Research progress on the effect of the combination of Jing acupoints bloodletting therapy and Sangzhi (Mori Ramulus) on shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke

Shoulder-hand syndrome(SHS)is one of the common complications of ischemic stroke.The pathogenesis is not completely clear and the therapeutic effects are not very satisfactory.As one of the Five-Shu acupoints(the general terms of acupoints that the twelve meridians are located below the elbow and knee of the body),Jing acupoints is distributed at the end of fingers and toes where the twelve meridians of the human body pass by,and has the functions of stimulating the meridians and dredging the channels and collaterals.For the effects of discharging neurons,promoting cerebral blood flow and improving the brain micro-circulation,Jing acupoints bloodletting therapy can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of the patients with SHS after stroke.Sangzhi(Mori Ramulus),with the ability of dredging the meridian and relieving the pain,is also has certain treatment functions to the SHS.In clinical practice,the combination of Jing acupoints bloodletting and Sangzhi(Mori Ramulus)have been widely used in the treatment of various diseases,and in terms of their mechanism of action,the combined treatment has a positive effect on post-stroke SHS,but there are few reports on this.Therefore,it is worth affirming the efficacy of combined treatment of SHS after stroke.This article elaborates the theoretical basis of Jing acupoints bloodletting on SHS after stroke,and the research progress of Sangzhi(Mori Ramulus)in treating SHS after stroke,which provide the theoretical guidance for the combination.

Clinical experience of treating diabetes and its complications with mulberry plants by Chinese medicine master Lv Ren-he

Lv Renhe,a master of Chinese medicine,was familiar with the sources of medicinal materials,the four nature and five flavors,and the characteristics of ascending,descending,floating and sinking.The study of medicine in clinical practice reflects the principle of“using medicine as a soldier”.In the treatment of diabetes mellitus and its complications,Professor Lv made good use of mulberry leaves,mulberry branches,mulberry white bark,mulberry and mulberry parasitism,and gave full play to the modern pharmacological effects of mulberry drugs such as hypoglycemic,hypotensive and lipidemic in the combined use,and achieved satisfactory results.