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Restless legs syndrome is one of the common complications of maintenance hemodialysis. At present, there is no exact efficacy of Western medicine treatment. Deficiency of spleen and kidney, and deficiency of qi and blood are the TCM pathogenesis for this syndrome. LI Dong-yuan's theory of Yin Fire based on deficiency of spleen and stomach, down in the kidney, and clear Yang not rising. The creation of Shengyang Sanhuo Decoction can enrich Yang Dao and scatter Yin Fire. Yang three needles can warm yang, tonify qi and invigorate the kidney, and has a yang from yin therapeutic effect. Syndrome differentiation of medicine and acupuncture is consistent with the pathogenesis of restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients. It can provide new ideas and new targets for optimization of TCM treatment, and provide low cost, simple and effective treatment mode for primary hospitals.
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[Objective] To examine the sensitivity of P. falciparum to the components of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and piperaquine (PQ) in Dihydroartemisinin Compounds. [Methods] WHO (World Health Organization) standard micro test and in-vitro test were used. [Results] Survey in the year of 2001 for 61 cases and in 2004 for 28 cases showed that the DHA-resistant rate of P. falciparum in all cases was zero with inhibitory concentration of 50% (IC50) being 6.84 nmol/L and 5.67 nmol/L, and the mean concentration for complete inhibition of schizont formation was 35 nmol/L and 39 nmol/L, respectively. Survey in the year of 2001 for 75 cases and in 2004 for 29 cases showed that PQ-resistant rate of P. falciparum was 22.67% and 17.24% with IC50 being 274 nmol/L and 317 nmol/L, and the mean concentration for complete inhibition of schizont formation was 1 220 nmol/L and 1 269 nmol/L, respectively. [Conclusion] No DHA -resistance exists and PQ-resistance decreases for the treatment of P. falciparum in Dongfang city of Hainan province.