Fourteen cases of chronic gastritis with stomach cold treated by long snake moxibustion on dog days

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of long snake moxibustion in treating chronic gastritis with stomach cold on dog days. Methods Fourteen cases of chronic gastritis with stomach cold were treated by long snake moxibustion on the first day of the first, second and the last of dog days respectively in 2012 and 2013. The acupoint area was covered by the ginger cake, and a bar of triangle-shaped moxa cone was laid on the ginger cake, and moxibustion began by igniting the upper angle of the moxa cone. Long snake moxibustion with two moxa cones burned up in sequence was conducted around the area of Zhongwan （中脘 CV 12） of upper abdomen （covering Shangwan （上脘 CV 13）, CV 12, Jianli （建里 CV 114 Xiawan （下脘 CV 10） and Shuifen （水分 cv 9）, as well as Futonggu （腹通谷 KI 20）, Yindu （阴都 KI 19）, Shiguan （石关 KI 18） and Shangqu （商曲 KI 27） along the kidney meridian of foot-shaoyin）, and then the moxibustion with two moxa cones burned up in sequence was conducted around the lower thoracic spine at the back （covering Jinsuo （筋缩 GV 8）, Zhongshu （中枢 GV 7）, Jizhong （脊中 GV 6） and Xuanshu （悬枢 GV 5） as well as Jiaji （夹脊 EX-B 2） extending from T 9 to T 12 and L i with the governor vessel as the centerline at the back）, and the treatment lasted for about 40 min. The treatment was made three times a year, and with a total of six times in two years. The efficacy was statistically evaluated after the course of the treatment. Results Among the 14 patients, recently clinically cured for 2 cases, markedly effective for 7 cases, effective for 4 cases and ineffective for i case, with the total effective rate of 92.9%. Conclusion Efficacy of long snake moxibustion in treating chronic gastritis with stomach cold on dog days is effective and clinical symptoms are significantly improved.

Epidemic of Rabies and Effect of Its Vaccine against a Dog That Consecutively Attacked Ten People in One Day

On December 21, 20：10, a stray dog consecutively attacked 10 people in Lengshui Village, Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China. The dog was killed by the local CDC staff and vicinity villager, its brain tissue sample was taken within 24 h. The epidemic focus was disinfected and the injured people received post exposure prophylaxis （PEP）. Pathogens were detected in the tissue sample by the provincial CDC. The immunity and safety of rabies vaccine were assayed after PEP, the injured people were regularly followed up in the following 2 y and 6 mon.

Long-term efficacy of point application therapy on different acupoints and durations in the treatment of asthma:a randomized controlled trial

OBJECTIVE:To optimise point application therapy for the treatment of asthma.METHODS:A total of 456 patients with asthma were randomly divided into treatment groups 1,2,and 3,with 152 patients each.The Dazhui(GV14),Feishu(BL13),Xinshu(BL15),Geshu(BL17),Pishu(BL20),Shenshu(BL23),and Guanyuan(CV4)acupoints were selected for treatment groups 1 and 2,with 2 and 4 h of application,respectively.The Feishu(BL13),Xinshu(BL15),and Geshu(BL17)acupoints were selected in group 3,with 2 h of application.All patients underwent application of the“prevention of disease”plaster during the dog days of summer(approximately July and August each year)between 2015 and 2019.RESULTS:The analysis showed that the numbers of asthma attacks and total serum immunoglobulin E(IgE)levels of the three groups after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment.In addition,the reductions in treatment groups 1 and 2 were more significant than those in group 3.The total treatment efficacy rates and post-treatment quality of life scores of the patients in treatment groups 1 and 2 were significantly higher than those in group 3.CONCLUSIONS:Point application therapy can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with asthma,reduce the number of attacks,improve the quality of life,and decrease the total serum IgE level.The choice of acupuncture points,but not the length of the application time,influenced the therapeutic effect of point application therapy in asthma.