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{"title":"Liver in the Chinese and Western Medicine","authors":"Zhan-wen Liu, Jin Shu, Jia-Ying Tu, Cui-hong Zhang, Jue Hong","doi":"10.1159/000466694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000466694","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on the 5-element theory, which emphasizes the importance of the dynamic balance among the liver, heart, spleen, lung, and kidney. It is quite confusing that the 5 viscera in TCM share the same names with the organs in Western medicine. Spleen is the only viscus that differs most from the modern concept, while the remaining 4 viscera can all find similarities with the corresponding organs in Western medicine; however, the viscus in TCM is always a broader concept. Key Messages: The 5 major functions of the liver in TCM correspond to the nerve-endocrine-immune network in Western medicine, and all of the functions are associated with emotion.","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"4 1","pages":"39 - 45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000466694","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44591950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Traditional Chinese Herbs Improve Salivation and Frequent Nighttime Urination in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis","authors":"Penglin Gao, Weilong Liao, Chuanhe Sun, Wenfei Jiang, Weidong Pan, Te Liu","doi":"10.1159/000464407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000464407","url":null,"abstract":"Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the efficacy of Jian-Pi Lian-Se Tang (JPLST), a formula of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of salivation and frequent nighttime urination (FNU) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Method: Forty-eight patients with ALS suffering from salivation and/or FNU who were outpatients or inpatients of Shuguang Hospital were included into the study and divided into 2 groups as follows: the JPLST group (n = 24) included patients who were additionally treated with JPLST, and the control group (n = 24) included patients who were treated by routine Western medicine (for 6 weeks). The changes in the quantity of salivation/sialorrhea (QS) (in mL) and in FNU as the primary result and the total scores of the Amyloid Lateral Sclerosis Function Rating Scale (ALSFRS) and of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) as the secondary result were used to evaluate the clinical efficacy for both groups. Results: No significant differences were found for the baseline of QS, FNU, and the scores of the ESS and of the ALSFRS before and after treatment for both groups. At the end of the 6th week, 2 patients in the JPLST group and 4 patients in the control group withdrew from the study. QS and FNU were much less severe in the JPLST group than before treatment, and the ESS scores were improved, too. The ALSFRS did not show any significant differences in both groups compared with before treatment at the end of week 6. No side effects were found for both groups by laboratory tests. Conclusion: The much improved parameters of QS, FNU, and ESS for the JPLST group indicate that JPLST may be a potential additional treatment for salivation and FNU in ALS patients. Large-scale multicenter double-blind randomized-control studies are needed to verify the effectiveness of JPLST in improving salivation and FNU in patients with ALS.","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"4 1","pages":"31 - 38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000464407","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43581624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamic Analysis of Coupled Sawtooth and Rectangle Cellular Neural Networks with Application in HBV Patients' B-Scan Images","authors":"Mian Wang, L. Min, G. Litscher, Min Li","doi":"10.1159/000455852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000455852","url":null,"abstract":"Liver damage caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections is diffuse. Live medical images and FibroScan images show that it is inhomogeneous. Modeling and interpreting such phenomena are both important for theoretical research and practical application. The cellular neural networks (CNNs) introduced by Chua and Yang can model widely observed patterns in both nonbiological and biological media. The sawtooth and rectangle (SR) CNN introduced by Chua and colleagues is able to generate SR-shaped patterns for any random-input grayscale patterns, which are also similar to some chronic HBV-infected patients' liver B-scan images. This paper will mathematically study the dynamic behaviors of the SR CNN, numerically simulate the output images of the SR CNN, and biologically interpret the relationships between the output images of the SR CNN and the patterns in HBV-infected patients' liver B-scan images. Our research results show that the SR CNN may be used as a candidate for modeling liver infections.","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"4 1","pages":"19 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000455852","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42238132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Brief Theory of Viscus and Its Manifestations in Traditional Chinese Medicine","authors":"Weilong Liao, Cuijiao Dang, Weidong Pan","doi":"10.1159/000455853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000455853","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) includes the quintessence of classical Chinese philosophy, culture, and science from ancient Chinese history [1] . The earliest description of viscus in TCM is found in the handbook Huangdi Neijing , which termed viscus as zangxiang (臟象). “ zang ” (臟) refers to internal organ in Chinese, “ xiang ” (象) means manifestation of image or phenomenon. When used together, zangxiang refers to internal organs and the external manifestations of their physiological and pathological visualizations and states. The theory of zangxiang mainly studies the zang organs and the fu organs. That is why it is also known as “the theory of zang-fu organs” (臟腑學說) [2] . According to the ancient theory, all internal organs are divided into 2 major categories, namely the 5 zang organs and the 6 fu organs. The 5 zang organs include the heart (心), the liver (肝), the spleen (脾), the lung (肺), and the kidney (腎), and the 6 fu organs include the gallbladder (膽), the stomach (胃), the small intestine (小腸), the large intestine (大腸), the urinary bladder (膀胱), and sanjiao (the triple energizer). Besides, there