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OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to evaluate the percutaneous absorption of aconitine and mesaconitine in extracts of Radix Aconitum kusnezoffii. METHODS: The extracts of Radix Aconitum kusnezoffii were collected by using Franz diffusion cells after permeation through the skin of rats. Then rate constants of skin permeation of aconitine and mesaconitine were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). RESULTS: Under the condition that the concentrations of azone and propylene glycol were both 4%, the cumulative doses of skin permeation (Q) of mesaconitine and aconitine in the extracts of Radix Aconitum kusnezoffii (600 mg/ml) for 24 hours were 165.819 and 487.747 microg/cm(2) respectively, and their rate constants of skin permeation were 18.391 and 78.805 microg.cm(-2).h(-1) respectively. CONCLUSION: The aconitine and mesaconitine in the extracts of Radix Aconitum kusnezoffii can penetrate well through the skin of rats. Propylene glycol and azone can promote this penetration effects. The formula of skin permeation of mesaconitine and aconitine is in accordance with Higuchi equation and there is a linear relationship between Q and t(1/2).
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Pulse diagnosis system of traditional Chinese medicine is a complicated nonlinear macrosystem.Directed by complexity science theory,and introduced with idea of complex-simple-complex,the pulse diagnosis message is multidimensionally extracted,analyzed with reduced integration,and integrated with upgrade stage and dimension,according to four kinds of attributes "the Position,the Rate,the Shape,the Force".After the digitization,the new kind of pulses diagnosis instrument is manufactured with this mechanism.
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Objective: To study the method of setting up,practicability and the cardiovascular physiological mechanism of slippery pulse model caused by alcohol.Methods: ①Scanned the heart and radial artery(cunkou) by the Magnetom Avanto 1.5T and record the pressure wave of radial artery by NX-6 Pulse Diagnosis Equipment after the subjects had gotten 100ml of distillate spirit of 61 degree and defined as the slippery pulse.②Record the pressure wave of carotid artery of rabbits defined as the slippery pulse after intragastric administration of distillate spirit of 40 degree 8ml per kilogram by NX-3 Pulse Diagnosis Equipment.Results: ①Slippery pulse model of human subjects: the stroke volume(SV),cardiac output(CO),cardiac index(CI),ejection fraction(EF) and the peak velocity of the blood flow increased;the end-diastole volume(EDV) and end-systole(ESV) decreased;the periph blood vessel distended and the amplitude of the offset of the axis stepped up;the characteristics of the pulse wave of cunkou were consistent with the characteristics of typical slippery pulse wave.②The characteristics of the pulse wave of slippery pulse model of rabbits were coincident with that of human subjects.Conclusion: The method of setting up slippery pulse model with alcohol is consistent with the mechanism of slippery pulse in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and is practicable.
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Objective:To study the relationship between different pulse forces and cyclical power(CP)of radial artery motion.Methods:39 patients’and 20 healthy persons’ ECG and pressure sphygmograms were collected synchronously with NX-1 sphygmograph.On the basis of automatic detecting R waves of ECG and FFT analysis of pressure sphygmograms with SPTool of MATLAB 7.0.1,change in frequency domain of radial artery motion with different forces was observed and CP was worked out.Results: There is signifi cant deviation between CP of pulse tracings with different forces(pulse tracings with powerful force〉pulse tracings with normal force〉pulse tracings with weak force).Conclusion: CP of radial artery motion can be used to discriminate pulse force.