Objective:To explore the correlations between five-pattern personality scores and autonomic nervous response indicators in Chinese female college students,to provide a foundation for further exploration of the modern ...Objective:To explore the correlations between five-pattern personality scores and autonomic nervous response indicators in Chinese female college students,to provide a foundation for further exploration of the modern physiological basis of these personality types.Methods:Subjects were asked to fill in 'The Five-Pattern Personality Inventory' (revised edition 2008).Taiyang,Shaoyang,yin-yang balance,Taiyin,and Shaoyin personalities were scored.The galvanic skin response and heart rate,and the low frequency (LF),high frequency (HF),and LF/HF ratio of heart rate variability were collected using a 16-channel physiological recorder (BIOPAC MP150).Relationship between the five-pattern personality scores and autonomic nervous response indicators was analyzed using bivariate correlation.Results:The five-pattern personality scores of the subjects were compared with national averages.The Taiyang and Shaoyang personality scores of the subjects were significantly lower than the overall national average,the national female average,and the national female average in the 18-29-year-old age group (all P <.05).The Taiyang personality score was negatively correlated with both the LF and the HF (P =.009 and P =.001,respectively),and the yin-yang balance personality score was significantly negatively correlated with the galvanic skin response (P =.026).Conclusion:There is a relationship between five-pattern personality scores and autonomic nervous response indicators in Chinese female college students.The higher the Taiyang personality score,the lower the sympathetic and vagus nerve excitability;the higher the yinyang balance personality score,the lower the sympathetic nerve excitability.展开更多
1 Introduction The world is now in an era of the globalization of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).A hundred and thirty-three member states responded in the World Health Organization’s(WHO)Global Report on Tradition...1 Introduction The world is now in an era of the globalization of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).A hundred and thirty-three member states responded in the World Health Organization’s(WHO)Global Report on Traditional&Complementary Medicine 2019,which was based on the second WHO global survey in 2012,113 member states formally acknowledged that their population uses acupuncture and 100 member states acknowledged that they use TCM.1 The data in this report also showed that 30 member states have regulations on acupuncture and 18 member states on TCM.In the category of traditional and complementary medicine,acupuncture is the most common form of practice in the world.In 2022,the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision(ICD-11)is officially in effect.2–4 Chapter 26,Traditional Medicine,was first forever published in this international standard of diseases classification and the technical terms mostly compiled from TCM which indicated that TCM is now officially entering the world health system.展开更多
Background: Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) plays a crucial role in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19). Objective: The study aimed to reveal the distribution characteristics of COVID-19...Background: Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) plays a crucial role in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19). Objective: The study aimed to reveal the distribution characteristics of COVID-19 TCM syndrome types and syndrome elements and the law of TCM treatment and medication. Methods: The TCM diagnosis and treatment protocol for COVID-19 and clinical research data were obtained through network retrieval, and Revman 5.3 and SPSS 23.0 were employed to analyze the composition of TCM syndromes and the situation of TCMs in meta and frequency. Results: The top three TCM syndromes of COVID-19 included damp-heat accumulation in the lung pattern, damp abundance due to spleen deficiency, and epidemic toxin invading the lung pattern, while the syndrome elements were dampness, heat, and toxin. Gypsum fibrosum, Pogostemonis herba, and Armeniacae semen were identified as the commonly used drugs. Different syndrome elements were identified at lung disease location: Forsythiae fructus, Glycyrrhizae radix, and Armeniacae semen can be used for “wind;” Glycyrrhizae radix, Armeniacae semen, and Scutellariae radix can be used for “Heat;” Armeniacae semen, Sheng Gypsum fibrosum, and Ephedrae herba can be used for “Toxin;” Ephedrae herba, Armeniacae semen, and Atractylodis rhizome can be used for “Damp;” Magnoliae officinalis Cortex, Ephedrae herba, and Zingiberis Rhizoma recens can be used for “cold;” and Armeniacae semen, Gypsum fibrosum, Ephedrae herba, and Lepidii/Descurainiae semen can be used for “epidemic.” Conclusion: The establishment of a treatment scheme based on the classification of disease syndrome elements should be considered for sudden infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. Pogostemonis herba, Armeniacae semen, Gypsum fibrosum, and Glycyrrhizae radix should be considered as effective drugs from TCM for the treatment of COVID-19.展开更多
