• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.99-105
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• 2004

Objective : This study has been designed and performed to identify the effect on insomnia patients according to the injection of herbal medicine induced from the Hominis placenta. Methods : Injection on G20(風池), G20(池) in insomnia patients who were admitted in Dong-Seo Oriental Medical Hospital every day for 5days, without western medicine. Results: Total duration of sleeping time showed 0.68 hours of increased. (p<0.005 respectively)

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-14
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• 2008

Objectives : Delayed neuronal death(DND) of pyramidal neuronsin the CA1 regions of the hippocampus has been extensively studied following global brain ischemia, whereas little is known about DND in this highly vulnerable brain region after focal brain ischemia. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of Gastrodiae Elata(GA) pharmacopuncture on hippocampal neuronal apoptosis in rats with focal brain ischemic injury. Materials and methods : The neuroprotective effects of water extracts of GA were investigated in middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAo) of Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats. Seventy-five healthy SD ratswere randomly divided into five groups following MCAo : control group with focal ischemia, saline injection group, pharmacopuncture group GA-1($0.0007mg/m{\ell}/g$), pharmacopuncture group GA-2($0.00035mg/m{\ell}/g$), pharmacopuncture group GA-3($0.00014mg/m{\ell}/g$). Results : The intensity of mGluR5 increased in the GA-1 group. The intensity of Bax and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio decreased in the GA-1 group. The intensity of Bcl-2 increased in all the GA groups. The density of neurons stained by Cresyl violet and ChAT increased in the GA-1 group. Conclusions : Our study suggests that GA pharmacopuncture at $GB_{20}$ showed anti-apoptotic and neuroprotective effects on cholinergic neuronsin focal cerebral ischemia caused by stroke in SD rats.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.101-116
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• 2016

Objectives : This research was performed to investigate the effects of Ukgansan pharmacopuncture(U-PA) of focal brain ischemia induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) in rats. Methods : The subjects were divided into 5 groups : A control group, acupuncture group, pharmacopuncture group U-PA1($2.571mg/250g/40{\mu}{\ell}$), pharmacopuncture group U-PA2($6.428mg/250g/40{\mu}{\ell}$), and pharmacopuncture group U-PA3($12.855mg/250g/40{\mu}{\ell}$). The focal brain ischemia was induced by intraluminal filament insertion into the middle cerebral artery. After 3 days of MCAO, Ukgansan(UGS) pharmacopuncture treatment was performed on the GB20, and the day after being treated with pharmacopuncture, the Morris water maze test was carried out by the assigned group. The series of processes were treated 6 times. Thereafter Bax, Bcl-2, Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, mGluR5, density of neuronal cell, and ChAT were measured. Results : The results were as follows. 1. The intensity of Bax significantly decreased in the U-PA1, U-PA2, U-PA3 groups. 2. The Bax/Bcl-2 ratio significantly decreased in the U-PA3 group compared with the control group. 3. The neuroprotective effect on the hippocampal CA1 significantly increased in the U-PA1, U-PA2, U-PA3 groups compared with the control group. 4. The density of ChAT in the hippocampal CA1 significantly increased in the U-PA1, U-PA2, U-PA3 groups compared with the control group. Conclusion : These results suggest that UGS pharmacopuncture may have anti-apoptotic and neuroprotective effects on focal cerebral ischemia caused by intraluminal filament insertion into the middle cerebral artery in rats.

• Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.105-105
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• 2005

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between cervical spine curvature and thermography on neck pain patients. Methods : The cervical spine curvature was assessed on lateral view of plain radiograph by three measurements(Depth of cervical curve, Method of Jochumsen, Angle of cervical curve), then the neck pain patients were divided into straight curvature group(Straight group), normal curvature group(Control I), and no neck pain group(Control II) was selected by random sampling. I measured temperature of the both side Pungji(風池, G20), Kyonjong(肩井, G21), Chonjong(天宗, SI11) by thermography examination on Experimental group(Straight group) and control group(Control I, II), then analyzed the temperature statically with student's t-test, ANOVA. Results : The temperature of six point on Straigt group was lower than that of Control I, but had no significant difference(p>0.05). The temperature of six point on Straigt group was lower than that of Control II. The descent of temperature on Lt. Pungji(風池, G20), Lt. Kyonjong(肩井, G21), Rt. Chonjong(天宗, SI11) had significance(p<0.05). There is no corelation between onset period and mean temperature of six points. Conclusions : Thermography represnets the presence of neck pain, but has no correlation with straight of cervical curvature.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.185-208
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• 1997

A Literatual Study on the external treatment of eye diseases, the result were as follows. 1. The external treatment of eye diseases used eyedrops(點,滴), steam bath(熏), washing(洗), plaster(敷). 2. Eyedrops used filterated decoction. 3. Eye diseases used Bomeolum(永片), Coptidis Rhiwma(黃連), Angelicae gigantis Radix(當歸) with clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away swelling, pain, ithing and convulsion, clearing away nebula 4. Eye diseases used B-1(晴明), B-2(찬竹), Tae-Yang(太陽), S-1(承泣), G-1(瞳子료), S-2(四白), TE-23(絲竹空), Eo-Yo(魚腰), G-14(陽白), Gu-Hu(球後), G-20(風池), B-18(肝兪), LI-4(合谷), Liv-3(太衡, B-23(腎兪), G-37(光明), Liv-2(行間), GV-23(上星), and S-36(足三里).

