Establishing a concise disease-syndrome differentiation and treatment system--the primary work for the modernization of Chinese medicine / 中国中西医结合杂志

The priority of the modernization of Chinese medicine at present is the standardization of Chinese medicine practice, including syndrome differentiation, disease diagnosis, standardized therapeutic program, etc. For this reason, the primary work is to establish a concise disease-syndrome differentiation and treatment system (CDSDTS) under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory, holding the core advantages and effectiveness of Chinese medicine, and aiming at creating a simplified theoretical and practical program facilitating for operation and spreading. It is not a mere simplification or careless reduction, but a normalized program of treatment according to the essence of Chinese medicine. Although the therapeutic effect might be somewhat lost, it can be widely approved, thereby, it would make contributions for the inheritance and development of Chinese medicine.

Effects of scalp penetration acupuncture on plasma endothelin (ET) and calcitonin related peptide (CGRP) contents in the patient of acute intracerebral hemorrhage / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the mechanism of scalp penetration acupuncture treating acute cerebral hemorrhage (ACH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The treatment group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30) were treated with the same basic therapy, but scalp penetration acupuncture was added to the treatment group. Changes of plasma ET and CGRP contents were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment for 14 days, the content of plasma ET in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.01). Moreover, the content of plasma CGRP was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Scalp penetration acupuncture is able to improve the prognosis of the patient with ACH by means of regulating the contents of plasma ET and CGRP.</p>