• 셀메드
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.13.1-13.3
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• 2012

Blood borne infectious diseases are usually a public concern. The transmissions of many diseases are via blood borne mode. Several activities are related to this transmission such as injection, blood transfusion and transplantation. Also, the acupuncture practice can be a possible route for blood borne infectious disease transmission. In this specific review, the author briefly reviews acupuncture and blood borne viral infections.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2017

Objectives : The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Dokhwaljihwang-tang (DJT) intravenous pharmacopuncture on cisplatin-induced emesis and gastric mobility disorder in Wistar rats. Methods : Thirty rats were randomly divided into six groups and cisplatin was administered to all groups except the normal group. The cisplatin group (n=5) received a cisplatin injection only. The saline group (n=5) was injected with cisplatin followed by 0.4 mL of saline. Groups DJT-1, DJT-2, and DJT-3 were injected with cisplatin, followed by 0.315 g/kg, 0.104 g/kg, and 0.034 g/kg of DJT, respectively. Body weight, food intake, and kaolin intake of rats were measured 12 h, 24 h, and 36 h after cisplatin injection. Residual food in the stomach was measured 48 h after cisplatin injection. Results : There was no significant difference in weight. The food intake was not significantly different 12 h after cisplatin administration. All groups except the normal group showed significantly decreased food intake after 24 h. After 36 h, food intake was not significantly different between groups DJT-1, DJT-2, and DJT-3 and the normal group. The kaolin intake of groups DJT-1 and DJT-2 was significantly decreased at 12 h and 24 h after cisplatin injection. Kaolin intake and residual food in the stomach were significantly decreased in groups DJT-1, DJT-2, and DJT-3. Conclusion : In a Wistar rat model, DJT intravenous pharmacopuncture is suggested to be effective for cisplatin-induced emesis and gastric motility disorder. In the future, it is necessary to study the mechanism and chemical composition of each individual constitutive drug.

• 대한추나의학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2003

관절염에 대한 스테로이드의 관절강내 주사는 전신적인 부작용 등의 위험성이 적으면서 간편하고 경제적이며 비교적 양호한 항염효과를 얻을 수 있어 단일관절의 RA 또는 퇴행성 관절염에서 활액막의 염증증상이 있을 때 또는 보존적 치료에 반응하지 않는 경우 비교적 많이 사용된다. 하지만 이러한 스테로이드요법은 여러가지 만성 질환에서 과도한 염증이나 면역반응 자체를 치료하는 것이 아니라 부수되는 이차적 증상만을 완화시켜 주기 때문에 장기간의 스테로이드제 투여는 절병의 경과를 교정 하거나 변화시키지 못하고 예후에 악영향을 미칠 수도 있다. 또한 심각한 여러 부작용들을 야기할 수도 있다. 저자는 스테로이드 관절강내 주사에 호전되지 않은 부종과 통증을 주소로 하는 슬관절염 환자에 대해, 피하 봉독요법으로 양호한 효과를 얻었으며, 또한 기존에 알려져 있는 것처럼 당뇨병환자에게서 봉독요법이 혈당치를 지속적으로 높인다는 주장에 대해 다른 결과를 경험하였으므로 문헌조사와 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.65-84
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• 2001

We recently demonstrated that bee venom (BV) injection into acupoint (i.e. Zusanli) produced more potent anti-inflammatory and antinociciptive effect in Freunds adjuvant induced rheumatoid arthritis (RA) model as compared with that of non-acupoint injection(i.e back). However, the precise components underlying BV-induced antinociceptive and/or anti-inflammatory effects have not been fully understood. Therefore, we further investigated the anti-arthritic effect of BV after extracting the whole BV according to solubility (water soluble: BVA, ethylacetate soluble: BVE). Subcutaneous BVA treatment (0.9 mg/kg/day) into Zusanli acupoint was found to dramatically inhibit paw edema and radiological change (i.e. new bone proliferation and soft tissue swelling) caused by Freunds adjuvant injection. In addition, the increase of serum interleukin-6 by RA induction was normalized by the BVA treatment as similar with that of non-arthritic animals. On the other hand, BVA therapy significantly reduced arthritis induced nociceptive behaviors (i.e., nociceptive score for mechanical hyperalgesia and thermal hyperalgesia). Furthermore, BVA treatment significantly suppressed adjuvant induced Fos expression in the lumbar spinal cord at 3 weeks post-adjuvant injection. However, BVE treatment (0.05 mg/kg/day) has not any anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive effect on RA. Based on the present results, we demonstrated that BVA might be a effective fraction in whole BV for long-term treatment of RA-induced pain and inflammation. However, it is clear necessary that further fraction study about BVA was required for elucidating an effective component of BVA.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.69-71
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• 2006

