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Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of modified Sini Powder combined with acupoint application in the treatment of liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome of diarrhea irritable bowel syndrome(IBS-D). Methods:A total of 104 IBS-D patients with liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome in our hospital from October 2018 to December 2020 were randomly divided into two groups according to the random number table method, 52 in each group. Both groups took montmorillonite powder orally first. On this basis, the control group was treated with pivirium bromide tablets, and the study group was treated with Modified Sini Powder combined with acupoint application. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. TCM symptom scores were performed before and after treatment. The levels of serum IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were detected by ELISA. The recovery time of stool characteristics, the disappearance time of abdominal pain and the recovery time of stool times were observed and recorded, and the clinical curative effect was evaluated. Results:The total effective rate was 92.3% (48/52) in the observation group and 75.0% (39/52) in the control group, there was significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=5.696, P=0.017). After treatment, the scores of abdominal pain, diarrhea, stool frequency, irritability, mental fatigue and hypochondriac pain in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t values were 15.492, 16.827, 13.419, 10.831, 14.736,12.437, respectively, all Ps<0.001), and the levels of serum IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t values were 16.390, 21.528 and 18.734, respectively, all Ps<0.001). The recovery time of stool characteristics [(3.79 ± 0.63) d vs. (4.84 ± 0.79) d, t=7.493], the disappearance time of abdominal pain [(2.63 ± 0.32) d vs. (3.91 ± 0.37) d, t=18.869], and the recovery time of stool times [(3.26 ± 0.57) d vs. (4.19 ± 0.68) d, t=7.558] in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group ( P<0.01). Conclusion:Modified Sini Powder combined with acupoint application can improve the clinical symptoms of IBS-D patients with liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome, reduce the level of serum inflammatory cytokines and improve the curative effect.
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OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the rules of acupoint and medication selection of acupoint application therapy for functional constipation (FC) by data mining technology.@*METHODS@#The clinical research literature regarding acupoint application therapy for FC from published to February 26, 2020 was searched in CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, SinoMed and PubMed. The prescriptions were extracted, and by using SPSS24.0 and SPSS Modeler14.0 software, the use of high-frequency acupoints and medication was summarized. The association rule analysis, cluster analysis and core prescription analysis of acupoints and medication were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#A total of 122 prescriptions of acupoint application therapy were included, involving 32 acupoints. The core prescription of acupoints was Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Shenque (CV 8) and Guanyuan (CV 4). The high-frequency meridians mainly included conception vessel, @*CONCLUSION@#The use of local acupoint and regulating-
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Humans , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Constipation/drug therapy , Data Mining , MeridiansABSTRACT
Professor believes that infantile cerebral palsy is located in the brain and closely related to the kidney. The clinical treatment should focus on the brain theory and root at the kidney. In pathogenesis, infantile spastic cerebral palsy refers to flaccidity of and spasticity of . The principle of treatment should be balancing and , promoting the circulation of the governor vessel and regulating the spirit/mind. In clinical treatment, the comprehensive therapy of acupuncture and herbal medicine is adopted. In acupuncture, the acupoints on the head and the face are dominant and the body acupoints are selected rigorously and precisely. The herbal formula with and is used and taken orally with warm water. In acupoint application treatment, and are the main herbal medicines for the external application at Shenque (CV 8) and Baihui (GV 20). All of the above therapies are used in combination to co-achieve the effect of regaining consciousness, opening orifices and benefiting the intelligence. The clinical therapeutic effect of this comprehensive therapy is significant.
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Humans , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Cerebral Palsy , Therapeutics , Herbal Medicine , Plant Preparations , Therapeutic UsesABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore the rules of acupoint selection and drug use in treatment of hypertension with acupoint application therapy.@*METHODS@#The articles of the clinical research of hypertension treated with acupoint application therapy were retrieved from Chinese journal full-text database (CNKI), VIP database (VIP) and Wanfang databases from the time of establishment to January 20, 2019. The database was set up with Microsoft Excel 2010. Using the cloud platform of the ancient and modern medicine record, the frequency statistical and clustering analyses were conducted.@*RESULTS@#A total of 117 articles were collected, including 191 prescriptions, 60 aucpoints and 236 kinds of herbal drugs. It was found in the frequency statistical analysis that the top 6 acupoints in use frequency were Yongquan (KI 1), Quchi (LI 11), Taichong (LR 3), Shenque (CV 8), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Neiguan (PC 6). According to the correlation analysis, corresponding to these top 6 acupoints, the pairs of acupoints were Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Yongquan (KI 1), Shenque (CV 8) and Yongquan (KI 1), Neiguan (PC 6) and Yongquan (KI 1), Zusanli (ST 36) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Neiguan (PC 6) with Yongquan (KI 1), as well as Yongquan (KI 1) and Neiguan (PC 6) with Sanyinjiao (SP 6). The dominant meridians were the kidney meridian, the conception vessel and the bladder meridian. The special acupoints referred to -source point, -connecting point, back- point and front- point. The top 3 herbal drugs in use frequency included , and . The herbs used were mainly warm and slight cold in nature and neutral in property. The frequencies of the drug use were similar in the application for cold and heat purposes. The common flavors of the herbal medicines were pungent, sweat and bitter and the liver, kidney and spleen meridians were generally involved in meridian tropism.@*CONCLUSION@#In treatment of hypertension with acupoint application therapy, the commonly used single acupoint is Yongquan (KI 1), which is generally combined with Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shenque (CV 8), Neiguan (PC 6) and Zusanli (ST 36). The correlation is emphasized on the application of special acupoints, meridian points and organs. The vesicatory herbal drugs are predominant in the drug use. In generally, this therapy embodies the treatment principles as tonifying for the deficiency and reducing for the excess, as well as balancing of cold and heat.