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.114-122
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• 1991

Hypertension is not the name of disease but that of syndrome, about which the record of causes and treatments did not exist in the classics. So I surveyed the oriental medical category of hypertension in the classics and studied on the causes and principal acupuncture points of treatment in the modern literature. And a result, I came to the following conclusion. 1. According to the category of hypertension in oriental medicine way, WIND(風), FIRE(火), PHLEGM(痰) were the evoked causes of hypertension. And the greater oart of hypertension's line in the classics was related to DIZZINESS(眩暈), APOPLEXY(中風), WIND OF THE LIVER(肝風). 2. There were exceedingly various causes such as inheritance, mind, emotion, change of nerve, other disease, etc. 3. In the treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion, there were Zusanli(足三里), Quchi(曲池), Fengchi(風池), Baihui(自會), Hegu(合谷), Sanyinjiao(三陰交), Taichong(太衝) which, 7 acupuncture points, showed high ratio. 4. According to the evoked causes, the major acupuncture points became to be different as follow; FIRE(火) : Neiguan(內關 ; P6) WIND(風) : Fengchi (風池 ; G20), Yanglingquan (陽陵泉 ; G34), Taichong(太衝 ; Liv3) PHLEGM(痰) : Zusanli(足三里 ; S36); Sanyinjiao(三陰交 ; Sp6). Basing on the Literature research, I have studied hypertension. I found that there were objective studies on the causes. But I couldn't find any objective study on the category of hypertension in oriental medicine way and the treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion. So I think that more profound study on the category and the interrelation between the acupuncture points of treatment and its dis tribution of the 14 meridians deserves to be continued from now on.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.49-63
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• 2016

Objectives : This research was performed to investigate the effects of Jodeungsan pharmacopuncture(PA-J) of focal brain ischemia induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) in rats. Methods : The subjects were divided into 4 groups : control, acupuncture, pharmacopuncture PA-J1(11.43 mg / 250 g / $40{\mu}{\ell}$) and pharmacopuncture PA-J2(2.29 mg / 250 g / $40{\mu}{\ell}$). The focal brain ischemia was induced by intraluminal filament insertion into the middle cerebral artery. After 3 days of MCAO, Jodeungsan pharmacopuncture treatment was performed on the GB20, and the day after being treated with pharmacopuncture, the Morris water maze test was carried out on the assigned group. The series of processes were administered 6 times. Thereafter mGluR5, density of neuronal cell and ChAT were measured. Results : The results were as follows. 1. The distance to target significantly decreased in the 2nd trial of the Acu group on the water maze test for short-term memory. 2. The distance to target significantly decreased in the 4th trial of the PA-J2 group on the water maze test for long-term memory. 3. The intensity of mGluR5 significantly increased in the PA-J1 group compared with the control group. 4. The neuroprotective effect on the hippocampal CA1 significantly increased in the PA-J1 and PA-J2 groups compared with the control group. 5. The density of ChAT in the hippocampal CA1 significantly increased in the PA-J1 and PA-J2 groups compared with the control group. Conclusion : These results suggest that Jodeungsan pharmacopuncture may improve memory and cognitive impairment and also have neuroprotective effects on focal brain ischemia.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.162-179
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• 1998

In the literatual studies on the yupung(油風), the results were as follows. 1. Yupung(油風) was called 'Quijidu(鬼지頭)', 'Quichedu(鬼剃頭)', 'Ballak(髮落)' etc. It was a localized loss of hair in round or oval ares without any subjective symptom 2. The etiology and pathogenesis of Yupung were disorder of vital energy& blood circulation caused by deficiency of blood and wind-dryness syndrome, energy-stagnation and blood stasis, impairment of the liver & kidney. The treatments of Yupung were invigorating the liver & kidney, clearing away heat-evil and cooling blood, nourishing the liver & kidney, activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis etc, 3. In the frequency of prescription, the most numerous prescription is Shineuingyangjindan(神應養眞丹) and the next are Tonggyuhwalhyultang(通竅活血湯) & Chilbomiyumdan(七寶美髥丹), 4. In the frequency of medicine, the most numerous medicine is Radix Angelicae Sinensis(當歸) and the next are Rhizoma Rehmanniae Praeparatae(熟地黃) & Rhizoma Ligusiici Chuanxiong(川芎). 5. In classification of drug action, medicines of clearing away wind-heat evil and invigorating yin used to be very busy. 6. In classification of four characters, the most parts are warm medicine. 7. In classification of five tastes, the most numerous tastes are sweet and bitter tastes. 8. In classification of toxicity, the most is non-toxic medicines. 9. In classification of the channel distribution, the most is the medicine that belongs to liver channel. 10. In acupuncture theraphy, it was used 'GV20(百會)', 'G20(風池)', 'GV16(風府)', 'GV14(大椎)', 'LI4(合谷)' etc. in body acupuncture, was used 'S25(天樞)', 'GV14(大椎)', 'B13(肺兪)', 'LI11(曲池)' etc. in moxibustion.