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  • efficacy of assisted treatment of thumb tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method for herpes zoster of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian
    Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2019
    Co-Authors: Xuanxuan Zhu, Peibei Duan
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy difference between thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method plus medication and medication alone for herpes zoster (HZ) of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type. METHODS According to random number table method, 60 patients with HZ of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. All the patients were treated with oral valaciclovir hydrochloride dispersible tablets (0.3 g per time, twice per day), mecobalamin tablets (0.5 mg per time, three times a day) and vitamin B1 (10 mg per time, three times a day) for 15 days. In addition, the patients in the observation group were treated with thumb-tack acupuncture at area 1 cm outside the herpes, with an interval of 3 cm between thumb-tack needles. The thumb-tack acupuncture was given once every 3 days, retained for 48 h, with an interval of 1 day between treatments, and totally 5 treatments were given. The index of herpetic evaluation (stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time), visual analogue scale (VAS), serum immune-related factors (IgG, IgM, IgA) and serum inflammatory factors (IL-4, IL-17, TNF-α, TGF-β1) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS After treatment, the stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (all P 0.05), but the difference before and after treatment in the observation group was superior to that in the control group (P<0.05). Compared before treatment, the levels of serum immune-related factors IgG, IgM, IgA were increased in the two groups after treatment (all P<0.05), and the levels in the observation group after treatment were higher than those in the control group (all P<0.05). Compared before treatment, the levels of serum inflammatory factors IL-4, IL-17, TNF-α, TGF-β1 were reduced in the two groups after treatment (all P<0.05), and the levels in the observation group after treatment were lower than those in the control group (all P<0.05). CONCLUSION The thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method plus medication have the advantages of rapid onset and analgesic effect for HZ of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type, which could also improve serum immune-related factors and reduce inflammatory reaction.

  • Efficacy of assisted treatment of thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method for herpes zoster of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian
    Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2019
    Co-Authors: Xuanxuan Zhu, Peibei Duan
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy difference between thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method plus medication and medication alone for herpes zoster (HZ) of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type. METHODS According to random number table method, 60 patients with HZ of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. All the patients were treated with oral valaciclovir hydrochloride dispersible tablets (0.3 g per time, twice per day), mecobalamin tablets (0.5 mg per time, three times a day) and vitamin B1 (10 mg per time, three times a day) for 15 days. In addition, the patients in the observation group were treated with thumb-tack acupuncture at area 1 cm outside the herpes, with an interval of 3 cm between thumb-tack needles. The thumb-tack acupuncture was given once every 3 days, retained for 48 h, with an interval of 1 day between treatments, and totally 5 treatments were given. The index of herpetic evaluation (stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time), visual analogue scale (VAS), serum immune-related factors (IgG, IgM, IgA) and serum inflammatory factors (IL-4, IL-17, TNF-α, TGF-β1) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS After treatment, the stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (all P 0.05), but the difference before and after treatment in the observation group was superior to that in the control group (P

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  • Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture of five Shu-points of the Liver Meridian combined with bloodletting for depression patients and concomitant changes of blood rheology
    Acupuncture Research, 2012
    Co-Authors: Hongwu Xie, Chun-yan Bai, Yun-e Song, Xi Tang
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    Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture of five Shu-points of the Liver Meridian plus bloodletting for depression patients and its effect on hemorheology.Methods Thirty depression outpatients were randomly and equally divided into medication and acupuncture+bloodletting groups.Patients of the medication group were treated with Fluoxetine(20 mg/d,PO.in the morning) and those of the acupuncture+bloodletting group treated by acupuncture of Xingjian(LR 2),Taichong(LR 3),Zhongfeng(LR 4) and Ququan(LR 5) first,followed by pricking Dadun(LR 1) to let a little bit of blood out.The treatment was given once every other day,two months altogether.The therapeutic effect was assessed by using Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(HAMD) and the Clinical Global Impression Scale for Severity of Illness(CGI-SI) before and 1,2,4,6,and 8 weeks after the treatment,respectively.Changes of hemorheology were detected by using a blood rheology detector.Results Of the 15 outpatients in both medication and acupuncture+bloodletting groups,6(40.00%)and 6(40.00%)were cured basically,5(33.34%) and 4(26.67%) experienced marked improvement,2(13.33%)and 3(20.00%)were improved,and 2(13.33%) and 2(13.33%)invalid,respectively.No significant difference was found between the two groups in the therapeutic effect(P0.05).On the 6th and 8th weeks of the treatment,the CGI-SI score of the acupuncture+bloodletting group was significantly lower than that of the medication group(P0.05),suggesting a better therapeutic effect of the acupuncture+bloodletting group.The low and high shear viscosity of whole blood,erythrocyte aggregation index and rigidity index,and fibrinogen levels of the two groups were decreased significantly after the treatment(P0.05).No significant difference was found between the two groups in the changes of hemorheology indexes following the treatment(P0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture of the five Shu-points of the Liver Meridian combined with bloodletting is effective in relieving depression symptoms and improving blood rheology in depression patients.