is another group of tissues and organs, similar to the zang organs in function and the fu organs in form, which is termed the extraordinary fu organs, including the brain (腦), the marrow (髓), the bones (骨), the vessels (脈), the gallbladder (膽), and the uterus (女子胞) [3] . The content of the zangxiang theory is composed of a function system and 2 relationship systems. The function system contains the physiological function and pathological changes of all viscera. The 2 relationship systems include the correlations between the 5 zang organs and the body, organs, and orifices (竅, such as tongue, ears, eyes, nose, mouth, external genitals, Received: November 22, 2016 Accepted after revision: January 4, 2017 Published online: February 8, 2017","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"4 1","pages":"13 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000455853","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49599625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Puzzle of the Skin Patterns","authors":"Daniela Tenea","doi":"10.1159/000452949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000452949","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The pattern of distribution of skin diseases remains one of the most elusive problems in dermatology, particularly when multiple pathologies are involved and coexistence of patterns is present. Most skin diseases show a predilection for certain body areas and are located in characteristic patterns. Many dermatoses exhibit lesions in a segmental fashion concomitantly with disseminated patterns. Sometimes the sites of predilection are inexplicable. Objectives: The main purpose of this paper is to give an overview on the peculiar arrangement of cutaneous lesions in both congenital and acquired skin disorders as well as reactive phenomena in vulnerable areas, in order to better recognise them clinically and understand their pathogenesis. Methods: Based on personal observations and a review of literature, this paper summarises the basics in understanding the patterned distribution of skin lesions, highlights the significance of the lines of Blaschko and their relationship with mosaicism, and describes some of the reactive skin phenomena. Results: Skin mosaicism plays a crucial role in the distribution and arrangement of skin lesions, as demonstrated by recent advances in genetic research in an increasing number of various skin diseases.","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"4 1","pages":"1 - 12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000452949","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65186033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Development of Integrative Medicine","authors":"Weidong Pan, Xuejun Yang, Hua Zhou","doi":"10.1159/000450828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000450828","url":null,"abstract":"There is not a single system of medicine that can address all the health-care needs of the modern society in light of the rise of medical pluralism, and there is growing concern about adverse effects of chemical drugs and the need for more accessible care [1] . These factors have led to an increase in the utilization of services from other health-care systems in the world, such as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and traditional medicines. Concomitant with the limitations of Western medicine, the impact of other branches of medicine becoming more necessary and apparent, there is a call for a new type of additional medicine, namely integrative medicine (IM). IM has developed very quickly over the past two decades. Since the 1950s, in China, IM has been defined as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) combined with Western medicine. In other countries, IM has been used as complementary therapies or additional therapies in order to distinguish it from modern medicine [2] . IM treatment has been shown to improve physical and mental health in patients with various diseases and can benefit patients with many diseases in China and all over the world [3] . It may include traditional medicines (traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Indian medicine, Ayurveda, etc.), acupuncture and moxibustion, manipulation, tai chi chuan, yoga, meditation, mind therapy, vitamin therapy, and medicinal diets. Recently, in the United States, CAM as one type of IM has become an independent discipline, although it still occupies a subordinate position, and it is also considered to be complementary and supplementary to modern medicine [4] . In China, it has achieved the same level and importance as Western medicine and is now eligible for reimbursement through the national medical insurance program [5] . Not only in Europe and the United States but also in China, the initial concept of IM was one of CAM or a section of medicine; thus, the concept of IM was somewhat narrow and should be termed ‘specialized IM’ (SIM). With the development Received: August 22, 2016 Accepted after revision: September 14, 2016 Published online: October 14, 2016","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"3 1","pages":"96 - 98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000450828","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65145402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indian PM's International Yoga Day 2016 Advocacy: Trends, Advances and Future Perspectives. June 9-12, 2016, Chandigarh, India: Abstracts","authors":"Yong Zhu, Yue-Xing Gu, Jin Yue, Zheng-jian Liu, Q. Zeng, Weidong Pan, Xuejun Yang, Hua Zhou, M. Avijgan, Maryam Fathi-Joozdani, M. Avijgan, F. Salehzadeh, A. Anand, S. Telles, Druckerei Stückle","doi":"10.1159/000449195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000449195","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"3 1","pages":"115 - 131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000449195","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65121737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correlation between Routine Parameters of Digital Rectal Examination and Expressed Prostatic Secretions and Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes of Chronic Prostatitis","authors":"Yong Zhu, Yue-Xing Gu, Jin Yue, Zheng-jian Liu, Q. Zeng","doi":"10.1159/000449164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000449164","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To explore and analyze the correlation of routine parameters of digital rectal examination and expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes of chronic prostatitis (CP). Methods: According to features