简介：Aims:Toinvestigatetheinfluenceofacupunctureoninsulinresistanceinobesitypatients.Methods:Intreatmentgroup,20obesitypatientsweretreatedwithacupunctureofNeiguan(PC6),Zusanli(ST36),Daimai(GB26),Sanyinjiao(SP6),Zhongwan(CV12),etc..Incontrolgroup,12normalvolunteersubjectswereobserved.Theobesityindex,fastingbloodsugar(FPG),plasmainsulin(FINS)andC-peptidecontents,andinsulinsensitiveindex(ISI)weremeasuredbeforeandafteracupuncturetreatment.Results:Beforetreatmentincomparisonwithcontrolgroup,FPG,FINSandC-peptideofobesitypatientsweresignificanthigher(P＜0.01),whileISIwasconsiderablylower(P＜0.01);afteracupuncturetreatment,thelevelsofplasmainsulinandCpeptidedecreasedobviously,ISIincreasedmarkedly(P＜0.01),andtheobesityindexwasconsiderablyimprovedwithatotaleffectiverateof85%.Conclusion:Acupuncturecanalleviateobesityandimproveinsulinresistance.

简介：Background:Becausethecauseandetiologyofchronicheadacheisnotyetfullyexplained,thetreatmentofthissymptomisnotsimple.Thisstudycomparestheeffectsofaromaacupunctureandnormalacupunctureappliedonchronicheadachepatients,inordertoestablishaprimarydataforfurtherstudiesofnewtreatmentsanddevelopmentsofnewpracticalacupuncture.Methods:38clinicalexperimentparticipantsweregatheredandthroughaquestionnairepatientswhoexperiencedheadacheformorethan4hoursadayandmorethan15dayspermonthwerequalifiedaschronicheadachepatients.Thequalifiedpatientswereclassifiedintotwogroups,aromaacupuncturegroup(AromaATgroup,n=23)andnormalacupuncturegroup(ATgroup,n=15).

简介：62patientswithtraumaticparaplegiaweretreatedwithacupuncture(GovernorVesselelectro-stimulation),accordingtothetheoriesofTCMsuchasdredgingthemeridians,regu-latingvitalenergyandblood,improvingbloodcirculation,reinforcingmarrowandreplenishingbrain.Theeffectofacupunctureonurinarybladderdisturbancewasstudied.Theresultsindicatedthattotaleffectratewas96.8%(Ⅰ—Ⅲ),markedeffectratewas66.1%(Ⅰ—Ⅱ).Themarkedeffectrateincompleteparaplegiawassignificantlydifferentfromthatinimcompleteparaplegia;itwas63.0%and87.5%respectively.Furthermore,theresultssuggestedthatthedegreeofspinalcordinjurywasveryimprotantfactorthataffectedtheeffectofacupuncturetherapy.

简介：Incomparisonwiththenormalpeoplegroup,valuesofbloodCD2+andCD4+inpa-tientswithmallgnanttumorstreatedwithradiotherapyandchemotherapyweresignificantlylowerandtheratioofCD助+andCD8+decreasedobviously（allP<0.001）;CD8+hadnoapparentchange（P>0.05）.Followingacupuncturaltreatment,valuesofCD2+,CD4+andtheratioofCD4+toCD8+increasedobviously（allP<0.001）;whilethoseofthemedicinalcontrolgrouphadnosignificantchangeaftertreatment（P>0.05）.ValuesofIgG,IgAandIgMinpatients’serumpresentedanabnormalde-creasingorincreasingtendency,andC3inminorityofpatientswereraised.ResultsindicatedthattherewasabiphasicregulatoryeffectofacupunctureonthedisturbanceofhumoralimmunityandcouldcorrectthedeviationofC3level;anditseffectwasbetterthanorsimilartothatofthemedicinecontrolgroup.Itdemonstratesthatacupuncturecanenhanceandregulate.theimmunefunctionofpa-tientstreatedwithradiotherapya

简介：Objective:Toobservetheeffectofacupunctureonsimpleobesityandcellularhemorheology.Methods:Thirty-twocasesofsimpleobesitypatientswereenrolledintothisstudy.AcupointsoftheStomachMeridianandSpleenMeridianasZhongwan(中脘CV12),Liangmen(梁门ST21),Tianshu(天枢ST25),Guanyuan(关元CV4),etc.werepunctured,oncedailyinthefirst5days,andonceeveryotherdayafterwards,with10sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.Beforetreatmentandafter3coursesoftreatment,thebodyweight,waistline,weightindex,serumcholesterol(CH),triglycerideandaggregationindexofredbloodcell(RBC)weredetected.Results:Afteracupuncturetreatment,alltheindexesofbodyweight,waistline,weightindex,serumCH,triglycerideandaggregationindexofRBCdecreasedsignificantlyincomparisonwiththoseofpre-treatment(P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncturecanapparentlyimprovecellularhemorheology,reducebodyweight,serumcholesterolandTGlevelsinsimpleobesitypatients.

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简介：Objective:TostudytheeffectofmoxibustiononhyperbilirubinemiainhepatitisBcirrhosispatients.Methods:56casesofinpatientswithhepatitisBcirrhosisweredividedintotreatmentgroup(n=27)andcontrolgroup(n=29)randomly.Allthepatientsofthesetwogroupsweregivenwithroutineexpectanttreatmentincludingadministrationofmedicines(Bifendate,Eessentiale,Potenline,etc)forprotectingliverfunctions,reducingthelevelofalanineaminotransferase(ALT),etc.,andinthemeantime,patientsofthetreatmentgroupwereAfter4weeksoftreatment,ofthe27and29casesoftreatmentandcontrolgroup,23and10patientshadimprovementinclinicalsymptoms,4and19failed,withthetotaleffectiveratesbeing85.18%and34.48%respectively.Serumtotalbilirubin(Tbil)contentsoftreatmentandcontrolgroupsdecreasedsignificantly,andthelevelofTbilinthetreatmentgroupwassignificantlylowerthanthatinthecontrolgroup(P<0.01).Conclusion:MoxibustionisaneffectiveremedyinrelievinghyperbilirubinemiaandimprovingclinicalsymptomsinthetreatmentofhepatitisBcirrhosispatients.

