[Effect of auricular acupuncture on postpartum rehabilitation of primipara with cesarean].

Objective: To explore the postoperative effect of auricular acupuncture on primipara with cesarean in order to promote postpartum rehabilitation.

Methods: A total of 120 primiparas with cesarean were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 60 cases in each group. The routine treatment and care after surgery were given in the two groups.

[Effect of auricular point pressing combined with electroacupuncture on postoperative pain and inflammatory cytokines in children with hernia].

Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy and action mechanism of auricular point pressing combined with electroacupuncture (EA) on postoperative pain in children with hernia.

Methods: A total of 93 children with inguinal hernia were randomly divided into an auricular point group, an EA group and a combination group, 31 cases in each group. All the three groups were treated with routine postoperative treatment and nursing, and analgesic and sedative drugs were used when necessary.

Triterpenoids and polysaccharide peptides-enriched Ganoderma lucidum: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of its antioxidation and hepatoprotective efficacy in healthy volunteers.

Context: Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss: Fr) Karst. (Polyporaceae) is an oriental medicinal fungus, commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for treating various condition or diseases such as hypertension, hyperglycaemia, hepatitis and cancer.

Objective: The current study examines whether triterpenoids and polysaccharide-enriched G.