of TCM syndromes, 114 CP patients were divided into four groups: group A (syndrome of dampness-heat pouring downward), group B (syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis), group C (syndrome of yin deficiency with effulgent fire), and group D (syndrome of kidney yang deficiency). Data collected by digital rectal examination and EPS were divided into different grades according to different criteria. Finally, we performed a statistical analysis of the data. Results: The sizes of the prostates in group C were smaller than those in any other group (p < 0.05). The texture of the prostates in group B was harder than that in any other group (p < 0.05). The rates of tenderness in the prostate were higher in groups A and B than in the other two groups (p < 0.05). The rates of abnormal amounts of small particles of lecithin were higher in groups C and D than in the other two groups (p < 0.05). Finally, the rates of abnormal amounts of white blood cells were higher in groups A and B than in the other two groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion: There is a certain correlation of routine parameters of digital rectal examination and EPS with TCM syndromes of CP, which can provide effective instruction on the differentiation of TCM syndromes.","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"3 1","pages":"106 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000449164","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65120781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indian PM's International Yoga Day 2016 Advocacy: Trends, Advances and Future Perspectives","authors":"A. Anand, S. Telles","doi":"10.1159/000452262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000452262","url":null,"abstract":"The decision of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi to role model and advocate Yoga as national health initiative on 2nd International Yoga Day in Chandigarh inspired the local administration to engage citizens and experts in regular yoga training and interdisciplinary dialogue. A series of yoga training programs ensued in 180 city locations and a proposal for analysis of its effects in blood/vitals of these individuals was mooted. Launch of 3D awareness campaigns in the Lake premises and organizing a 4 day national conference ‘Yoga for Good life’ were the other highlights. An interdisciplinary conference (June 9–12, 2016) was held in collaboration with Ministry of AYUSH, Mumbai University, Panjab University and Annals of Neurosciences, coordinated by Ms Kirti Garg, Prof Shubadra Joshi and Col G S Chaddha. This dwelled on Yoga’s role in Health, Medicine, Profession, Personality, Education and Management. The speakers included Honorable Swami Ramdev, Honorable Ravi Shankar, and Honorable Acharya Balkrishna and was attended by over 300 delegates. Many important policy coordination meetings in the sidelines were coordinated by Dr Jaideep Arya. The proceedings of the conclave are being published in the current issue. Mr Ajay Balaji Joshi, the nodal officer for PM’s visit cum Deputy commissioner of Chandigarh spelled out the recommendations of the conclave. These included: inclusion of Sanskrit, Philosophy and Ayurveda in all educational courses in Universities/Medical Institutes as ancient Ayurveda texts, containing knowledge of Indian traditional medicine are in Sanskrit; it was argued that Yoga is irrelevant without its prescription and research in Medical institutes. It was felt that the Depts of Complementary Medicine/Ageing could be established by Medical Institutes so that patients visiting these OPDs have the freedom to choose Ayurved/Yoga intervention under common facility, making healthcare affordable for complex diseases. This will improve quality of medical care and generate comparative data between Yoga and drugs. For best integration, MCI could include representatives from alternative medicine, scientists, patient advocacy groups and quality assurance representatives. A suggestion for initiating the PhD-MD course in Integrative medicine also came up. The Advisor, Sh Parimal Rai, also reinforced to establish a hospital for traditional medicine in Chandigarh. The Govt of India had proposed the AYUSH IYD protocol of Yoga to be implemented for the International Yoga Day public engagement under the chairmanship of Honourable HR Nagendra. Its effects on vital parameters in a month long yoga practice could be interesting. The Chandigarh administration with support of Bharat Vikas Parishad Charitable Foundation, Joshi Foundation and DGHS, Dr Vanita Gupta and her team plan to study such effects. The retrospective analysis of Chandigarh based healthy yoga trainers, who were engaged in such a huge exercise, could provide interesting data from their he","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"3 1","pages":"113 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000452262","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65164121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acupuncture Embedding Complication: Second Report of a Rare Case","authors":"M. Avijgan, Maryam Fathi-Joozdani, M. Avijgan, F. Salehzadeh","doi":"10.1159/000450790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000450790","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In traditional Chinese medicine, one of the modalities of treatment is embedding. Embedding is a method of acupuncture in which catgut is embedded in acupuncture points instead of needles. The current case report describes a rare complication of embedding, and this is the second case report on this modality. Case: A 46-year-old woman suffering from chronic vascular headache (migraine) was referred for acupuncture and embedding. One week after the procedure, she returned with complaints of severe tenderness on the site of embedding. There were tender subcutaneous nodules in the temporal areas of the head. These were diagnosed as suture granuloma, which is one of the rare complications of embedding and has good prognosis. Results: Embedding modality of acupuncture has satisfactory therapeutic effects in many patients but is sometimes accompanied with rare and serious complications. Conclusions: The current authors believe that this complication is a kind of aseptic inflammation and there is no need for any invasive procedure.","PeriodicalId":91502,"journal":{"name":"Integrative medicine international","volume":"3 1","pages":"99 - 105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000450790","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65144233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}