简介：Efficacyofacupuncturetherapyvariesinpatientswithsimilarailments.Thepresentstudywasundertakentosearchforamarkerforbetterefficacyofacupuncturetherapy.Thestudywasmadein224patientsincludingosteoarthritis141(62.94%),polyarthritis23(10.26%),Bursitis&synovitis15(6.69%)andothers45(20.08%).ABObloodgroupsweretestedforeachpatient.ItappearsthatpatientsbelongingtogroupABandBrespondedwelltoacupuncturetherapyinproportionatelymorenumber.Goodresultwasachievedin47.82%casesingroupABand46.04%casesingroupB,whereaspatientsofgroupAandOshowedgoodresultin27.65%and26.15%casesrespectively.ApparentlyitmaybeconcludedthatpatientsofAB&Bbloodgroupswouldrespondcomparativelywelltoacupuncturetherapy.

简介：Objective:TostudytheeffectofmoxibustiononhyperbilirubinemiainhepatitisBcirrhosispatients.Methods:56casesofinpatientswithhepatitisBcirrhosisweredividedintotreatmentgroup(n=27)andcontrolgroup(n=29)randomly.Allthepatientsofthesetwogroupsweregivenwithroutineexpectanttreatmentincludingadministrationofmedicines(Bifendate,Eessentiale,Potenline,etc)forprotectingliverfunctions,reducingthelevelofalanineaminotransferase(ALT),etc.,andinthemeantime,patientsofthetreatmentgroupwereAfter4weeksoftreatment,ofthe27and29casesoftreatmentandcontrolgroup,23and10patientshadimprovementinclinicalsymptoms,4and19failed,withthetotaleffectiveratesbeing85.18%and34.48%respectively.Serumtotalbilirubin(Tbil)contentsoftreatmentandcontrolgroupsdecreasedsignificantly,andthelevelofTbilinthetreatmentgroupwassignificantlylowerthanthatinthecontrolgroup(P<0.01).Conclusion:MoxibustionisaneffectiveremedyinrelievinghyperbilirubinemiaandimprovingclinicalsymptomsinthetreatmentofhepatitisBcirrhosispatients.

简介：Objective:Toobserveeffectsofherbalcake-separatedrnoxibustiononbloodlipids,includingtotalcholesterol(TOh),triglyceride(TG),highdensitylipoprotein-Oh(HDL-Ch),lowdensitylipoprotein-Oh(LDL-Ch),apolipoproteinA(ApoA),apolipoproteinB(ApoB),andplasmathrornboxaneB2(TXB2)and6-keto-prostaglandinF1α(6-keto-PCFα1)contentsandanalyseitsmechanism.Methods:Thehyperlipemiarabbitmodelwasestablishedbybreedingofhighfatforageandinjectionofbovineserumalbumin.Theyweretreatedrespectivelybydirectmoxibustionandherbalcake-separatedrnoxibustionatJuque(巨阙CV14),Tianshu(天枢ST25),Fenglong(丰隆ST40),etc.,oncedaily,continuouslyfor40days.BloodTChandTGcontentsweredetectedwithenzymaticmethod,LDL-ChandHDL-Chwithcolorimetricmethod,ApoAandApo13withelectrophoreticmethod,andTXB2and6-keto-PGFα1withradioimmunoassey.Results:Boththeherbalcake-separatedmoxibustionanddirectmoxibustioncouldeffectivelydecreaseTCh,TG,LDL-Ch,Apo13andTXB2contentsandTXB2/6-keto-PGF1α,andincreaseHDL-CHand6-keto-PGF1αcontentsintherabbitofhyperlipemia.Conclusion.6-keto-PGF1αandTXB2arepossiblyinvolvedinthemechanismofherbalcake-separatedmoxibustiondecreasingbloodlipids。