scholarly journals Development and prospects of acupuncture and moxibustion of TCM under the “One Belt & One Road” Initiative — Based on survey of foreigners' cognition on Acu-moxi in Shanghai

2018 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Chen ◽  
Li Qi ◽  
Chen Zhao ◽  
Xiehong Shi ◽  
Tao Yi
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
The One ◽  
Recognition Level

The paper analyzes China's top designs including the “One Belt and One Road” (B&R) Initiative and the B&R Development Plan of TCM, and discusses measures of actors including governmental institutions, academic groups, medical institutions, and research institutes. Survey to foreigners in Shanghai on acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) reflects the recognition level, advantages and disadvantages, and overseas spread of Chinese Acu-moxi internationally. Based on the above as well as comprehensive inspection on various factors, the paper provides several suggestions to Chinese Acu-moxi development under the background of the B&R Initiative.

scholarly journals Discussion on the Teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture and Moxibustion) in Myanmar

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ningyi Wei ◽  
Mei Yang ◽  
Lingzhi Zeng ◽  
Yuanyuan Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Neurological Diseases ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Overseas Teaching

Acupuncture has been popular in foreign countries in recent years, especially in the treatment of neck pain, lower back pain, and other neurological diseases. As a result, many countries have started to invite TCM teachers from China to train their medical workers in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture). The teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture and Moxibustion) in Myanmar has been carried out for 2 years. Through the feedback from students in the teaching process, this paper analyzes and summarizes the problems in the hope of drawing on and developing the overseas teaching system of traditional Chinese medicine in the future.

scholarly journals Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Pristimerin in Cancer Therapy: Recent Advances

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Run-Ze Chen ◽  
Fei Yang ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Zhi-Gang Sun ◽  
Nan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Quinone Methide ◽  
Molecular Signaling ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Anti Cancer

Seeking an efficient and safe approach to eliminate tumors is a common goal of medical fields. Over these years, traditional Chinese medicine has attracted growing attention in cancer treatment due to its long history. Pristimerin is a naturally occurring quinone methide triterpenoid used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat various cancers. Recent studies have identified alterations in cellular events and molecular signaling targets of cancer cells under pristimerin treatment. Pristimerin induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and autophagy to exhibit anti-proliferation effects against tumors. Pristimerin also inhibits the invasion, migration, and metastasis of tumor cells via affecting cell adhesion, cytoskeleton, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cancer stem cells, and angiogenesis. Molecular factors and pathways are associated with the anti-cancer activities of pristimerin. Furthermore, pristimerin reverses multidrug resistance of cancer cells and exerts synergizing effects with other chemotherapeutic drugs. This review aims to discuss the anti-cancer potentials of pristimerin, emphasizing multi-targeted biological and molecular regulations in cancers. Further investigations and clinical trials are warranted to understand the advantages and disadvantages of pristimerin treatment much better.

Episodes of Injuries and Frequent Usage of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Taiwanese Elite Wrestling Athletes

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (02) ◽  
pp. 233-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zen-Pin Lin ◽  
Yi-Hung Chen ◽  
Fan Chia ◽  
Huey-June Wu ◽  
Lawrence W. Lan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Ankle Joint ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
National Level ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Scoring Systems ◽  
The Body ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Acupuncture And Moxibustion

Wrestling normally places extreme demands on the body and thus may cause various kinds of injuries. An in-depth understanding of the episodes of injured sites, types, timings, and treatment modalities would help participants be aware of wrestling-related injury occurrences so as to develop effective preventive measures. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the gender-specific injuries among elite wrestling athletes. Subjects were selected from the 2009 Taiwanese National Wrestling Sport Championship. Participants were adolescent wrestling athletes, ages 16–18, who must have received at least one bronze medal at national level tournaments in 2008. A total of 118 respondents, 96 males and 22 females, completed and returned the questionnaire in which demographic data and information about the types, sites, and timings of injuries suffered and treatment modalities adopted were elicited. The data were analyzed with independent t-tests. The questionnaire results revealed a significantly higher injury rate for males than for females. The top three injured sites for males were waist (11.1%), ankle joint (10.1%) and finger (9.6%); while for females were ankle joint (13.6%), knee (12.5%) and waist (11.3%). Contusions were the most frequent type of injury: for males (73.5%) and for females (70.6%); followed by tendon inflammation for males (10.7%) and accumulated injuries for females (15.2%). During training and matching periods, the frequency of injuries for males (69.0%) is lower than that for females (81.8%). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with acupuncture and moxibustion was the most common treatment modalities used for males (51.8%) and for females (68.0%); followed by orthopedics: for males (29.5%) and for females (18.0%). The present study contributed as the first effort to reveal the potency of using TCM with acupuncture and moxibustion in wrestling competitions. To prevent possible brain and body injuries in wrestling, safety education, skills and rules, and scoring systems may require further revision. Increased training of wrestling health professionals and advanced research and development of auxiliary training devices and protective equipment for wrestling athletes are also recommended.

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