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We examined relation between mucosal findings of tongue and gastric mucosal lesion by comparison photographic findings of tongue with gastroendoscopic findings of stomach. Subjects of this study were 115 cases undergoing gastroendoscopic examination in our hospital. The state of tongue surface was evaluated by thickness and color of tongue coating and tongue fissure. Especially, the tongue area was divided into 9 sections in order to investigate distribution of coating and fissure. The cases showing thick coating at the lateral sections of tongue were significantly numerous in patients who had gastric ulcer, compared with the cases in those who had no gastric ulcer. From these results, it was suggested that inspection of tongue mucosa could become one of the useful examination of oriental medicine for gastrointestinal disease.
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We examined the effects of acupuncture stimulation (ACP-S) to the bilateral Quchi points (Q-P) on insulin secretion with or without electric stimulation (E-S) after an oral glucose load of 75g. This study was performed for 9 healthy volunteers classified into 5 group, a group of ACP-S to Q-P without E-S, a group of ACP-S to Q-P with E-S, a group of ACP-S to the bilateral points 1.5cm laterally apart from Q-P (P apart from Q) without E-S, a group of ACP-S to P apart from Q-P with E-S and a group of no ACP-S. Values of blood suger and serum insulin were determined before and 30min, 60min and 120min after an oral glucose administration. The value of serum insulin at 30min after oral glucose load and the total insulin values during the oral glucose tolerance test were significantly higher in a group of ACP-S to Q-P without E-S compared with those in the other group. These results suggested that acupuncture stimulation to Quchi points might increase insulin secretion.