Subjective: To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in treatment of acute peripheral facial paralysis. Methods: A total of 80 cases of facial palsy were randomly divided into acupuncture group (n=50) and West...Subjective: To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in treatment of acute peripheral facial paralysis. Methods: A total of 80 cases of facial palsy were randomly divided into acupuncture group (n=50) and Western medicine (control) group (n=30). In acupuncture group, Cuanzhu (BL 2), Sibai (ST 2), Yangbai (GB 14), etc. were punctured, combined with TDP radiation, cupping or administration of Chinese medicinal herbs according to the concrete situations. Acupuncture treatment was given once daily, with 6 days being a therapeutic course, continuously for 4 courses. In control group, patients were treated with intravenous injection of “energy mixture”, dexamethasone, compound Danshen injectio, etc.. Results: After treatment, in acupuncture group, of the 50 cases, 48 were cured and 2 had improvement, with the effective rate being 100%; among them, 12 cases were cured in 7 days, 23 cured in 8～14 days, 10 cured in 15～21 days and 3 cured in 22～28 days. In control group, of the 30 cases, 19 were cured, 8 had improvement and 3 had no apparent changes, with the effective rate being 90%. Of the 19 cured cases, 5 were cured within 8～14 days, 10 cured in 15～21 days and 4 cured in 22～28 days. Conclusion: In treatment of acute periphery facial palsy, acupuncture is obviously superior to Western medicines in the therapeutic effect and cure duration.展开更多
Feeling peaky？Let＇s learn some words on medicine in Chinese.Compared to西医（xi yi）,Western medicine,中医（zhong yi）,traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）,and Chinese herbs seem a little bit mysterious.The character...Feeling peaky？Let＇s learn some words on medicine in Chinese.Compared to西医（xi yi）,Western medicine,中医（zhong yi）,traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）,and Chinese herbs seem a little bit mysterious.The character for＂medicine＂in Chinese has a radical which means herb,probably because药草（yao cao）,Chinese medicinal herbs,are the fundamental elements of中药学（zhong yao xue）.展开更多
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of integrated Chinese and Western Medicine with that of only Western Medicine for the treatment of malignant ascites.METHODS: All randomized controlled trials(January 2004 to March 2...OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of integrated Chinese and Western Medicine with that of only Western Medicine for the treatment of malignant ascites.METHODS: All randomized controlled trials(January 2004 to March 2013) from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and Wanfang Database were searched with keywords. Meta-analysis was conducted by combining the odds ratios of the individual studies. Review Manager 5.0 was used for the analysis.RESULTS: One thousand one hundred and fifty-six patients from 19 randomized controlled trails were included. Of them, 630 patients were treated with integrated Chinese and Western Medicine(the integrative group), and 526 patients were treated with Western Medicine alone(the control group). The Meta-analysis showed that the total effective rate was 78.73% in the integrated group, and 59.13% in the control group. The effective percentage was sig-nificantly higher in the integrative group than that of the control group [OR = 2.85, 95% CI(2.16,3.74),P < 0.01].CONCLUSION: The short-term curative effect in the integrative group was better than that in the control group. Integrative medicine may be beneficial for malignant ascites.展开更多
OBJECTIVE： To compare the efficacy of an acu- puncture regimen for persistent allergic rhinitis （PER）, aimed at improving a patient＇s mind or Shen in Traditional Chinese Medicine, to that of a sec- ond-generation ...OBJECTIVE： To compare the efficacy of an acu- puncture regimen for persistent allergic rhinitis （PER）, aimed at improving a patient＇s mind or Shen in Traditional Chinese Medicine, to that of a sec- ond-generation H-receptor antagonist, cetirizine hydrochloride. METHODS： This multicenter, randomized, con- trolled clinical trial on PER will be conducted at three institutions in China. The total study period will be 9 weeks. After a 1-week preparatory screen- ing period, 240 eligible participants with PER willbe randomized to receive acupuncture or pharma- cotherapy （1： 1） for 4 weeks with a 4-week fol- low-up. The primary outcome will be changes in 7-day average total nasal symptom score. Second- ary outcome measures include rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire score and total non-na- sal symptom score. RESULTS： The presence and seriousness of psycho- logical and emotional impairments should be con- sidered in therapeutic programs for allergic rhinitis. No clinical trial for treating allergic rhinitis via acu- puncture regulation of psychological and emotion- al activities has been reported. CONCLUSION： The findings of the trial will allow us to determine the effects of the mind （Shen）-regula- tion treatment approach. We will also be able to confirm if the effects of acupuncture are equivalent to those of the conventional drug cetirizine hydro- chloride.展开更多
