Analysis on the academic characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion in YANG Jizhou's Sheng Yu Ge. / 杨继洲《胜玉歌》针灸学术特点探析.

Taking Sheng Yu Ge (Verse on Better-Than-Jade Acupoints) as the object, combining with the notes of Yu Long Ge (Verse on Jade-Dragon Acupoints) by YANG Jizhou and the medical cases of Zhenjiu Dacheng (Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion), the paper introduces the systematic collection of YANG's academic characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion. In Sheng Yu Ge, the diseases are extensively recorded, focusing on pain syndrome. The diagnosis and treatment of acute and critical diseases are specifically described, with high value of clinical application. The theory of meridian and collateral is emphasized and specific point and single-use of acupoint are predominated in acupoint selection. In clinical practice, the great attention is laid to syndrome differentiation and reinforcing and reducing techniques; and acupuncture and moxibustion are equally effective. YANG Jizhou inherits and develops the approaches to acupoint selection explained in Yu Long Ge and enrichs the clinical experience in acupoint selection.

Study on preparation and separation of Konjac oligosaccharides.

To study the preparation and separation of Konjac oligosaccharides, Konjac Glucomannan was degraded by the combination of γ-irradiation and ß-mannanase, and then the degradation product was separated by ultrafiltration. To our interest, for most of Konjac oligosaccharides obtained by this method, the molecular mass was lower than 2200 Da. In addition, the 1000 Da molecular weight cut off membrane could effectively separate the Konjac oligosaccharides. In conclusion, the combination of γ-irradiation and ß-mannanase was an efficient method to obtain Konjac oligosaccharides, and the oligosaccharides of molecular mass lower than 1000 Da could be effectively separated by ultrafiltration.