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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.A New Theory on the Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture Mechanisms from the Latest Medical Scientific Point of View.
Authors: Inanç BB
Abstract
Acupuncture is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine involving the insertion of needles through the skin at specific points on the body to achieve therapeutic effects and is an ancient Chinese art of healing. Using ancient scientific principles, acupuncture treats illnesses by bringing a person's body into harmony and regulating the balance of Yin and Yang. Balancing Yin and Yang is one basic principle of Chinese medicine, and balancing methods for combination of meridians and acupoints have been described throughout the history of Chinese medicine. Clinical observatio...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - February 4, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Beneficial Acupuncture Treatment For Systemic Sclerosis which was Non-Responsive To Medications.
This report presents the successful outcome of acupuncture treatment applied to two female systemic sclerosis patients who had suffered from the disease for seven years (aged 54 years) and 30 years (aged 65 years), despite the use of various drugs.
PMID: 26829845 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research)
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - February 4, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Localization of cholecystokinin and vasoactive intestinal peptide in lower biliary tract in cats following electroacupuncture on right Qimen (LR14) and Riyue (GB 24): an immunohistochemistry study.
This study was designed to investigate the changes of neurotransmitters such as CCK and VIP in lower biliary tract in cats receiving EA stimulation. After cats were anesthetized with intramuscular injection of ketamine hydrochloride, they were prepared to conduct EA stimulation on right Qimen (LR14) and Riyue (GB 24). The parameters of EA were 6 pulses/ 3 sec and 45 pulses/ 3 sec alternatively in frequency, 1-2 mA in intensity and 20 min in stimulation duration. After the completeness of EA stimulation, visceral organs such as gallbladder, duodenum and the sphincter of Oddi were removed and frozen for immunohistochemistry ...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Aging-related changes in the transcriptional profile of cerebrum in senescence-accelerated mouse (SAMP10) is remarkably retarded by acupuncture.
Authors: Yu J, Yu T, Han J
Abstract
Brain aging plays a pivotal role in senescence process and is related to cognition impairments and memory deficit and increases the risk of neurological disorders, but ideal therapeutic intervention has not been found. Here we report a dramatic effect of acupuncture, a powerful non-drug therapy way, on preventing changes in gene expression profiles with aging in senescence-accelerated mouse (SAMP10). We show that 48 genes in 588 genes examined display 2-fold or greater changes in gene expression with aging. However, we find that acupuncture can completely or partially pr...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Efficacy of ear-point stimulation on experimentally induced seizure.
This study was to observe the effects of ear-point stimulation on electrocorticogram of sensorimotor cortex and behaviors of rats with penicillin-induced seizure. The model of epilepsy was by injecting penicillin into the hippocampus. One hour later, the lower 1/2 auricular lobules containing ear-points Pizhixia, Shenmen_Zeng and Nao, etc. as humans, or great auricular nerve of seizure rats, were treated twice with electrical stimulation (parameters of stimulation were as follows: electrical current intensity 0.14 approximately 0.2 mA, frequency about 80Hz, 30 min on and 30 min off). The outcome showed that rats appeared e...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
The future of the application of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test in Sports Psychology.
Authors: Ozerkan KN
Abstract
The Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, originally developed by Dr. Omura, utilizes changes in the degree of strength of voluntary movements of muscles of the fingers under a definite muscle tonus, making Bi-Digital O-Rings, as an indicator of pathology in the body. Research in Sports Psychology can use the classical measurement methods and Bi-Digital O-Ring Test method comparatively and thus produce new findings regarding the reliability and certainty of the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test test. It seems probable that by using the non-invasive Bi-Digital O-Ring Test test, it is possible to measure...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Excessive use of Steroid Hormone & beneficial effects of True St. 36 acupuncture on malignant brain tumors--part I; how to estimate non-invasively presence of excess dose of Steroid Hormone in patients, baseball players & other professional athletes from its toxic effects on heart & pancreas, as well as persistent or recurrent infection--part II.
Excessive use of Steroid Hormone & beneficial effects of True St. 36 acupuncture on malignant brain tumors--part I; how to estimate non-invasively presence of excess dose of Steroid Hormone in patients, baseball players & other professional athletes from its toxic effects on heart & pancreas, as well as persistent or recurrent infection--part II.
Acupunct Electrother Res. 2005;30(1-2):57-102
Authors: Omura Y
Abstract
Using accurate organ representation areas map of the face, originally mapped by the author using Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Resonance Phenomena between two id...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Electroacupuncture enhances striatal neurogenesis in adult rat brains after a transient cerebral middle artery occlusion.
