First discrimination of the meanings of the seven words relevant with acupuncture in Huangdi Nei- jing (Yellow Emnerors Internal Classic) / 中国针灸

Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic) is the earliest medical classic work existing at present in Chinese medical treasures and is the foundation of TCM. It not only contains rich medical words, but also supplements the new meanings of seven words, i. e. Wang, Xiu, Yuan, Fang, Xu, Jiu and Bian for removing needle, retaining needling, reinforcing technique, reducing technique, slow needling, moxibustion and stone-needle puncturing, respectively.

Comparison of Differentiation of Syndromes by Zang-fu Viscera of Diseases between Ancient and Modern Times / 中华中医药杂志

Take the common diseases of TCM as the objects such as cough,retention of phlegm and morbid fluid,vomiting,diarrhea,diabetes,edema,stranguria,abdominal mass,jaundice,and consumption,the inherits and the differences in zang-fu syndromes of diseases between ancient time and now were inspected.As a result,a big difference has been appeared in zang-fu syndromes in distribution of same disease between ancient time and now.It mainly displays in: The quantity of zang-fu localizations of disease attribute is different;it has diversity on specific zang-fu organs in syndrome differentiation of disease;the main connected zang-fu organs are different;natures of zang-fu syndromes are different.It has the vital significance to profoundly understand the essence of treatment based on syndrome differentiation through out promulgating the tremendous changes of zang-fu syndrome differentiation of diseases between ancient and modern times.

Effect of ginseng stem-leaf saponin on mice's brain aging / 中成药

Objective: To study ginseng stem leaf saponin's effect on brain aging. Methods: The natural aging mice were adopted, divided randomly groups by weight and fed with ginseng stem leaf saponiu for three months, learning and memory ability of mice, the content of MDA and the action of MAO B of brain tissue were determined. The mice was fed with drugs for 40 days, the action of SOD and GSH Px of brain tissues were determined. Bissecting and fecthing the brain of the adult and aging rats and preparing brain chondriosomes and microsomes, and MDA content of brain chondriosomes and microsomes by the method of Fe 2+ cysteine inducing oxidation reduction reaction were determined. Results: Ginseng stem leaf saponin can increase learning and memory ability of aging mice, decrease the content of lipid peroxide and inhibit the action of MAO B of brain tissues; increase the action of SOD and GSH Px of brain tissues; and also inhibit the content of LPO induced oxidation reduction reaction by Fe 2+ cysteine in brain chondriosomes and microsomes of the adult and aging rats. Conclusion:Ginseng stem leaf saponin can protect brain function and postpone brain aging by decreasing free radical's damage and increasing action of GSH Px and SOD of brain tissue.