Verification of the theory of "Lieque (LU 7) for the disorders of the head and neck" based on infrared thermography / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To verify that whether or not through the effects of the externally and internally related meridians in treatment, Lieque (LU 7) is adopted specially for the disorders of the head and neck.@*METHODS@#A total of 36 healthy volunteers were collected from the students of Gansu University of CM and were divided into a Lieque group and a Jingqu group according to the random number table, 18 cases in each one. In the Lieque group, Lieque (LU 7) on the unilateral side was punctured in the subjects. In the Jingqu group, Jingqu (LU 8) was taken as the control because it was located close to Lieque (LU 7) and on the same meridian. Before and after acupuncture in the two groups, separately, the infrared thermography was adopted to determine the temperature changes at the acupoints of the lung meridian of hand-, i.e. Jingqu (LU 8), Lieque (LU 7), Kongzui (LU 6), Chize (LU 5) and Tianfu (LU 3) as well as the acupoints of the large intestine meridian of hand-, i.e., Wenliu (LI 7), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Shouwuli (LI 13) and Binao (LI 14).@*RESULTS@#After acupuncture stimulation at Lieque (LU 7), the temperature at the acupoints of the lung meridian of hand-, i.e. Jingqu (LU 8), Lieque (LU 7), Kongzui (LU 6), Chize (LU 5) and Tianfu (LU 3) and the acupoints of the large intestine meridian of hand-, i.e. Wenliu (LI 7), Shousanli (LI 10), Quchi (LI 11), Shouwuli (LI 13) and Binao (LI 14) was all higher obviously as compared with the temperature before acupuncture stimulation (all 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#For the disorders of the head and neck, acupuncture at Lieque (LU 7) achieves the stimulation and communication of both the lung meridian and the large intestine meridians, so that it is applicable for the disorders of the externally and internally related meridians.

Clinical observation of acupuncture of source connecting points of Lung meridian and Baliao-points for functional constipation / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective Comparison of therapeutic effects among acupuncture and Western Medicine for functional constipation.Methods A total of 90 patients with functional constipation were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group.The treatment group were treated with acupuncture.The control group were treated with the Lactulose.The treatment last three weeks.The Bristol stool form scale (BSFS) and symptom scoring system for constipation (KESS) were assessed before and after the treatment.The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results After treatment,the BSFS (2.7 ± 0.7 vs.2.2 ± 0.8,t=3.684) in the acupuncture group were significantly higher than the control group (P＜0.05).The scores of KESS (15.5 ± 3.6 vs.18.5 ± 4.6,t=-3.509) in the acupuncture group were significantly lower than the control group (P＜0.05).The total effective rate of the treatment group was 86.7％ (39/45),which was better than 66.7％ (30/45) in the control group (x2=5.031,P＜0.05).Conclusions Acupuncture of source connecting points of Lung meridian and Baliao-points can significantly improve constipation symptoms.The therapeutic effects are better than the western medication.

Issues surrounding the Huiyin-vessel and CV1 (Huiyin) / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

In order to address conflicting accounts of the Huiyin-vessel and CV1 (Huiyin) in the Wang Bing version of "Huang-di nei-jing Su Wen", we analyzed the origins of the Huiyin-vessel based on its relationship to hemorrhoids in ancient sources on the topic. Furthermore, by considering the curing methods used by health scholars during the Warring States period in China and hemorrhoid treatments until the Song dynasty, we demonstrated the specificity of the posterior yin (anus) and identified the reason behind moving the location of the Huiyin-vessel. We also clarified the way of determining the location of CV1 (Huiyin) and factors that have until now caused confusion related to CV1 (Huiyin).