Objective: To probe into essence and concept of Meridian, and discuss with the author of the paper "A new way for study of Meridian essence".
Methods: Review courses of studies on Meridian and collaterals in the half century, and look up and analyze the literature.
Conclusion: Theories of Meridian and Collaterals originate from Yin and Shang Dynasties, and are perfected in two Han Dynasties. Explaining the linking interiorly with zang- and fu-organs in the theories of Meridian and collaterals by means of modern anatomical physiology is inheriting the regulative theory of the urinary Bladder Channel of the Foot-Taiyang--the vegetative nerve.
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Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
January 2025
Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine/Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of TCM, Nanjing 210029, China; Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province.
Objective: To observe the effects of (transforming stasis and unblocking collaterals) moxibustion on learning-memory ability and hippocampal mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1 (Mst1)/nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) p65 pathway related to inflammatory response in rats with vascular dementia (VD).
Methods: A total of 60 male Wistar rats of SPF grade were randomly divided into a sham operation group (12 rats) and a modeling group (48 rats). VD model was established by the method of modified bilateral common carotid artery permanent ligation in the modeling group.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
January 2025
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China; Key Laboratory of Ningxia Ethomedicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Yinchuan 750004.
Objective: To observe the clinical effect of internal heat acupuncture therapy for knee osteoarthritis of early to middle stages, and explore its influence on cartilage thickness.
Methods: A total of 44 patients with knee osteoarthritis of early to middle stages were treated with internal heat acupuncture therapy at points (most of them are located at the subpatellar fat pad, both sides of the patellar ligament, the tendon of the quadriceps and the attachment of the medial and lateral collateral ligaments), once a week, a total of 4 weeks of treatment. Before and after treatment, after 3 months of treatment completion (in the follow-up), the visual analogue scale (VAS) score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) score, frequency of 30-second chair stand test (30sCST), cartilage thickness of femoral intercondylar and knee joint ultrasound score were compared, and the clinical effect was evaluated.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
November 2024
Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine Formulations of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330004, China.
Puerariae Lobatae Radix, as a traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) with both medicinal and edible properties, possesses effects such as relieving muscle tension and fever, generating fluids and quenching thirst, and unblocking the meridians and collaterals. Modern fermentation technology, combined with microecology and modern bioengineering, can regulate the fermentation process and efficiently produce fermentation products. In recent years, modern fermentation technology has been widely applied in TCM, enhancing or altering efficacy, reducing toxicity, and expanding the scope of clinical applications.
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November 2024
Center for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China.
Life is a dynamic and systematic whole, with organs interacting with each other. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) discusses the interaction between human tissue and organs through the Zangfu relations, while modern biological medicine clarifies physiological and pathological relationships through "organ crosstalk". From the perspective of "organ crosstalk", this article discussed the five classical Zangfu relations(lungs and large intestine, heart and small intestine, spleen and stomach, liver and gallbladder, and kidney and bladder) in TCM and their extension.
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December 2024
Department of Rehabilitation, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of CM, Hefei 230061.
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of moxibustion and acupuncture at acupoints of the governor vessel combined with repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of post-stroke fatigue (PSF).
Methods: A total of 78 patients with PSF were randomized into an observation group (39 cases, 1 case dropped out) and a control group (39 cases, 1 case dropped out). The patients in both groups received conventional medical basic treatment.
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