  • correlation between the Liver Meridian and the frontal lobe in depression by needling at taichong lv3 a resting state fmri study
    Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hongwu Xie
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    OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanism of depression treatment by needling at Taichong (LV3) and the correlation between the Liver Meridian and the frontal lobe. METHODS Forty-two patients with moderate depression at the first attack in line with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed) by American Psychiatric Association were assigned to the fluoxetine group, the needling + fluoxetine group, and the needling group, 14 in each. The therapeutic course for them all was one month. Resting fMRI scanning was performed before and after treatment using 3.0 T magnetic resonance. Data were analyzed using fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (fALFF). Paired t-test was used for comparison. Correlation analysis was performed in the fALFF images after treatment and Hamilton's depression scale. RESULTS Compared with before treatment, fALFF values in the left frontal lobe (BA6, BA9, BA48), the right frontal lobe (BA4, BA46), the bilateral inferior parietal lobules (BA40, BA48), the precuneus (BA7), the posterior cingutate (BA31), the left occipital lobe (BA17), and the right occipital lobe (BA18) of the needling +fluoxetine group were lowered (P<0.05). fALFF values in the right inferior parietal lobule (BA40) and the right occipital lobe (BA17) of the fluoxetine group were lowered (P<0.05). fALFF values in the left frontal lobe (BA10), the right frontal lobe (BA45), the left occipital lobe (BA19), the right occipital lobe (BA17), the left precuneus (BA7), and the posterior cingutate (BA31) were lowered in the needling group (P<0.05). Hamilton's depression scale was positively correlated with the fALFF value in the left frontal lobe of the needling +fluoxetine group and the needling group, while Hamilton's depression scale was positively correlated with the fALFF value in the left middle frontal gyrus, the left parietal lobe, and the left occipital lobe in the fluoxetine group. CONCLUSIONS Combination of needling and antidepressive agents was superior to needling or antidepressive agents alone. Changes of the frontal lobe functions were correlated with the severity of depression. More extensive correlation existed between the Liver Meridian and the frontal lobe, which might be the antidepressive mechanism of needling Taichong (LV3).

  • Correlation between the Liver Meridian and the frontal lobe in depression by needling at taichong (LV3): a resting-state fMRI study
    Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine, 2011
    Co-Authors: Hongwu Xie
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanism of depression treatment by needling at Taichong (LV3) and the correlation between the Liver Meridian and the frontal lobe. METHODS Forty-two patients with moderate depression at the first attack in line with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed) by American Psychiatric Association were assigned to the fluoxetine group, the needling + fluoxetine group, and the needling group, 14 in each. The therapeutic course for them all was one month. Resting fMRI scanning was performed before and after treatment using 3.0 T magnetic resonance. Data were analyzed using fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (fALFF). Paired t-test was used for comparison. Correlation analysis was performed in the fALFF images after treatment and Hamilton's depression scale. RESULTS Compared with before treatment, fALFF values in the left frontal lobe (BA6, BA9, BA48), the right frontal lobe (BA4, BA46), the bilateral inferior parietal lobules (BA40, BA48), the precuneus (BA7), the posterior cingutate (BA31), the left occipital lobe (BA17), and the right occipital lobe (BA18) of the needling +fluoxetine group were lowered (P

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  • Comparison of the effects of the intervention with electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup on blood perfusion at Meridian points
    Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2018
    Co-Authors: Yitao Wang, Guangjun Wang
    Abstract:

