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The widespread application of traditional medicine has attracted increasing attention. To promote the security of traditional medicine, WHO has established a series of global policies and strategies with consistency since 1960s. It also formulated guidelines for harvesting, production and operation, and quality control of botanical medicine according to the development of traditional medicine in different times. Thanks to the technical support of WHO, member states have established technical regulations for traditional medicine according to their own situations, and made significant achievements in the promotion of traditional Chinese security.
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The fast transmission and large range of emergence of infectious diseases jeopardize human health, social and economic development, which is a great threat to global public health. World Health Organization for the new features of infectious diseases on theInternational Health Regulations was revised to help member countries improve the ability to respond to public emergencies. Our government promptly revised theCommunicable Disease Prevention Act, enacted a series of laws and strategies to promote the establishment of infectious disease surveillance and response systems. Chinese medicine was included in the country infectious disease prevention and control system. After nearly 10 years of development, the prevention and treatment of Chinese medicine on emergence of infectious diseases, the clinical medicine and research capacity of respond infectious diseases has been significantly improved, and become an important part of our system of infectious disease prevention and control.
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) developed rapidly in the world, but the TCM international standard system has not been established, affecting the healthy development of TCM. To develop TCM international standardization strategy must master the current technical legislation and regulation status related to TCM. Through TM/CAM legislative investigation of the 4 Participating Countries of ISO/TC249 in western Pacific region, the author found that:Member states already have national policy on TM/CAM; laws and regulations on herbal product production, marketing, regulatory and management practitioners have already been enacted;TM/CAM practitioners in larger quantities, a higher education was required for practitioners and standardized management. This indicated that there is a good environment for TCM development in western Pacific region.
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The regulations of unregistered herbal medicine had important changes in the UK after the EU Directive 2004/24/EC promulgation. British Drugs Act was amended to allow the sale of unregistered herbal medicine by registered practitioners, however, the regulations about the register of parishioners has not been issued yet. At the same time, the unregistered herbal medicine can be sold during the transitional period. But as problems about unregistered herbal medicine security appeared frequently, MHRA decided that the deadline for transitional period was April 30, 2014 through the consulting from all sectors of society. Therefore, the TCM practitioners in the UK cannot sell, and even have no right to sell unregistered herbal medicine after this date, which will bring a huge obstacle on the TCM development in the UK.
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Chinese medicine has developed rapidly in the world, but the international standard system has not been established, further affecting the healthy development of Chinese medicine. Technical status of the member states are closely related to the current legislation and regulations in the development of Chinese medicine, which is important for developing international standards for TCM strategies. By the findings of ISO Technical Committee of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ISO/TC249) 7 European P member (Participating countries) International Traditional/Alternative Medicine (TM/CAM) legislative status, herbal medicine in each member country has a large market, a good environment for the development of some countries. After“The EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive 2004/24/EC”issued by the member states for the registration and management in European, regulation of herbal products become more stringent. There are relatively small quantity of TM/CAM practitioners, lack of education for practitioners and standardized management.
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Objective: To determine the appropriate time of early administration of dopamine (DA) before nitroglycerin (GTN) for establishing rat model with vasomotor abnormalities. Methods: Rats were divided into 5 groups: normal group, DA Group and other 3 groups in accordance with DA at different time points (10, 30, 45 min) plus GTN .Common carotid artery (CCA) blood flow velocity was dynamically measured with pulsed Doppler flow probe to evaluate the influence of DA, GTN on blood flow velocity rate(BFVR). Results:The blood flow velocity rate induced by DA of All medication administration was different from the normal group within 10 minutes(P 0.05). The BFVR of 10min interval group had differences with the DA group at 45min, 50min, 55min, 60min, 65min and 70min(P 0.05). Conclusion: Subcutaneous injection of DA, 45m in after injection of GTN can induce vasomotor abnormalities in rat with phase characters. The model may be useful for vasoactive screening of anti-migraine drugs.
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Objective To study the effect of Naotongliting capsule (NLC) on hemorheology and platelet aggregation in blood stasis rats. Method The rat model of blood stasis was established with adrenaline subcutaneous injection in combination with ice-water socking. Aspirin and Yangjiao capsule were selected as contrast medicine to observe the effect of NLC on whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, haematocrit, fibrin and platelet aggregation in blood stasis rats. Result NLC could reduce hemorheology and platelet aggregation in blood stasis rats. Conclusion NLC is helpful to adjust hemorheology and plateiet aggregation in blood stasis rats, indicating its good effect of activating blood circulation to remove blood stasis.
