement of ADC values of the liver parenchyma should be done within the respiratory-triggered or free-breathing DWI.

Traditional Chinese superior ethics has significant social value to keeping AIDS within limits.Evil lewdness means lust thought and behavior out of regular institution of marriage.The risk degree of AIDS infection is classified by moral concept and the contamination degree by Evil lewdness thoughts,not by age and wealth.Traditional Chinese superior ethics holds evil lewdness as the most malicious thing of all.It is still the golden standard today.Parents are the first in responsibility for teen-agers′ sex education,who educate a child not to move forward to lust field,not to explore the lust things.Controlling lust thoughts should completely eradicate masturbation,being chaste and undefiled.Sexual behavior is strictly included within marriage,and boycott the sexual behavior before or out of marriage conscientiously.Correct view of love means that passion could not break the rules of etiquette with happiness but no obscene.AIDS patients should be treated as average persons with kindheartedness.All of these are the spirit resource of taking precautions against AIDS.Therefore,excavating traditional Chinese superior ethics is precious spiritual resources for healthy education,and will certainly help to create a new situation of healthy education of AIDS.

"Treatment based on diseases identification and formulas corresponding to diseases" is one of important therapy modes of Chinese medicine. Although it originates from Huangdi Neijing, it is seldom systematically discussed. Modern Chinese medicine (CM) now faces diseases mostly with comparatively confirmed Western medical diagnoses. Most of them have specific pathophysiological changes. How to interpret these specific pathophysiological changes, play CM's advantages, and improve clinical efficacies has become an inevitable problem for modern CM in clinic. Authors expounded historic development and clinical application of "formulas corresponding to diseases", and its difference from "formulas corresponding to syndromes", put forward that we should combine "formulas corresponding to diseases" and "formulas corresponding to syndromes" in CM clinics. We should focus on the disease and summarize treatment rules, thereby improving targeted CM formulas.
Drug Compounding ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Syndrome

Angina Pectoris ; therapy ; Coronary Disease ; therapy ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

Chronic Disease ; therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Heart Failure ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Yin-Yang

Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods

Objective To investigate the effect of Curcuma aromatica ethylacetate extracts (CAEE) on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury in rats. Methods The myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury model was established by the ligation and release of descending coronary artery in rats. I/R rats were equally divided into seven groups (i.e model group, four CAEE groups with 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 g/kg, two positive control groups with Di’ao Capsule or isosorbide mononitrate) with 10 rats in each group. In addition, 10 rats without I/R were arranged as Sham group. Each group was treated with corresponding drugs once daily for 7 d. The myocardial infarction area, cardiac function and cardiac geometric alteration were measured. Serum LDH and CK-MB were measured by chemical method and enzyme linked immunosorbent assays. The oxidative stress cytokines involving serum SOD, MDA, and GSH were measured by chemical methods. The myocardial tissue lesion was observed by histopathology. Results Compared with model group, myocardial infarction area was decreased in CAEE group with 1, 2, and 4 g/kg (crude drug), and the ejection fraction (EF) and the left ventricular pressure maximum rise/fall rates ( ± LVdp/dtmax) were increased in different degree treated with CAEE. Serum CK-MB and LDH were decreased in CAEE group. The oxidation/anti-oxidation balance can be adjusted by CAEE administration, the ratios of serum SOD/MDA and GSH/MDA were increased accompanying with trend increasing of SOD and GSH. The light microscopic myocardial tissue edema levels and inflammatory cell infiltration were significantly lightened in the CAEE group than the model group. Conclusion CAEE showed therapeutic benefits on rats in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury via the potential mechanism of balance status of oxidation and anti-oxidation.

Methylmalonic acidemia(MMA) is one of the most common diseases of autosomal recessive inherited organic acid metabolic disorder,which can cause multiple organ involvement.It can be found in infants or even in the neonatal period and be manifested as feeding difficulty,repeated vomiting,convulsions,abnormal muscle tension,mental retardation,hemolytic uremic syndrome(HUS),etc.In which HUS caused by MMA is better and better known by pediatricians when treating renal diseases while the diagnosis rate is increasing year by year.This article reviews the epidemiology,etiology,pathogenesis,clinical manifestations and treatment of HUS associated with MMA.