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Humans , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Hypertension , Therapeutics , MeridiansABSTRACT
Based on the data mining of the clinical application of acupoint application therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), combined with the clinical practice and modern research on acupoint application, the technical specification (draft) of clinical application of acupoint application therapy of TCM was formed after repeated demonstration by experts from the external treatment branch. It includes clinical indications, contraindications, pre-medication evaluation, pretreatment before medication, acupoint application method, dosage, frequency, time, precautions, adverse reactions and countermeasures, etc. This paper is expected to standardize the application of acupoint application therapy of TCM, improve its curative effect and reduce the adverse reactions.
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Objective To systematically evaluate the curative effect and safety of treating winter diseases in summer acupoint application therapy for asthma in children.Methods The domestic and international databases were retrieved till Feb 2017.The randomized controlled trials about treatment of treating winter diseases in summer acupoint application therapy for children with asthma were identified.The methodology quality of included trials was assessed.Results A total of 3 RCT involving 146 patients were included.The compositions of Chinese medicines and acupuncture points used were quite diverse,which inhibited us to conduct meta-analysis.The methodological quality of included RCT was generally lower.The results showed that treating winter diseases in summer acupoint application therapy might have advantage in reducing asthma acute attack times and improving clinical symptoms and respiratory function.Conclusion treating winter diseases in summer acupoint sticking therapy for asthma in children may have some advantages,however,due to the lack of a number of trials and poor methodology quality,the claimed benefits of treating winter diseases in summer acupoint sticking therapy for for children with asthma are inconclusive;more rigorous studies are warranted to support clinical practice.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of moxibustion plus acupoint application of Chinese herbal medicine in preventing and treating gastrointestinal reactions during chemotherapy for breast cancer. Method One hundred patients with breast cancer of stomach deficiency cold type were randomly allocated to two groups. The treatment group received moxibustion plus acupoint application of Chinese herbal medicine based on conventional treatment of western medicine and the control group, conventional treatment of Western medicine. Result Comparison of nausea and vomiting incidences and severities from the beginning day of chemotherapy to three days after it and constipation incidences and severities during three days after chemotherapy between the two groups of patients showed that the results were better in the treatment group than in the control group;there were statistically significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Moxibustion plus acupoint application of Chinese herbal medicine can effectively prevent and treat gastrointestinal reactions during chemotherapy for breast cancer. The method is convenient.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical curative effect of Liuwei Nengxiao capsules combined with acupoint application for functional constipation. Methods According to the order of treatment, 105 patients with functional constipation were divided into combined treatment group, Liuwei Nengxiao group and acupoint application group with random number table, 35 cases in each group. Combined treatment group was treated with both Liuwei Nengxiao capsules orally taking and Tongbian Fang acupoint application in Shenque. Liuwei Nengxiao group was treated with Liuwei Nengxiao capsules alone, and acupoint application group was treated with Tongbian Fang acupoint application in Shenque alone. The course of treatment lasted for 10 days. The symptom scores were assessed before and after treatment, to evaluate the efficacy. Results The symptom scores of the three groups all decreased after treatment (P<0.05). The total effective rates of combined treatment group, Liuwei Nengxiao group and acupoint application group were 100%(35/35), 94.3% (33/35) and 88.6% (31/35), respectively, and the clinical effect of combined treatment group was better than that of other two groups (P<0.01). Conclusion The clinical effect of Liuwei Nengxiao capsules combined with acupoint application in treating functional constipation is superior to that of separate applications.
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This study was aimed to investigate the effective on BODE index and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptom scores with acupoint application therapy for patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in stabilization period of lung-spleen qi-deficiency syndrome. A total of 120 cases of inpatients and out-patients of the stable phase of COPD with TCM syndromes of lung-spleen qi-deficiency were selected. Conven-tional therapy was used in the treatment. All patients were divided into four groups, which are the hyperthermia plus acupoint application group, simple acupoint application group, simple hyperthermia group and blank control group. Each group contained 30 cases. All patients were given 6-week treatment. And the BODE index and TCM symptom scores were observed pre-treatment and post-treatment. The results showed that the BODE index was im-proved in the hyperthermia plus acupoint application group and the simple hyperthermia group. Symptoms of coughing, phlegm, wheezing, shortness of breath were reduced in all hyperthermia plus acupoint application group, simple acupoint application group and simple hyperthermia group. Symptoms of abdominal distention, spontaneous perspiration, easy to catch cold and cold sensation on the back were reduced in the group of hyperthermia plus acupoint application. Symptoms of spontaneous perspiration, easy to catch cold and cold sensation on the back can be improved in the group with simple hyperthermia. The symptom of spontaneous perspiration was improved in the group of simple acupoint application. It was concluded that acupuncture point application in combination with hy-perthermia therapy can significantly improve symptoms and quality of life, improve exercise tolerance in patients.