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Effects and Mechanisms of Needle Pricking Therapy and Rotating-pulling Manipulation on Blood Velocity of Patients with Vertebral Artery Type of Cervical Spondylosis

Objective： To compare the effects of needle pricking therapy plus rotating-pulling manipulation and rotating-pulling manipulation on blood velocity, angiokinesis, and blood viscosity in patients with vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis （CSA）, and discuss its mechanisms. Methods： 216 patients were randomly divided into 2 groups according to numeric representation, 108 cases in the treatment group were treated by needle pricking therapy plus rotating pulling manipulation, and 108 cases in the control group were treated by rotating pulling manipulation. The peak systolic blood velocity （Vpeak）, end diastolic blood velocity （Vmin）, pulsatile index （PI） and resistant index （RI） of the bilateral vertebral arteries （VA） and basilar arteries （BA） were examined by transcranial doppler sonography （TCD）. The values of whole blood apparent viscosity and plasma viscosity of both groups were recorded. The indexes before and after treatment of both groups were compared. Results： The therapeutic effects of the above-mentioned indexes of the treatment group were significantly superior to those of the control group （P〈0.05）. In comparison with pre-treatment, the whole blood apparent viscosity （high, medium and low shear rates） and plasma viscosity of the treatment group post-treatment were obviously reduced （P〈0.01, P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Needle pricking therapy combined with pulling-rotating manipulation can significantly improve VATCS patients＇ clinical symptoms, which may be closely related to its effects in lowering vascular blood resistance and blood viscosity and increasing cerebral blood supply.

Prick-bloodletting combined with cupping on the back for 52 cases of acne

Objective To introduce the experience of professor YIN Ke-jing in selecting reaction points on taiyang meridian on the back for acne. Methods Positive reaction points on taiyang meridian of the medial border of scapulae on the both sides of the back were selected for prick-bloodletting combined with cupping, and the treatment was conducted once every three days,3 treatments as one course of treatment and 2–3 courses of treatment were needed. Results After treatment for two courses of treatment, the total effective rate of the 52 patients was 96.2%. Conclusion The application of the theory of corresponding meridian of meridians and collaterals in treatment of acne made the treatment simple and convenient; with less acupoints selected, rapid effect and definite clinical efficacy, this method is worthy of being generalized.

Professor Yu Hai-bo's clinical experience in treating acute attack of hemorrhoids with acupuncture-moxibustion

Hemorrhoid refers to soft vein mass formed by varicosity of submucosal veins around the end of the rectum and subcutanceous veins of the anal canal. It is the most common anorectal disease. This article summarized the regular patterns, features and advantages of Professor Yu Hai-Bo＇s acupuncture-moxibustion therapy for hemorrhoids, in order to guide the acupuncture treatment for hemorrhoids.

Clinical observation on pricking at Sìfèng (四缝 EX-UE 10) combined with Chinese herbs for infantile malnutrition

Objective To explore the best clinical treatment for infantile malnutrition. Methods Three hundred and forty-three patients were randomly divided into a pricking at Sìfèng （四缝 EX-UE 10） group （priking group, n=105）, a Chinese herbs group （n=85） and a pricking and Chinese herbs group （n=153）. The improvements of the clinical symptoms of all three groups were evaluated after the treatment. Results The results of these treatments for all the patients were satisfying. The effective rate of the pricking and Chinese herbs group, which was 98.7 % （151/153）, was superior to that of 94.3 % （99/105） （P0.05） in the pricking group and 91.8% （78/85） in the Chinese herbs group （P0.01）, while no differences in effective rate were found between the pricking group and the Chinese herbs group （P0.05）. Conclusion The pricking at Sìfèng （四缝 EX-UE 10） combined with Chinese herbs is the best treatment for infantile malnutrition.

Ultrafast spectroscopy studies on the mechanism of electron transfer and energy conversion in the isolated pseudo ginseng,water hyacinth and spinach chloroplasts

The spectroscopy characteristics and the fluorescence lifetime for the chloroplasts isolated from the pseudo ginseng, water hyacinth and spinach plant leaves have been studied by absorption spectra, low temperature steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy and single photon counting measurement under the same conditions and by the same methods. The similarity of the absorption spectra for the chloroplasts at room temperature suggests that different plants can efficiently absorb light of the same wavelength. The fluorescence decays in PS II measured at the natural QA state for the chloroplasts have been fitted by a three-exponential kinetic model. The three fluorescence lifetimes are 30, 274 and 805 ps for the pseudo ginseng chloroplast; 138, 521 and 1494 ps for the water hyacinth chloroplast; 197, 465 and 1459 ps for the spinach chloroplast, respectively. The slow lifetime fluorescence component is assigned to a collection of associated light harvesting Chl a/b proteins, the fast lifetime component to the reaction center of PS II and the middle lifetime component to the delay fluorescence of recombination of P+ 680 and Pheo-. The excitation energy conversion efficiency(η) in PS II RC is defined and calculated on the basis of the 20 ps electron transfer time constant model, 60%, 87% and 91% for the pseudo ginseng, water hyacinth and spinach chloroplasts, respectively. This interesting result is in unconformity with what is assumed to be 100% efficiency in PS II RC. Our result in this work stands in line with the 20 ps electron transfer time constant in PS II rather sound and the water hyacinth plant grows slower than the spinach plant does as envisaged on the efficiency. But, our results predict that those plants can perform highly efficient transfer of photo-excitation energy from the light-harvesting pigment system to the reaction center (closely to 100%). The conclusion contained in this paper reveals the plant growth characteristics expressed in the primary processes of photosynthesis and a relationship between a plant growing rate and its spectroscopy characteristics and fluorescence lifetimes, namely, the slower a plant grows, the less excitation energy conversation efficiency used might be anticipated.