This is a story about a Chinese herbalist Ing“Doc”Hay who combated the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic in the America West.As an immigrant,he came to the States as a laborer,but he had knowledge of Chinese herbal medi...This is a story about a Chinese herbalist Ing“Doc”Hay who combated the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic in the America West.As an immigrant,he came to the States as a laborer,but he had knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine due to his family heritage.This made it possible for him to start practicing in the Chinese community in John Day,Oregon,until 1948 when he retired.During the time of the pandemic running wild in the 1910s,he prescribed formulas aimed at flu and boiled herbal decoction,personally delivering it to a working site for those Chinese laborers as well as non‑Chinese patients.None of the laborer patients treated by him died during this deadly pandemic.Due to his success and fame,his practice was booming even after the Chinese community disappeared in John Day in later years.Doc Hay is always remembered in the history of earlier development in eastern Oregon,so that the site of his practicing,Kam Wah Chung and Co.Building,is now a national historic landmark.And more importantly,he has also been remembered by Chinese herbal medicine practitioners in the United States.展开更多
This is a story about a Chinese herbalist Ing"Doc"Hay who combated the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in the America West.As an immigrant,he came to the States as a laborer,but he had knowledge of Chinese herb...This is a story about a Chinese herbalist Ing"Doc"Hay who combated the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in the America West.As an immigrant,he came to the States as a laborer,but he had knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine due to his family heritage.This made it possible for him to start practicing in the Chinese community in John Day,Oregon,until 1948 when he retired.During the time of the pandemic miming wild in the 1910s,he prescribed formulas aimed at flu and boiled herbal decoction,personally delivering it to a working site for those Chinese laborers as well as non-Chinese patients.None of the laborer patients treated by him died during this deadly pandemic.Due to his success and fame,his practice was booming even after the Chinese community disappeared in John Day in later years.Doc Hay is always remembered in the history of earlier development in eastern Oregon,so that the site of his practicing,Kam Wah Chung and Co.Building,is now a national historic landmark.And more importantly,he has also been remembered by Chinese herbal medicine practitioners in the United States.展开更多
Objective:To investigate and analyze the characteristics of Meridian Sinew(Jingjin) syndrome in patients with whiplash-associated disorders(WAD).Methods:From August 2010 to September 2011,313 WAD cases from New York a...Objective:To investigate and analyze the characteristics of Meridian Sinew(Jingjin) syndrome in patients with whiplash-associated disorders(WAD).Methods:From August 2010 to September 2011,313 WAD cases from New York and California states were collected.The survey mostly collects the information of "Sinew Knotted Points" and symptoms of four types of Meridian Sinew differentiation—Taiyang,Shaoyin,Shaoyang and Yangming.Results:Among the cases which are on the average of medium injury level,the higher frequency of "Sinew Knotted Points" tenderness were found on Jianwaishu(SI 14),Jianzhongshu(SI 15),Tianchuang(SI 16),C3-6 Spinous Process,Dazhui(GV 14),Fengchi(GB 20),Tianliao(SJ 15) and Tianding(LI 17).The most commonly presented symptoms were widespread spasm and tenderness in the neck(Taiyang),difficulty in lateral flexion(Shaoyang),problems of extension and flexion(Taiyang),and stiffness and pain during neck movement(Yangming).Among the cases,237 cases(75.72%) were related to Taiyang Meridian Sinew syndrome,82 cases(26.20%) to Shaoyin syndrome and 175(55.91%) and176(56.23%) cases to Shaoyang and Yangming syndrome respectively.The most of cases presented in a combination format.The syndrome distribution under Grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ reflected that more combination of the Meridian Sinew syndromes in the whiplash injury patients which is resulted from more severity of injury.Conclusion:It is practical to identify the location of abnormality through Meridian Sinew differentiation,considering both "Sinew Knotted Points" tenderness and corresponding symptoms,for the local neck symptoms of WAD.展开更多
Chronic pain is one of the major complaints from patients seen in all acupuncture clinics.The most common principle to treat pain with acupuncture is to activate channels to relieve pain;however,little attention has b...Chronic pain is one of the major complaints from patients seen in all acupuncture clinics.The most common principle to treat pain with acupuncture is to activate channels to relieve pain;however,little attention has been paid to treating the patient’s shen when treating their pain.This article is an introduction to the incorporation of the treatment of shen when treating chronic pain with acupuncture.The discussion of the shen and its treatments in this article are based on the review and study of the theories and principles in the ancient classics of traditional Chinese medicine.Shen is the interaction between yin and yang.Shen is the governor of life;it controls all physical and mental activities.Shen enables us to feel pain.The disorders of shen in pain sufferers can negatively affect how they feel or recognize pain,how they response to pain and how they report their pain level.We should pay more attention to the treatment of patient’s shen during the entire treatment course of chronic pain.Guarding shen is the key to acupuncture efficacy;the essential principles are harmonizing yin and yang by needling techniques and regulating hun and po at the needling sites.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81473598).
