简介：Inthepresentstudy,theinvolvementofL-arginine(L-Arg)NOoniheprotectiveactionofelectroacupuncture(EA)oncerebralischemicinjurywasobservedinacuteischemia-reperfusion(IR)ratmodelbytakingregionalcerebralbloodflow(r-CBF),cerebralwatercontent(CWC),andbloodnitricoxide(NO)contentsasindexes.Resultsshowedthat1)EAcouldcauser-CBFandserumNOcontenttoincreaseandCWCtolower,suggestinganprotectiveactionofEAonIRcerebralinjury;2)intravenousinjectionofL-ArgalsohadanprotectiveeffectoncerebralIRcerebralinjury,whileL-NNAhadnothiseffect;and3)pre-treatmentwithL-ArgmightstrengthentheeffectofEAfurther,whilepretreatmentwithL-NNAcouldweakenitseffect.ItindicatesthatL-Arg-NOmaybeinvolvedintheeffectofEAinprotectingthebrainfromischemicinjury.

简介：WorldFederationofAcupunctureMoxibustionSocieties(WFAS)20046^thWorldConferenceonAcupuncturewasheldfrom29to31ofOctober,2004ingoldcoastAustralia.DrSeungHoonChoi,officerfromWHOWestemPacificRegionalOffice,LIZhen-ji,vicedirector-generalofChineseStateAckninistrationofTCM,RonClarkeMBE,MayoroftheGoldCoastCityCouncil,MrPeterLawlor,MPforSouthportandthedeputyofthePremierofQueenslandandtheGoldCoastCityCouncil,MrPeterLawlor,

简介：Inthepresentpaper,theauthorsreviewrecentsituationsofdisordersofthedigestivesystemanditsrelatedresearchprogresses.Inclinicalpractice,Neiguan(PC6)isusuallyselectedasoneofthemainintra-gastricexamination,cesareansection,etc.ConcerningexperimentalindicatedthatNeiguan(PC6)isanimportantandeffectiveacupointfortreatmentofgastrointestinaldisordersinclinic.StimulationofNeiguan(PC6)inducedfavorableregulationofboththeperipheralnervoussystemandcentralnervoussystem,andchangesofthegastrointestinalhormonesecretionmaycontributetoitseffectsintreatingvariousdisorders.

简介：Hiccupisasymptomcharacterizedbyashort,repeatedinvoluntarysoundfromthelarynxduetoreversedupwardflowofqitostimulatethediaphragm(spasmofthediaphragm),followedbysuddenclosureoftheglottis,whichcheckstheinflowofair.Itmayoccuralongorappearinthedevelopmentalprocessofsomeacuteorchronicdiseases,andisoftenasignofdeteriorationofthedisease.From2000to2004,theauthorofthepresentpapertreated56casesofhiccupwithacu-moxibustionofGuanyuan(关元CV4)andQihai(气海CV6)andachievedsatisfiedresults.Followingisthesummary.

简介：Injuryofankleisthemostcommoninathleticinjury.Becauseofanatomicparticu-larityofanklejoint,i.e.lateralmalleolusislongandthinandislocatedattheposteriorandlowerthanmedialmalleolus.Themedialmalleolusisbroadandflatandislocatedattheanterior.Lateralligamentisthinnerandweakerthanmedialligamentandthemusclegroupssupportingstrephexopodiaisfarinferi-ortothemusclegroupssupportingstrephenopodiainstrength,injuryofanklejointhappensmoreatinversionsprainandin-juryofanteriortalofibularligamentisinducedoften.Thus,rapidandeffectivetreatmentofanteriortalofibularligamentinjurycanelevatebetterathleticsofsportsman.Wheneverthediseasehappenedinstudentstoexercise,theauthorsoftenusedacupunctureofQiuxu（GB40）-through-Zhaohai（KI6）pointwithstrongstimulativemanipulation,whichcouldrelievemoreremakedlypainoftheanklejointcausedbyanteriortalofibularligamentinjuryasre-portedinthe

简介：From1990to2001,theauthortreated31casesofurinaryretentionofposthemorrhoidectomyorcesareansectionwithacupunctureofHegu(LI4)(reinforcingmethod)andSanyinjiao(SP6)(reducingmethod).Thetherapeuticeffectofthetreatmentwassatisfactory,thetotaleffectiveratewas96.7%.Followingisthereportofthetreatment.

简介：Objective:Toobserveeffectsofherbalcake-separatedrnoxibustiononbloodlipids,includingtotalcholesterol(TOh),triglyceride(TG),highdensitylipoprotein-Oh(HDL-Ch),lowdensitylipoprotein-Oh(LDL-Ch),apolipoproteinA(ApoA),apolipoproteinB(ApoB),andplasmathrornboxaneB2(TXB2)and6-keto-prostaglandinF1α(6-keto-PCFα1)contentsandanalyseitsmechanism.Methods:Thehyperlipemiarabbitmodelwasestablishedbybreedingofhighfatforageandinjectionofbovineserumalbumin.Theyweretreatedrespectivelybydirectmoxibustionandherbalcake-separatedrnoxibustionatJuque(巨阙CV14),Tianshu(天枢ST25),Fenglong(丰隆ST40),etc.,oncedaily,continuouslyfor40days.BloodTChandTGcontentsweredetectedwithenzymaticmethod,LDL-ChandHDL-Chwithcolorimetricmethod,ApoAandApo13withelectrophoreticmethod,andTXB2and6-keto-PGFα1withradioimmunoassey.Results:Boththeherbalcake-separatedmoxibustionanddirectmoxibustioncouldeffectivelydecreaseTCh,TG,LDL-Ch,Apo13andTXB2contentsandTXB2/6-keto-PGF1α,andincreaseHDL-CHand6-keto-PGF1αcontentsintherabbitofhyperlipemia.Conclusion.6-keto-PGF1αandTXB2arepossiblyinvolvedinthemechanismofherbalcake-separatedmoxibustiondecreasingbloodlipids。