ABSTRACT
After reading the article, Tracing Origin and Development of "Fenglong (ST 40) for Phlegm": Examination and Verification published in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, the authors collected the original evidences also for the effect of Fenglong (ST 40) on phlegm disorders by tracing from 9 ancient books of acupuncture and moxibustion, explored the standardized expressions of its indications and analyzed the changes of its indications. In that article, it was viewed that the effect of Fenglong (ST 40) started to be generalized in treatment of phlegm disorders since the Ming Dynasty. On contrary, we believes that Fenglong (ST 40) works on strengthening the spleen and resolving dampness for the disorders caused by the broad meaning of "phlegm/damp". Based on it, since the Ming Dynasty, the effect of Fenglong (ST 40) is extended specifically for the disorders caused by the visible sputum from the lung, the narrowing mean of "phlegm". Hence, if "Fenglong (ST 40) for phlegm" is considered as an academic point of view, it needs an adequate evidences to expound and prove.
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Acupuncture , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Moxibustion , MucusABSTRACT
From the perspective of academic history, the background and evolution of "Fenglong (ST 40) for phlegm" were systematically summarized. As a result, it was found that in the early period, Fenglong (ST 40) was used for "tangible phlegm" of respiratory tract, but in the later generations, due to the comprehensive effects of various factors, the phlegm treated by Fenglong (ST 40) was generalized. In modern clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion, Fenglong (ST 40) is widely used for phlegm-related diseases. In addition, the knowledge content represented by "Fenglong (ST 40) for phlegm" showed evolution and change in academic heritage of previous dynasties. It is necessary for modern acupuncture researchers to systematically sort out, test and discriminate the habitual knowledge in combination with the background of traditional Chinese medicine, so as to promote the contemporary inheritance and application of traditional acupuncture theory and knowledge.
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Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Moxibustion , Mucus , Respiratory SystemABSTRACT
[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture (EA) for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). [Methods] One hundred and eight cases were randomized into two groups. Sixty NASH patients in EA group (group A) were treated by EA on Fenglong point with needie retaining for 10 min, once per day, breaking for one day after a 6-day treatment and repeating the treatment in the following weeks. Forty-eight in positive control group (group B) were given glucrolactone 0.2 g, tid and atorvastatin Tablets 10 mg, qd for 8 weeks. The therapeutic effect in the two groups was evaluated after treatment and the parameters of hepatic function, blood lipid and hepatic fibrosis, as well as the adverse reaction were observed before and after treatment. [Results] The total effective rate was 91.70% in EA group and 83.30% in the positive control group, the difference being significant (P