[Objectives]To observe the clinical effect of the lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine in treating PHNand its influence on inflammatory factors.[Methods]96 patients with PHN were r...[Objectives]To observe the clinical effect of the lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine in treating PHNand its influence on inflammatory factors.[Methods]96 patients with PHN were randomly divided into three groups:lotus nee-dle cupping therapy group,TCM surrounding acupuncture group and gabapentin group.Venous blood and acupoint blood were collected at 0,21 and 42 d of treatment,and the expression levels of 5-HT,SP and CGRPinflammatory mediators were detected before and after treatment.The changes of VAS scores before,during and after treatment and the clinical efficacy were observed.[Results]The total effective rate of the lotus needle cupping group was 87.50%,which was better than that of the TCM acupuncture group(81.25%)and the gabapentin group(62.50%);after treatment,the VAS scores and the expression of inflammatory mediators in the three groups of patients were lower than those before treatment,and the decrease was more significant in the treatment group(P<0.05).[Conclusions]The lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine is effective in treating PHN,and its mechanism is to reduce the release of inflammatory media-tors,reduce hyperalgesia,relieve pain and improve the quality of life of patients.展开更多
Objective：This article collected,organized,and summarized the medical literatures of cupping therapy from three major Chinese databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI）,Chongqing VIP（VIP）,a...Objective：This article collected,organized,and summarized the medical literatures of cupping therapy from three major Chinese databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI）,Chongqing VIP（VIP）,and Wan Fang,with cupping,moving cupping,flash cupping,pricking cupping,or medicinal cupping as the retrieve title or key words,and the retrieve range was from 1953 to July 15,2015.This article was to give an overall review of cupping therapy from the clinical application and mechanism research based on its application form,indications,and mechanism research progress.The results showed that there are various types of cupping methods;its indications cover multiple subjects such as internal medicine,external medicine,gynecology and pediatrics;and its major action mechanisms include negative pressure suction,increasing pain threshold,promoting dermal blood flow and improving body immunity.展开更多
基金Supported by Guangxi Natural Science Foundation(2018GXNSFAA050141)Basic AbilityImprovement Project for Young and Middle-aged Teachers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region(2019KY0336)Guangxi Famous Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Studio-Qin Zujie[GuiZhongYiYaoKeJiao-Fa(2021)No.6].
文摘[Objectives]To observe the clinical effect of the lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine in treating PHNand its influence on inflammatory factors.[Methods]96 patients with PHN were randomly divided into three groups:lotus nee-dle cupping therapy group,TCM surrounding acupuncture group and gabapentin group.Venous blood and acupoint blood were collected at 0,21 and 42 d of treatment,and the expression levels of 5-HT,SP and CGRPinflammatory mediators were detected before and after treatment.The changes of VAS scores before,during and after treatment and the clinical efficacy were observed.[Results]The total effective rate of the lotus needle cupping group was 87.50%,which was better than that of the TCM acupuncture group(81.25%)and the gabapentin group(62.50%);after treatment,the VAS scores and the expression of inflammatory mediators in the three groups of patients were lower than those before treatment,and the decrease was more significant in the treatment group(P<0.05).[Conclusions]The lotus needle cupping therapy for removing blood stasis in Zhuang medicine is effective in treating PHN,and its mechanism is to reduce the release of inflammatory media-tors,reduce hyperalgesia,relieve pain and improve the quality of life of patients.
基金supported by Three Year Plan of the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau(No.ZYSNXD-CC-HPGC-JD-011)~~
文摘Objective：This article collected,organized,and summarized the medical literatures of cupping therapy from three major Chinese databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure（CNKI）,Chongqing VIP（VIP）,and Wan Fang,with cupping,moving cupping,flash cupping,pricking cupping,or medicinal cupping as the retrieve title or key words,and the retrieve range was from 1953 to July 15,2015.This article was to give an overall review of cupping therapy from the clinical application and mechanism research based on its application form,indications,and mechanism research progress.The results showed that there are various types of cupping methods;its indications cover multiple subjects such as internal medicine,external medicine,gynecology and pediatrics;and its major action mechanisms include negative pressure suction,increasing pain threshold,promoting dermal blood flow and improving body immunity.
