Zhen-chiu-therapy of certain skin diseases

In recent years, doctors of various specialties have begun to show great interest in one of the methods of Chinese traditional medicine - acupuncture and moxibustion - czhen-chiu-therapy.

ANATOMICAL EVIDENCE OF ACUPUNCTURE POINTS AND THE MERIDIANS IN CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

The review summarizes studies related to current issues and concepts of the neuroanatomic basis of the meridian system and acupuncture points. The proponents of their existence have not yet come to any consensus on how they might work or be tested in a scientific context. Kim Bonghan, a professor at Pyongyang Medical University of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, discovered the anatomical structure of meridian collaterals, which he called the Bonghan corpuscles (now known as primo nodes) and the the Bonghan ducts (primo vessels), and called it the Bonghan (Kyungrak) system. In 2010, it was renamed into the primo vascular system (PVS), which exists throughout the organism, including blood and lymph vessels. PVS is an anatomical structure being a network of ducts with fluid flowing in them. This system consists of primo-vessels and primo-nodes, corresponding to acupuncture meridians, and acupuncture points, respectively. Thus, the PVS can serve as a morphological substrate for acupuncture points and meridians of traditional Chinese medicine; however, since there is no scientific consensus on the neuroanatomical basis of acupuncture, further morphological, physiological, and clinical studies are needed to promote a broader mutual understanding of this issue in the research community and beyond.

A Case of Senile Vaginitis Treated by Acupuncture

The article records details of the treatment process and effect of an elderly patient with senile vaginitis, where needling, a method of Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) method, was applied mainly, combined with oral administration of western medicine. It then analyses this disease from prospective of TCM. In the end, it concludes that no matter traditional needling method or traditional needling method combined with moxibustion, it has achieved a satisfied treatment effect while applying needling on chosen acupuncture points, so it is worthy being further popularized.

Single-Molecule Long-Read Sequencing Facilitates Transcriptomic Research For Whitmania Pigra, The Most Utilized Medical Leech In Chinese Traditional Medicine For Anticoagulant Therapy

Although leeches are of great medical and economic value in anticoagulant therapy, full-length transcriptomes for leeches remain scarce. Here, we generated the first full-length transcriptome for the paddy leech Whitmania pigra (the most widely utilized medical leech in Chinese traditional medicine) through Pacific Biosciences (Pacbio) single-molecule long-read sequencing. A total of 191,676 full-length non-chimeric (FLNC) reads were obtained, 30,660 were high-quality unique full-length transcripts. The BUSCO (Bench-marking Universal Single-Copy Orthologues) accession of completeness demonstrated that 74.8% of BUSCOs were complete. We functionally annotated 28,144 transcripts were in public databases, including NR, gene ontology (GO), Pfam, etc. Furthermore, 1,314 long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs), 2,574 alternative splicing (AS) events, 932 transcript factors (TFs), and 33,258 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) we identified across all transcripts. From the generated data, a total of 426 anticoagulant genes, including 122 Antistasins, 124 with the Fibrinogen beta and gamma chains, and 62 Kazal-type serine protease inhibitors were screened out. Twenty-five novel proteins were revealed following the evaluation of the annotations and products of these anticoagulant transcripts. The regulation network between LncRNAs and corresponding coding transcripts was found with the typical mang-to-many pattern, especially obvious in a specific type of protein, Guamerin. Collectively, the present findings provide a rich set of full-length cDNA sequences for W. pigra, which will greatly facilitate research on transcriptomic genetic for this species and leeches.

Eletrodiagnostic and energy profile with ryodoraku in chinese traditional medicine: integrative review / Eletrodiagnóstico e perfil energético com o ryodoraku em medicina tradicional chinesa: revisão integrativa

Objetivo: sintetizar as evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre a aplicabilidade do sistema Ryodoraku no diagnóstico energético baseado nos preceitos da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa. Método: Revisão integrativa, realizada por revisores independentes em bases de dados. Resultados: encontrou-se 324 estudos. Após exclusões, oito foram analisados, com predomínio de estudos descritivos. Houve concordância acerca dos 24 pontos selecionados para a aplicação do Ryodoraku; entretanto, há divergência quanto à localização dos mesmos. Conclusões: o Ryodoraku ainda não apresenta evidências consistentes sobre sua utilização, limitando a avaliação de sua aplicabilidade.

Cevik’s three-cycle acupuncture (CTCA)

Three-cycle acupuncture is a new acupuncture practice. This application is an objective patient-oriented application instead of subjective methods used in diagnosing acupuncture. Thus, the diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture are enlightened and made easier. The proper flow and quality of Chi are fundamental to treatment and optimal health in Chinese medicine. In the body, the channels of energy known as meridians connect to the internal organs so that the qi of the organs flows to its associated body parts. In Chinese Traditional Medicine, energy flows through our 12 main meridians or energetic pathways, in two-hour blocks. Chi begins its daily flow in the Lungs and traverses to the Large Intestine before continuing to its next destination. It finally stops at the Liver, before it begins again. If the chi is blocked in a certain organ, it will not be able to completely activate that organ or continue its journey with enough intensity to fully benefit the next organ system. If we provide the flow of Chi in the pathological cycle, the cycle starts and the complaints disappear. With this acceptance, we introduced the concept of three-cycle acupuncture. Thus, we can only perform treatment without the need for another diagnosis method. We used the Yuan points of the organs belonging to the pathological cycle to remove the obstruction. The method was very effective and we got very good answers. We have been using the method in our polyclinics for five years.