简介：Objective:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupuncturetherapyplusChinesemedicinalherbsinthetreatmentof38casesofsenilepatientswithhemiplegia.Methods;Atotalof69senilestrokepatientswererandomlydividedintotreatmentgroup(n=38,acceptingacupunctureplusherbalmedicinetreatment)andcontrolgroup(n=31,acceptingherbalmedicinetreatmentonly).PrincipalacupointsusedwereBaihui(GV20),Jiquan(HT1),Jianyu(LI15),Quchi(LI11),Zhongwan(RN12),Siqiang(Extraacupoint)andZusanli(ST36),combinedwithotheracupointsaccordingtothesymptoms.Theseacupointswerepuncturedwithfiliformneedlesandstimulatedwithuniformreinforcing-reducingmethod,onceeverydayexceptSundays,with30sessionsbeingatherapeuticcourse.ChinesemedicinalherbsusedwereHuangqi(RadixAstragali,黄芪)30g,Dangshen(RadixCodonopsisPilosulae,党参)30g,Danshen(RadixSalviaeMiltiorrhizae,丹参)30g,Chishao(RadixPaeoniaeRubra,赤芍)30g,Chuanxiong(RhizomaLigusticiChuanxiong,川芎)10g,Dilong(Lumbricus,地龙)10g,Niuxi(RadixAchyranthisBidentatae,牛膝)15g,Jixueteng(CaulisSpatholobi,鸡血藤)30gandGancao(RadixGlycyrrhizae,甘草)6gwhichweredecoctedinwatertobetakenonedoseeveryday(inthemorningandevening),continuouslyfor60days,with30daysbeingatherapeuticcourse.Results:Aftertreatment,intreatmentandcontrolgroups,ofthe38and31cases,18(47.37%)and8(25.81%)experiencedremarkableimprovement,18(47.37%)and18(58.06%)wereeffective,and2(5.26%)and5(16.13%)hadnosignificantchanges,withthetotaleffectiveratesbeing94.74%and83.87%respectively.Simultaneously,indexesofbloodrheologyaswholebloodratiohighshearviscosity(WBRHSV),wholebloodratiolowshearviscosity(WBRLSV),plasmaratioviscosity(PRV),hematacrit(HCT)andfibrinogen(Fib)wereremarkablyreducedincomparisonwithpre-treatment,meaningimprovementofthemicrocirculation(P＜0.05-0.01).Conclusion:Theres

简介：ABSTRACTObjective:ToobservethetherapeuticeffectofacupunctureplusmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1)inimprovingstrokepatients'dyskinesiaandbloodrheology.Methods:78casesofstrokepatientsweretreatedbyacupunctureandmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1),oncedaily,with20daysbeingatherapeuticcourse.Indexesofwholebloodviscosity,plasmaviscosity,plateletaggregationrate,packedcellvolumeandfibrinogenweredetectedbeforeandaftertreatment.ChangesofthefunctionalactivitywereassessedusingBarthelmarkingmethod.Results:After2coursesofacupuncturetreatment,alltheabove-mentionedindexesandfunctionalactivitywereimprovedsignificantly(P<0.05～0.01).Conclusion:AcupunctureandmoxibustionofYongquan(KI1)hasanactiveeffectinimprovingstrokepatients'dyskinesiaandbloodrheology.

简介：ObjectiveThisreviewaimedtosystematicallysummarizeandcriticallyevaluatetheclinicalevidencefororagainsttheeffectivenessofacupunctureasasymptomatictherapyforuremicpruritus(UP)inend-stagerenaldisease(ESRD)patients.Materialsandmethod:Wesearched16electronicdatabasesfromtheirinceptionstoNovember2009.Allprospectiveclinicalstudiesofneedleacupunctureforuremicpruritusinhemodialysispatientswithend-stagerenaldiseasewereincludedregardlessoftheirdesign.RiskofbiasoftheincludedstudieswereassessedusingtheCochranecriteria.ResultsOf464initiallylocatedarticles,458studieswereexcluded.Threerandomizedcontrolledtrials(RCTs),onenon-randomizedcontrolledtrial(CCT)andtwouncontrolledobservationalstudieswereincluded.InthreeRCTs,acupuncturewascomparedtosham-acupuncture(n=1),oralantihistamineplustopicalointment(n=1)andoralcalcitriol(n=1).InoneCCT,electroacupuncture(EA)wascomparedtosuperficialelectricalstimulation.Intwoobservationalstudies,EA(n=1)ormanualacupuncture(n=1)wereemployed.Fourof6includedstudiesmentionedmildornooccurrenceofadverseevents.Allofincludedtrialsreportedbeneficialeffectsofacupuncture.However,mostofthestudiesshowedhighriskofbias,whichleavetheirreportsunconvincing.ConclusionThecurrentevidenceisinsufficienttoshowthatacupunctureisaneffectivetreatmentforuremicpruritusinpatientswithend-stagerenaldiseaseduetosuboptimalqualityandlackofmethodologicalrigorofincludedstudies.Futuretrialsshouldovercomethelimitationsofthecurrentlyavailableevidence.

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