Main Chemical Constituents and Modern Pharmacological Action of Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus： A Review / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus （SCF）， a commonly used clinical Chinese medicine， is rich in chemical components， including lignans， volatile oils， polysaccharides， organic acids， terpenoids， and flavonoids. It has a high medicinal value， which is manifested in the treatment of palpitation， insomnia， spontaneous perspiration， internal heat， consumptive thirst， fluid injury， chronic cough， asthma， frequent urination， enuresis， nocturnal emission， chronic diarrhea， etc. Modern pharmacological studies have found that SCF has sedative， hypnotic， brain invigorating， analgesic， anticonvulsant， and antidepressant effects in the central nervous system. In the digestive system， it can regulate gastrointestinal motility and protect the liver. In the immune system， it is effective in resisting tumors and human immunodeficiency virus （HIV）， and also potent in protecting the cardiovascular system， lung and kidney， reducing blood sugar， promoting reproduction， inhibiting bacteria， resisting hyperprolactinemia and osteoporosis， and protecting against embryo damage and retina injury. This study reviewed the available research on clinical pharmacological effects of SCF in recent years and provided ideas for further research on SCF and theoretical basis for its rational development and utilization， which was of great guiding significance in clinical disease treatment.

Briefs of Japanese acupuncture-moxibustion works of Chinese translation version in modern times / 中国针灸

The authors collected 25 Japanese acupuncture-moxibustion works of Chinese translation version in modern times (1912-1960) and investigated them from 3 aspects, named the study on the mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion, the explanation of basic theory and clinical treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion. Generally speaking, Japanese acupuncture-moxibustion works of Chinese translation version explained the mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion in terms of the theory of western medicine rather than traditional one. It proposed the study on the phenomenon of meridian and collateral, which absorbed the anatomic knowledge of western medicine in the discussion on meridians, collaterals and acupoints; introduced diagnostic methods and techniques of acupuncture and moxibustion and adopted the classification of western medicine system and the diseases in western medicine to discuss the treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion. All of these reflect the academic characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan at those times and the position of Chinese scholars, by which the Japanese medical works were introduced for the academic innovation.

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.

Enfoque desde la ciencia post-normal de la epizootia fiebre aftosa / A post-normal scientific look at aphthous fever as an epizootic disease

Este trabajo pretende analizar la epizootia de fiebre aftosa del invierno británico de 2001 desde el enfoque de la ciencia post-normal. Serán analizadas las participaciones de los diferentes actores sociales y las interacciones de las categorías: confianza, gobernanza, incertidumbre, valores e intereses. Todos estos factores formaron parte de una crisis que, por un lado, conjugó los intereses políticos de un gobierno en campaña electoral junto con los intereses económicos de un estado miembro de la Unión Europea y por el otro, los intereses de la población afectada junto con todos aquellos problemas relacionados con la salud y el medio ambiente. Las medidas tomadas para detener esta enfermedad 'económica' se transformaron en un verdadero experimento heterogéneo a gran escala social, un fenómeno típico de la modernidad que exige nuevas formas de abordar la ciencia y los procesos decisorios

This article aims at analyzing foot-and-mouth disease in the 2001 British winter according to post-normal science. We have analyzed the participation of different social agents and the interaction among the following categories: trust, reliability, administrative capacity, uncertainty, values and objectives. All these factors were part of a crisis that, on one hand assembled the political objectives of a government during campaign and the economic objectives of a European Union country, and on the other hand the needs of the population, affected by all the problems related to health and the environment. The steps taken to hold up this 'economic' disease became a really heterogeneous experiment in a large social scale, a typical phenomenon in modern times that demands new approaches to science and decision-making processes.