    To observe the impacts of the intervention with electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup on blood perfusion (BP) at Meridian points and explore the approach of accurate measurement and regulation of Meridian qi and blood balance in "precise acupuncture". The laser Doppler line scanner (LDLS) was used to measure BP at bilateral yuan-primary points at the pericardium Meridian, the triple energizer Meridian, the gallbladder Meridian and the Liver Meridian (small cycle of jueyin to shaoyang Meridians) at 31 healthy receptors. The bias ratio of blood perfusion (BPBR) deviated to the reference value was calculated. The electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup were used in the intervention at the he-sea points of the affected Meridians in which BPBR was relatively higher at the yuan-primary points. The electric thermal bian stone therapy was used when BPBR was less than -30% and the air suction cupping therapy was used when BPBR was higher than 30%. BP was measured twice before intervention and it was measured separately at the moment after intervention and in 20 min after intervention. The means of BP before and after intervention and the change ratio of blood perfusion (BPCR) before intervention, at the moment after intervention and 20 min after intervention were calculated. 1. After the intervention of electric thermal bian stone, BP mean was increased from (103.51±41.21) PU to (121.97±56.22) PU (P<0.05). Before intervention, at the moment after intervention and 20 min after intervention, separately, BRCR were (-0.58±16.18)%, (23.58±48.85) % and (25.62±65.89) %. BPCR at the moment after treatment was increased significantly as compared with that before intervention (P<0.01). The difference was not significant in 20 min after intervention and before intervention (P>0.05), but the change ratio was highly remained. 2. After intervention with air suction cup, BP mean was reduced from (194.83±81.14) PU to (173.88±88.26) PU. Before intervention, at the moment after intervention and 20 min after intervention, separately, BPCR were (7.62±30.49)%, (-12.12±18.20)% and (-14.35±21.25)%. BPCR at the moment after intervention and in 20 min after intervention were significantly different from that before intervention (both P<0.01). . The electric thermal bian stone increases the blood flow at the yuan-primary point when acting on the he-sea point of the same Meridian. The influence of the air suction cup is opposite.

  • Comparison of the effects of the intervention with electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup on blood perfusion at Meridian points
    Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2018
    Co-Authors: Peng-na Zhao, Guangjun Wang, Fei-fei Gu, Chao-zheng Li, Yanping Wang, Weibo Zhang
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE: To observe the impacts of the intervention with electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup on blood perfusion (BP) at Meridian points and explore the approach of accurate measurement and regulation of Meridian qi and blood balance in "precise acupuncture". METHODS: The laser Doppler line scanner (LDLS) was used to measure BP at bilateral yuan-primary points at the pericardium Meridian, the triple energizer Meridian, the gallbladder Meridian and the Liver Meridian (small cycle of jueyin to shaoyang Meridians) at 31 healthy receptors. The bias ratio of blood perfusion (BPBR) deviated to the reference value was calculated. The electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup were used in the intervention at the he-sea points of the affected Meridians in which BPBR was relatively higher at the yuan-primary points. The electric thermal bian stone therapy was used when BPBR was less than -30% and the air suction cupping therapy was used when BPBR was higher than 30%. BP was measured twice before intervention and it was measured separately at the moment after intervention and in 20 min after intervention. The means of BP before and after intervention and the change ratio of blood perfusion (BPCR) before intervention, at the moment after intervention and 20 min after intervention were calculated. RESULTS: 1. After the intervention of electric thermal bian stone, BP mean was increased from (103.51±41.21) PU to (121.97±56.22) PU (P 0.05), but the change ratio was highly remained. 2. After intervention with air suction cup, BP mean was reduced from (194.83±81.14) PU to (173.88±88.26) PU. Before intervention, at the moment after intervention and 20 min after intervention, separately, BPCR were (7.62±30.49)%, (-12.12±18.20)% and (-14.35±21.25)%. BPCR at the moment after intervention and in 20 min after intervention were significantly different from that before intervention (both P

