Search results for: 'Si Ni San'

Researchers in China have identified the active ingredients of 'dragon's blood', a resin derived from the herb Xue Jie (Draconis Sanguis), which are responsible for its beneficial effects on peptic ulcers and ability to stop bleeding. Twenty-two different compounds identified from the powdered stems of the plant were tested for effects on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), the bacterium known to cau ...

24 women with polycystic ovarian syndrome who had amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhoea, 19 or whom were resistant to clomiphene, were given 10-14 mostly electro-acupuncture treatments at points Shenshu BL-23, Pangguangshu BL-28, Sanyinjiao SP-6, Yinlingquan SP-9, Neiguan P-6, Waiguan SJ-5 and Baihui DU-20. 9 women, , 7 of whom were clomiphene resistant, showed a significant rise in rate of ovulation. (A ...

The Chinese belief that meal timing is important to health is being backed up by Western science. Animal experiments have revealed that the daily expression patterns of thousands of metabolic genes in the liver are more dependent on the timing of food intake than on the body's circadian clock, as previously thought. The results of the US study suggest that the times at which eating and fasting occ ...

A study on 67 patients with medically unresponsive foot pain (despite treatment by such methods as orthotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, analgesics, physical therapy, exercise, local injections of steroids and analgesics and surgery) showed that acupuncture provided complete relief of symptoms in 31 cases and better than 75% relief in 19. The points found to be most effective were ...

An experimental study has been carried out using fMRI to characterise the nature and cause of the sensations experienced during deqi. Manual acupuncture was performed at Hegu L.I.-4, Zusanli ST-36 and Taichong LIV-3 during fMRI in 42 acupuncture-naive healthy adult volunteers. Non-invasive tactile stimulation was delivered to the acupoints by gentle tapping with a blunt metal filament prior to acu ...

A study was conducted to see if acupuncture can influence cervical ripening, induce labour and reduce the need for induction. 45 women were randomly assigned to an acupuncture or a control group on their due date. In the acupuncture group, women were needled at Hegu L.I.-4 and Sanyinjiao SP-6 bilaterally every other day, until they either gave birth or, if the due date was exceeded by 10 days, wer ...

Researchers from Taichung in Taiwan have showed that electroacupuncture administered before abdominal surgery significantly reduces the amount of morphine pain-relief required after the operation. 100 volunteers were assigned to 4 groups of 25. One group was given low frequency stimulation (2Hz), another high-EA (100Hz) and in another needles were inserted without electrical stimulation. Bilateral ...

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In a Hong Kong study, 35 patients with frozen shoulder were randomly assigned to an exercise group or an exercise plus acupuncture group. Mobility, strength and pain were assessed (blind) at outset, after 6 weeks and at a 20-week follow-up. The acupuncture protocol consisted of deep (2.5 cun) contralateral needing of the extra point Zhongping (1 cun inferior to Zusanli ST-36, midway between the ti ...

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