Journal of Acupuncture Research
- Volume 19 Issue 4
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- Pages.140-151
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- 2002
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- 2586-288X(pISSN)
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- 2586-2898(eISSN)
A Study on the Effect of Acupuncture on Anesthesia and the Mode of Action (The Second Report)
자침(刺鍼)이 마취(痲醉)에 미치는 작용기전(作用機轉) 연구(硏究) (제(第) 2 보(報))
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Park, Hee-soo
(Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University) ;
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Park, Kyoung-sik
(Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
- Received : 2002.05.06
- Accepted : 2002.07.14
- Published : 2002.08.20
Abstract
This study was carried to identify whether acupuncture at several meridian points can affect the human anesthesia or not through the analysis of serum intermediates, such as, melatonin, serotonin, TSH, cortisol in human serum. We investigated the effect of accupuncture on the change of serum intermediates which have frequently been made a subject of discussion owing to its hyponic and sedative properties in practice. The result obtained were as follow ; 1. Serum melatonin levels was hardly affected at 40 minutes after general acupuncture on Hab-Gog, Nae-Gwan, and the other meridian points as compared with that(
Keywords
- Acupuncture;
- Anaesthesia;
- Hypnosis;
- Hab-Gog;
- Nae-Gwan;
- Gyo-Gam;
- Sin-Mun;
- In-Dang meridian point;
- Melatonin;
- Serotonin;
- TSH;
- Cortisol