文摘Objective:To explore the correlations between five-pattern personality scores and autonomic nervous response indicators in Chinese female college students,to provide a foundation for further exploration of the modern physiological basis of these personality types.Methods:Subjects were asked to fill in 'The Five-Pattern Personality Inventory' (revised edition 2008).Taiyang,Shaoyang,yin-yang balance,Taiyin,and Shaoyin personalities were scored.The galvanic skin response and heart rate,and the low frequency (LF),high frequency (HF),and LF/HF ratio of heart rate variability were collected using a 16-channel physiological recorder (BIOPAC MP150).Relationship between the five-pattern personality scores and autonomic nervous response indicators was analyzed using bivariate correlation.Results:The five-pattern personality scores of the subjects were compared with national averages.The Taiyang and Shaoyang personality scores of the subjects were significantly lower than the overall national average,the national female average,and the national female average in the 18-29-year-old age group (all P <.05).The Taiyang personality score was negatively correlated with both the LF and the HF (P =.009 and P =.001,respectively),and the yin-yang balance personality score was significantly negatively correlated with the galvanic skin response (P =.026).Conclusion:There is a relationship between five-pattern personality scores and autonomic nervous response indicators in Chinese female college students.The higher the Taiyang personality score,the lower the sympathetic and vagus nerve excitability;the higher the yinyang balance personality score,the lower the sympathetic nerve excitability.
文摘1 Introduction The world is now in an era of the globalization of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).A hundred and thirty-three member states responded in the World Health Organization’s(WHO)Global Report on Traditional&Complementary Medicine 2019,which was based on the second WHO global survey in 2012,113 member states formally acknowledged that their population uses acupuncture and 100 member states acknowledged that they use TCM.1 The data in this report also showed that 30 member states have regulations on acupuncture and 18 member states on TCM.In the category of traditional and complementary medicine,acupuncture is the most common form of practice in the world.In 2022,the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision(ICD-11)is officially in effect.2–4 Chapter 26,Traditional Medicine,was first forever published in this international standard of diseases classification and the technical terms mostly compiled from TCM which indicated that TCM is now officially entering the world health system.
基金supported by Shanghai Municipal Health Commission(NO:XGYJKY2022-0307)。
文摘Background: Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) plays a crucial role in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19). Objective: The study aimed to reveal the distribution characteristics of COVID-19 TCM syndrome types and syndrome elements and the law of TCM treatment and medication. Methods: The TCM diagnosis and treatment protocol for COVID-19 and clinical research data were obtained through network retrieval, and Revman 5.3 and SPSS 23.0 were employed to analyze the composition of TCM syndromes and the situation of TCMs in meta and frequency. Results: The top three TCM syndromes of COVID-19 included damp-heat accumulation in the lung pattern, damp abundance due to spleen deficiency, and epidemic toxin invading the lung pattern, while the syndrome elements were dampness, heat, and toxin. Gypsum fibrosum, Pogostemonis herba, and Armeniacae semen were identified as the commonly used drugs. Different syndrome elements were identified at lung disease location: Forsythiae fructus, Glycyrrhizae radix, and Armeniacae semen can be used for “wind;” Glycyrrhizae radix, Armeniacae semen, and Scutellariae radix can be used for “Heat;” Armeniacae semen, Sheng Gypsum fibrosum, and Ephedrae herba can be used for “Toxin;” Ephedrae herba, Armeniacae semen, and Atractylodis rhizome can be used for “Damp;” Magnoliae officinalis Cortex, Ephedrae herba, and Zingiberis Rhizoma recens can be used for “cold;” and Armeniacae semen, Gypsum fibrosum, Ephedrae herba, and Lepidii/Descurainiae semen can be used for “epidemic.” Conclusion: The establishment of a treatment scheme based on the classification of disease syndrome elements should be considered for sudden infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. Pogostemonis herba, Armeniacae semen, Gypsum fibrosum, and Glycyrrhizae radix should be considered as effective drugs from TCM for the treatment of COVID-19.
