Multicentral randomized controlled trials of acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12) for treatment of peptic ulcer / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12) for treatment of peptic ulcer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two hundred and seventy-six cases enrolled were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a control group, 138 cases in the acupuncture group were treated with deep needling at Zhongwan (CV 12) with a long needle, and 138 cases in the control group were treated with climetidine. The therapeutic effects were evaluated by clinical symptoms and gastroscopy. They were investigated for 6 weeks.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The acupuncture group was better than the control group in rapid alleviation of stomachache and improvement of appetite (P < 0.05). The total effective rate was 90.6% in the acupuncture group and 88.4% in the control group with no significant difference (P > 0.05). The symptoms improved significantly in the two groups (P < 0.01), but with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect of gastroscopy (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12) has a reliable therapeutic effect on peptic ulcer.</p>

On key role of acupoints in elongated needle therapy / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study on characteristics and application of key acupoints in Elongated Needle Therapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Probe into method of determining key acupoints and their clinical application from characteristics of channels, characteristics of acupoints, position of diseases, pathogenesis, syndromes and other aspects.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Establishment of the theory of key acupoints of enlongated needle therapy reflects the principle of "fewer but better" in acupoint selection of enlongated needle therapy, which can reduce pain of the patient and increase the therapeutic</p>