February, 2022

• 15 February

  Moxibustion relieves post-stroke depression

  

  Background: To assess the effectiveness and safety of moxibustion for post-stroke depression. Methods: A search was conducted in the following English and Chinese databases: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Biomedical Literature (CBM), VIP and Wanfang. The outcomes included Hamilton Depression Rating Scale …

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• 15 February

  Moxibustion improves ovarian reserve in females

  

  Objective: Moxibustion, a common therapy in traditional Chinese medicine, has potential benefits for treating decreased ovarian reserve. The present study investigates the protective effect of moxibustion in a rat model of decreased ovarian reserve and explores the possible mechanisms. Methods: Sixty-four female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: control, decreased …

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• 15 February

  Tongue patterns seen in patients with kidney disease

  

  Background: To apply non-invasive Autonomic Tongue Diagnosis System in analyzing tongue features in patients with chronic kidney disease. Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional, case-controlled observational study. Patients with chronic kidney disease who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled and divided into the following groups according to renal function …

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• 15 February

  Martial arts reduces hypertension

  

  Objectives: To examine the associations of specific types of physical exercises, dietary preferences, and obesity patterns with incident hypertension.  Methods: In this cohort study, obesity patterns were defined using general and abdominal obesity as G-/A-, G+/A- or G-/A+, and G+/A+. The type of physical exercises and dietary preferences were collected using a …

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• 15 February

  Tai Chi relieves depression

  

  Tai Chi could alleviate depression, while the biological mechanisms underlying this effect remains unelucidated. This study recruited 18 community-dwelling older persons with a pre-post testing design, aiming to unveil the potential epigenetic effect by which Tai Chi in the alleviation of depression, using methylation of BDNF promoter as the biomarker. …

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• 15 February

  The prevalence of acupuncture use in American fertility clinics

  

  The application status of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for assisted reproductive field in the United States was analyzed, and the existing problems and future development directions were discussed. According to the survey on the 456 websites of assisted reproductive clinic in the United States mentioned in the report of U.S. …

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• 14 February

  Traditional Chinese medicine is effective in the treatment of depression

  

  Background: Depression is a common mental disorder characterized by persistent sadness and lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities. Understandably, the causes of depression are complex. Nevertheless, the understanding of depression pathophysiology has progressed considerably and numerous studies indicate that hippocampal neurogenesis plays a pivotal role. However, …

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• 14 February

  Electroacupuncture improves motor and muscle function in primary osteoporosis

  

  Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture on motor function and muscle state in patients with primary osteoporosis. Methods: A total of 60 female patients with primary osteoporosis were randomized into an observation group (30 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a control group (30 cases, 1 case dropped off). On the …

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• 14 February

  Commonly used acupuncture points for erectile dysfunction

  

  Data mining technology was adopted to analyze the rules of acupoint selection in treatment of erectile dysfunction with acupuncture and moxibustion. All of the articles for acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of erectile dysfunction were searched from the databases, i.e. Chinese national knowledge infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, VIP, Chinese biomedical …

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• 13 February

  The Chinese herbal formula Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang therapeutic effects on gastrointestinal diseases according to five flavours

  

  Ethnopharmacological relevance: Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang was first recorded in a Chinese medical classic, Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases, which was written in the Eastern Han dynasty of China. This ancient prescription consists of seven kinds of Chinese herbal medicine, namely, Pinellia ternata, Rhizoma Coptidis, Radix scutellariae, Rhizoma …

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