아일랜드 갈웨이주 고르트 근교에서 사육중인 11세, 쇼트혼 종 소가 분만에 도움을 필요로 하였다. 환축은 분만 당일에 기립불능으로 되었다. Lumbo-sacral space, GB3O, GB31, ST40 및 ST41에 덱사메타손 수침을 실시하였다. 또한 간이 뜸처치를 1차 치료 시 실시하였다. 2차 치료 시 환축은 기립이 불가능하였다. 3차 치료 시에는 환축은 자력으로 기립을 시도하였으나 매번 쓰러졌다. 그러나 환축은 분만 후 10일에 약간의 조력으로 기립이 가능하였다. 따라서 본 환축은 덱사메타손 수침 및 간이 뜸 처치의 병용으로 증상이 호전된 기립 불능 우 증례이었다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2013

Objective: Pharmacopuncture, a new therapy in traditional medicine, has attracted significant attention since its introduction to the Western world. This short review article employs a database analysis to examine the profile of publication activity related to pharmacopuncture. Methods: Three databases were searched: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane. About 300 papers related to the topic "pharmacopuncture" were found in these three most-commonly-used databases. Results: Fourteen papers are described in detail and are discussed in the context of the research performed at the Medical University of Graz, especially by the Frank Bahr Research Group "Auriculomedicine and Pharmacopuncture." Conclusion: High-tech research methods concerning future pharmacopuncture studies are briefly discussed.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.6-8
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• 2006

아일랜드 갈웨이주에서 사육중인 13살, 수컷, 아랍종말이 제엽염으로 진단되었다. TH01, SI01 및 ST45에 혈침 및 덱사메타손 수침(2회/주)을 각각 실시하였다. 또한 2회째 봉독(아피톡신 $200{\mu}g$을 동량의 리도카인에 혼합)을 GV01에 수침하였다. 3회 침치료 후 말은 정상 보행이 가능하였다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.557-560
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• 2005

Bee Venom acupuncture has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect that facilitates natural healing. So it is used in treatment of several musculoskeletal diseases. Recently, we experienced a case of De Quervain's disease that was not responded to steroid injection. It was successfully treated with intra-synovial Bee Venom acupuncture for two weeks. It is thought that Bee Venom acupuncture can be used in tenosynovitis. And Bee Venom injection techniques like intra-joint and subcutaneous method are need to be developed.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.318-328
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• 1998

The aqua-acupuncture blended with liquid medicine and acupuncture is known to be effective in treating various medical disorders. This study used gallbladders of bear (WoongDam, WD, Ursus arctos Linne) and pig(JeoDam, JD, Sus scrofa domestica Brisson) plus the stones from the ox gallbladder(WooHwang, WH, Bos taurus var, domesticus Gmelin) to produce the liquid medicine. For the acupuncture, acupoint of ST -36 which is located one finger breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia was selected. There were a couple of purposes in this experiment. First, the relationship between aqua-acupuncture and gastric activity was scrutinized. Secondly, the possibility of pig gallbladder as an alternative organ to bear gallbladder for making liquid medicine was evaluated. Thirdly, different injection concentration ratio of liquid medicine was tried to figure out the optimal dosage for the aqua-acupuncture. The data of the present results indicated that the mixtures of WD + WH and JD + WH have a similar hypotonic effect on the stomach. These findings illustrated that aqua-acupuncture or hydroacupuncture showed inhibitory effect on the stomach in addition to its well-known prophylactic value. Also the possible alternative medical organ of pig gallbladder was checked out since two mixtures illustrated very similar trends in suppressing the gastric activity. The injection concentration ratio was not very different between two mixtures in terms of gastric motility except a couple of ratio. In conclusion, the aqua-acupuncture is a promising way to control the gastric activity for better medical purposes and the gallbladder of pig was assessed as a prospective one for making a liquid medicine.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2015

Objectives : This study was designed to discover the difference in stimulation effect when the volume and insertion method of mountain ginseng pharmacopuncture was varied. Methods : 48 healthy people were randomly injected with 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 cc of mountain ginseng pharmacopuncture, perpendicularly or transversely at acupoints $LI_9$ and $LI_{10}$. The subjects noted their level of stimulation on a 100 mm visual analog scale(VAS) immediately after, 3 minutes after, and 5 minutes after the treatment. Results : There was no significant statistical difference in the stimulation strength between perpendicular injection and transverse injection pharmacopuncture. There was significant statistical difference in the stimulation strength when the volume of pharmacopuncture was varied. As the volume of pharmacopuncture increased from 0.1 cc to 0.3 cc, and to 0.5 cc, the stimulation strength increased as well. Conclusions : We found that volume of pharmacopuncture may be a controlling element for mountain ginseng pharmacopuncture. Additional study is needed for pharmacopuncture's stimulation adjusting factors.