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Doctors of past dynasties already understood deficiency of kidney essence,phlegm and blood stasis were important for dementia.As the increasing recognition about Alzheimer disease and the offer of 'toxin damaging brain vessel' hypothesis,we thought ?-Amyloid,the pathology of Alzheimer disease,had the character of damaging brain and marrow,so it belonged to internal toxin,internal toxin damaging brain and marrow was also the pathology of the disease.Deficiency of kidney essence was the precondition,insufficient brain and marrow and internal toxin damaging brain and marrow were the two causes of brain and marrow consumption and spirit dysfunction,which were the pathology of Alzheimer disease in Chinese medicine.
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Objective:To observe the effect of Fufang Congrong Yizhi Capsule on myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) mRNA level in hippocampus of old dementia rats induced by ?-amyloid(1-40). Methods: Animals were divided randomly into young group, old group, sham operation group, model group, western medicine group and Chinese medicine group. Model, western and Chinese medicine groups received ?-amyloid (1-40) intracerebroventrical injection to build dementia animal model, and then Chinese and westein medicine groups received Fufang Congrong Yizhi Capsule and donepezil for 14 days, respectively. To observe changes of behavior and MARCKS mRNA under the effect of Chinese and western medicine by Morris test and RT-PCR test. Results: Learning and memory function of Chinese and western medicine groups were better than that of model group. MARCKS mRNA of model group was increased significantly, that of Chinese medicine group was decreased compared with model group. Conclusion: Fufang Congrong Yizhi Capsule can reduce the level of MARCKS mRNA in hippocampus of old dementia rats caused by ?-amyloid(1-40), through which it can improve the learning and memory function of the dementia old rats.
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AIM: The aim of this work is to investigate the protective effects of Ginsenoside Rb 1(Rb 1) on apoptosis induced by hypoxia /hypoglycemia and reoxygenation in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. METHODS: Apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry; Morphological changes and neuronal necrosis were examined under microscope; The leakage of lactic dehydrogenase(LDH) and the product of nitric oxide(NO) were measured. RESULTS: hypoxia /hypoglycemia cultures for 5 h and reoxygenation induced neuronal apoptosis and necrosis,and significantly increased the leakage of LDH and the product of NO. The effects were enhanced with the extending time of reoxygenation. Rb 1 could significantly decrease the percentage of neuronal apoptosis and necrosis, and reduce the leakage of LDH and the product of NO. CONCLUSION: Rb 1 had an effect of anti-neuronal apoptosis. This effect might be related to the inhibition of the activity of NO synthase and NO production.
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OBJECTIVE: To understand the current situation of clinical drug use and to inspect the rationality of drug use and survey indices. METHODS: Twenty common diseases(1 530 cases ) treated in this hospital in 1995 were selected. Patierits were divided into three groups according to the sources of expenses: free of charge, self - expense, public - expense or into cases of internal medical and surgical departments. Using selected drug use indicators(SDUI) and self - designed indices, clinical drug use were surveyed and analyzed. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between each group jn main indices. It showed that irrational drug use was only different in degree. CONCLUSION: ①The indices adopted are practicable and rational for surveying and studying the rational drug use objectively. ②In any health care system and in any disease, the irrational drug use was serious.
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AIM: To study the effect of Jiunaoning Injection on apoptosis and the changes in cytosolic calcium induced by hypoxia/hypoglycemia in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. METHODS: The apoptosis and the changes in cytosolic calcium were induced by hypoxia and hypoglycemia .Apoptosis was measured via flow cytometry(FCM), and cytosolic calcium was determined by Fluo-3 fluorometry. RESULTS: The hypoxia/hypoglycemia induced apoptosis and increased the cytosolic calcium in SH-SY5Y cells. Jiunaoning Injection inhibited the apoptosis of the SH-SY5Y cells and decreased the concentration of cytosolic free calcium. CONCLUSION: Hypoxia/hypoglycemia induced apoptosis and increase in cytosolic free calcium in SH-SY5Y cells, which were significantly inhibited by Jiunaoning Injection.