In this study, we investigated the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on ischemia-induced neurogenesis in the striatum of adult rat brains with a 30-minute middle cerebral artery occlusion. Injection of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU, 30 mg/kg, i.p., cell proliferation marker) and 1,1'-dioctadecyl-6,6'-di(4-sulfophenyl)-3,3',3',3' -tetramethylindocarbo-cyanine (DiI, 1 microg/ microl, i.c.v, lipophilic neuronal tracer) combined with multiple fluorescence immunostaining were used to determine whether the proliferated cells were newly generated neurons and where they originated from in the brain. We demonstrated that EA treatment (6...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
An exploratory study of the relationship between the midday-midnight law and electrical conduction properties of corresponding acupuncture points.
Authors: Lee MS, Shin BC, Jeong DM
Abstract
The midday-midnight law is a well-known empirical law in Oriental medicine stating that the circadian rhythm of internal organs influences their paired organs according to the time of day. However, there has been little research to test the purported relationship between the time of day and organ function. The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate whether the midday-midnight law applies to the meridian activity and the electrical conduction properties of the acupuncture points. We used the digital readout instrument (MERIDIAN) to measure electrical...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Electro-acupuncture improves epileptic seizures induced by kainic acid in taurine-depletion rats.
Authors: Jin HB, Li B, Gu J, Cheng JS, Yang R
Abstract
Electro-acupuncture (EA) partially inhibited epilepsy with great success. The biological basis underlying EA anti-convulsion remained uncertain, which resulted in limited application and slow improvement of acupuncture. Our previous study indicated that taurine may play an inhibitory role against epilepsy as an inhibitory amino acid in the central nervous system and EA may inhibit epilepsy via up-regulating the expression of taurine transporter to increase the release of taurine. Involvement of taurine in kainic acid (KA)-induced epilepsy and anti-conv...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Beneficial effects and side effects of DHEA: true anti-aging and age-promoting effects, as well as anti-cancer and cancer-promoting effects of DHEA evaluated from the effects on the normal and cancer cell telomeres and other parameters.
Authors: Omura Y
Abstract
The author evaluated the effects of DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) on the amount of telomeres of normal cells and cancer cells and found the following: Contrary to the literature, which often recommended 25-50 mg of DHEA daily for the average adult human being, the author found that, depending on the individual, the maximum increase of normal cell telomere was obtained by a single optimal dose of 1.25-12.5 mg. This was examined in 50 people, both males and females, between the ages of 20-80 years old. When one optimal dose was given to each individual, the average telomere amount i...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Effects of acupuncture on nNOS and iNOS expression in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of stress-induced hypertensive rats.
This study was to observe the changes of the neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase (nNOS & iNOS) as well as their mRNAs in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of stress-induced hypertensive rats before and after acupuncture, and thereby to infer the curative mechanism of acupuncture on hypertension. The result indicated that the systolic blood pressure (SBP) of stress group rats was increased significantly (P < 0.01), it was accompanied that the expression of nNOS in the RVLM, including the immunoreactive neuron number (P < 0.05), the optical density (OD) (P < 0.01), and the mRNA (P < 0.01) were...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Evaluation of electroacupuncture on ovariectomized rats: implications of modern scientific mechanisms on acupuncture curing woman perimenopausal syndrome.
This article is intended to present the experimental data about the effects of electroacupuncture at Guanyuan (RN 4), bilateral Zhongji (RN 3), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and bilateral Zigong (EXCA 1) in the ovariectomized rats. The EA stimulation produced from a Model G6805-H EA apparatus, and the stimulation parameters were frequency of 3Hz and intensity about 1-2mA, which was progressed in recent years by our group, so as to provide preliminary scientific background of acupuncture therapy of female perimenopausal syndrome.
PMID: 16617692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research)
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Microwave propagation on acupuncture channels.
In this study, a new modality of using microwave was investigated. Microwave energy in the frequency range of 250 approximately 550MHz was irradiated on an acupuncture point. Transmitted microwave energy along the meridian was measured at the next acupuncture point of the same meridian. Diabetic and cancer patients were compared with healthy persons. Normal group consisted of 50 healthy persons. Diabetic group included 50 diabetic patients. Breast cancer group had also 50 patients. All 12 meridians on both right and left hands and feet were measured. For the diabetic group, the microwave energy propagation in this frequenc...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
Characterization of DNA-containing granules flowing through the meridian-like system on the internal organs of rabbits.
Authors: Ogay V, Baik KY, Lee BC, Soh KS
Abstract
It is an essential question for acupuncture whether the acupuncture meridians form an anatomically distinctive system of threadlike ducts that spread throughout an animal body. We observed the threadlike structures on the surface of internal organs of animals. This threadlike structure may be the physical basis of the meridian-like network of internal organs as detected by the Bi-Digital O-Ring test imaging method. One of the characteristics of the threadlike structures is the presence of DNA containing granules or Bonghan granules that flow through the duc...
Source: Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research - November 30, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Acupunct Electrother Res Source Type: research