文摘Subjective: To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in treatment of acute peripheral facial paralysis. Methods: A total of 80 cases of facial palsy were randomly divided into acupuncture group (n=50) and Western medicine (control) group (n=30). In acupuncture group, Cuanzhu (BL 2), Sibai (ST 2), Yangbai (GB 14), etc. were punctured, combined with TDP radiation, cupping or administration of Chinese medicinal herbs according to the concrete situations. Acupuncture treatment was given once daily, with 6 days being a therapeutic course, continuously for 4 courses. In control group, patients were treated with intravenous injection of “energy mixture”, dexamethasone, compound Danshen injectio, etc.. Results: After treatment, in acupuncture group, of the 50 cases, 48 were cured and 2 had improvement, with the effective rate being 100%; among them, 12 cases were cured in 7 days, 23 cured in 8～14 days, 10 cured in 15～21 days and 3 cured in 22～28 days. In control group, of the 30 cases, 19 were cured, 8 had improvement and 3 had no apparent changes, with the effective rate being 90%. Of the 19 cured cases, 5 were cured within 8～14 days, 10 cured in 15～21 days and 4 cured in 22～28 days. Conclusion: In treatment of acute periphery facial palsy, acupuncture is obviously superior to Western medicines in the therapeutic effect and cure duration.
文摘Feeling peaky？Let＇s learn some words on medicine in Chinese.Compared to西医（xi yi）,Western medicine,中医（zhong yi）,traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）,and Chinese herbs seem a little bit mysterious.The character for＂medicine＂in Chinese has a radical which means herb,probably because药草（yao cao）,Chinese medicinal herbs,are the fundamental elements of中药学（zhong yao xue）.
基金Supported by Key Projects of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission(No.#D131100002213004)
文摘OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of integrated Chinese and Western Medicine with that of only Western Medicine for the treatment of malignant ascites.METHODS: All randomized controlled trials(January 2004 to March 2013) from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and Wanfang Database were searched with keywords. Meta-analysis was conducted by combining the odds ratios of the individual studies. Review Manager 5.0 was used for the analysis.RESULTS: One thousand one hundred and fifty-six patients from 19 randomized controlled trails were included. Of them, 630 patients were treated with integrated Chinese and Western Medicine(the integrative group), and 526 patients were treated with Western Medicine alone(the control group). The Meta-analysis showed that the total effective rate was 78.73% in the integrated group, and 59.13% in the control group. The effective percentage was sig-nificantly higher in the integrative group than that of the control group [OR = 2.85, 95% CI(2.16,3.74),P < 0.01].CONCLUSION: The short-term curative effect in the integrative group was better than that in the control group. Integrative medicine may be beneficial for malignant ascites.
基金Supported by Capital Research on the Clinical Characteristic Application Projects,Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission(No.D101100050010022)
文摘OBJECTIVE： To compare the efficacy of an acu- puncture regimen for persistent allergic rhinitis （PER）, aimed at improving a patient＇s mind or Shen in Traditional Chinese Medicine, to that of a sec- ond-generation H-receptor antagonist, cetirizine hydrochloride. METHODS： This multicenter, randomized, con- trolled clinical trial on PER will be conducted at three institutions in China. The total study period will be 9 weeks. After a 1-week preparatory screen- ing period, 240 eligible participants with PER willbe randomized to receive acupuncture or pharma- cotherapy （1： 1） for 4 weeks with a 4-week fol- low-up. The primary outcome will be changes in 7-day average total nasal symptom score. Second- ary outcome measures include rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire score and total non-na- sal symptom score. RESULTS： The presence and seriousness of psycho- logical and emotional impairments should be con- sidered in therapeutic programs for allergic rhinitis. No clinical trial for treating allergic rhinitis via acu- puncture regulation of psychological and emotion- al activities has been reported. CONCLUSION： The findings of the trial will allow us to determine the effects of the mind （Shen）-regula- tion treatment approach. We will also be able to confirm if the effects of acupuncture are equivalent to those of the conventional drug cetirizine hydro- chloride.