文摘This is a story about a Chinese herbalist Ing“Doc”Hay who combated the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic in the America West.As an immigrant,he came to the States as a laborer,but he had knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine due to his family heritage.This made it possible for him to start practicing in the Chinese community in John Day,Oregon,until 1948 when he retired.During the time of the pandemic running wild in the 1910s,he prescribed formulas aimed at flu and boiled herbal decoction,personally delivering it to a working site for those Chinese laborers as well as non‑Chinese patients.None of the laborer patients treated by him died during this deadly pandemic.Due to his success and fame,his practice was booming even after the Chinese community disappeared in John Day in later years.Doc Hay is always remembered in the history of earlier development in eastern Oregon,so that the site of his practicing,Kam Wah Chung and Co.Building,is now a national historic landmark.And more importantly,he has also been remembered by Chinese herbal medicine practitioners in the United States.
文摘This is a story about a Chinese herbalist Ing"Doc"Hay who combated the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in the America West.As an immigrant,he came to the States as a laborer,but he had knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine due to his family heritage.This made it possible for him to start practicing in the Chinese community in John Day,Oregon,until 1948 when he retired.During the time of the pandemic miming wild in the 1910s,he prescribed formulas aimed at flu and boiled herbal decoction,personally delivering it to a working site for those Chinese laborers as well as non-Chinese patients.None of the laborer patients treated by him died during this deadly pandemic.Due to his success and fame,his practice was booming even after the Chinese community disappeared in John Day in later years.Doc Hay is always remembered in the history of earlier development in eastern Oregon,so that the site of his practicing,Kam Wah Chung and Co.Building,is now a national historic landmark.And more importantly,he has also been remembered by Chinese herbal medicine practitioners in the United States.
基金Supported by the Innovative Team Project of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(No.2011-CXTD-08)Research Base Development Project of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(No.2011-JDJS-09)the 111 Project of China Ministry of Education(No.B07007)
文摘Objective:To investigate and analyze the characteristics of Meridian Sinew(Jingjin) syndrome in patients with whiplash-associated disorders(WAD).Methods:From August 2010 to September 2011,313 WAD cases from New York and California states were collected.The survey mostly collects the information of "Sinew Knotted Points" and symptoms of four types of Meridian Sinew differentiation—Taiyang,Shaoyin,Shaoyang and Yangming.Results:Among the cases which are on the average of medium injury level,the higher frequency of "Sinew Knotted Points" tenderness were found on Jianwaishu(SI 14),Jianzhongshu(SI 15),Tianchuang(SI 16),C3-6 Spinous Process,Dazhui(GV 14),Fengchi(GB 20),Tianliao(SJ 15) and Tianding(LI 17).The most commonly presented symptoms were widespread spasm and tenderness in the neck(Taiyang),difficulty in lateral flexion(Shaoyang),problems of extension and flexion(Taiyang),and stiffness and pain during neck movement(Yangming).Among the cases,237 cases(75.72%) were related to Taiyang Meridian Sinew syndrome,82 cases(26.20%) to Shaoyin syndrome and 175(55.91%) and176(56.23%) cases to Shaoyang and Yangming syndrome respectively.The most of cases presented in a combination format.The syndrome distribution under Grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ reflected that more combination of the Meridian Sinew syndromes in the whiplash injury patients which is resulted from more severity of injury.Conclusion:It is practical to identify the location of abnormality through Meridian Sinew differentiation,considering both "Sinew Knotted Points" tenderness and corresponding symptoms,for the local neck symptoms of WAD.
文摘Chronic pain is one of the major complaints from patients seen in all acupuncture clinics.The most common principle to treat pain with acupuncture is to activate channels to relieve pain;however,little attention has been paid to treating the patient’s shen when treating their pain.This article is an introduction to the incorporation of the treatment of shen when treating chronic pain with acupuncture.The discussion of the shen and its treatments in this article are based on the review and study of the theories and principles in the ancient classics of traditional Chinese medicine.Shen is the interaction between yin and yang.Shen is the governor of life;it controls all physical and mental activities.Shen enables us to feel pain.The disorders of shen in pain sufferers can negatively affect how they feel or recognize pain,how they response to pain and how they report their pain level.We should pay more attention to the treatment of patient’s shen during the entire treatment course of chronic pain.Guarding shen is the key to acupuncture efficacy;the essential principles are harmonizing yin and yang by needling techniques and regulating hun and po at the needling sites.