Xuanxuan Zhu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • efficacy of assisted treatment of thumb tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method for herpes zoster of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian
    Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2019
    Co-Authors: Xuanxuan Zhu, Peibei Duan
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy difference between thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method plus medication and medication alone for herpes zoster (HZ) of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type. METHODS According to random number table method, 60 patients with HZ of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. All the patients were treated with oral valaciclovir hydrochloride dispersible tablets (0.3 g per time, twice per day), mecobalamin tablets (0.5 mg per time, three times a day) and vitamin B1 (10 mg per time, three times a day) for 15 days. In addition, the patients in the observation group were treated with thumb-tack acupuncture at area 1 cm outside the herpes, with an interval of 3 cm between thumb-tack needles. The thumb-tack acupuncture was given once every 3 days, retained for 48 h, with an interval of 1 day between treatments, and totally 5 treatments were given. The index of herpetic evaluation (stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time), visual analogue scale (VAS), serum immune-related factors (IgG, IgM, IgA) and serum inflammatory factors (IL-4, IL-17, TNF-α, TGF-β1) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS After treatment, the stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (all P 0.05), but the difference before and after treatment in the observation group was superior to that in the control group (P<0.05). Compared before treatment, the levels of serum immune-related factors IgG, IgM, IgA were increased in the two groups after treatment (all P<0.05), and the levels in the observation group after treatment were higher than those in the control group (all P<0.05). Compared before treatment, the levels of serum inflammatory factors IL-4, IL-17, TNF-α, TGF-β1 were reduced in the two groups after treatment (all P<0.05), and the levels in the observation group after treatment were lower than those in the control group (all P<0.05). CONCLUSION The thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method plus medication have the advantages of rapid onset and analgesic effect for HZ of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type, which could also improve serum immune-related factors and reduce inflammatory reaction.

  • Efficacy of assisted treatment of thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method for herpes zoster of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian
    Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2019
    Co-Authors: Xuanxuan Zhu, Peibei Duan
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy difference between thumb-tack acupuncture with surrounding needling method plus medication and medication alone for herpes zoster (HZ) of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type. METHODS According to random number table method, 60 patients with HZ of stagnated heat in Liver Meridian type were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. All the patients were treated with oral valaciclovir hydrochloride dispersible tablets (0.3 g per time, twice per day), mecobalamin tablets (0.5 mg per time, three times a day) and vitamin B1 (10 mg per time, three times a day) for 15 days. In addition, the patients in the observation group were treated with thumb-tack acupuncture at area 1 cm outside the herpes, with an interval of 3 cm between thumb-tack needles. The thumb-tack acupuncture was given once every 3 days, retained for 48 h, with an interval of 1 day between treatments, and totally 5 treatments were given. The index of herpetic evaluation (stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time), visual analogue scale (VAS), serum immune-related factors (IgG, IgM, IgA) and serum inflammatory factors (IL-4, IL-17, TNF-α, TGF-β1) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups. RESULTS After treatment, the stopping time of herpes, scarring time, decrustation time in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (all P 0.05), but the difference before and after treatment in the observation group was superior to that in the control group (P

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  • Comparison of the effects of the intervention with electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup on blood perfusion at Meridian points
    Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2018
    Co-Authors: Peng-na Zhao, Guangjun Wang, Fei-fei Gu, Chao-zheng Li, Yanping Wang, Weibo Zhang
    Abstract:

    OBJECTIVE: To observe the impacts of the intervention with electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup on blood perfusion (BP) at Meridian points and explore the approach of accurate measurement and regulation of Meridian qi and blood balance in "precise acupuncture". METHODS: The laser Doppler line scanner (LDLS) was used to measure BP at bilateral yuan-primary points at the pericardium Meridian, the triple energizer Meridian, the gallbladder Meridian and the Liver Meridian (small cycle of jueyin to shaoyang Meridians) at 31 healthy receptors. The bias ratio of blood perfusion (BPBR) deviated to the reference value was calculated. The electric thermal bian stone and air suction cup were used in the intervention at the he-sea points of the affected Meridians in which BPBR was relatively higher at the yuan-primary points. The electric thermal bian stone therapy was used when BPBR was less than -30% and the air suction cupping therapy was used when BPBR was higher than 30%. BP was measured twice before intervention and it was measured separately at the moment after intervention and in 20 min after intervention. The means of BP before and after intervention and the change ratio of blood perfusion (BPCR) before intervention, at the moment after intervention and 20 min after intervention were calculated. RESULTS: 1. After the intervention of electric thermal bian stone, BP mean was increased from (103.51±41.21) PU to (121.97±56.22) PU (P 0.05), but the change ratio was highly remained. 2. After intervention with air suction cup, BP mean was reduced from (194.83±81.14) PU to (173.88±88.26) PU. Before intervention, at the moment after intervention and 20 min after intervention, separately, BPCR were (7.62±30.49)%, (-12.12±18.20)% and (-14.35±21.25)%. BPCR at the moment after intervention and in 20 min after intervention were significantly different from that before intervention (both P