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- Title
The Effects of Natural Chinese Medicine Aconite Root, Dried Ginger Rhizome, and Coptis on Rectal and Skin Temperatures at Acupuncture Points.
- Authors
Yang, Jia-Min; Li, Gang; Wang, Min; Jin, Yi-Xi; Zheng, Feng-Jie; Sun, Yan; Gao, Yu-Shan; Zhang, Shu-Jing; Kang, Peng-Fei; Chen, Lin; Wu, Meng-Yao; Xu, Sheng-Yong; Li, Yu-Hang
- Abstract
The 4 properties of Chinese materia medica refer to cold, hot, warm, and cool. In the present study, the effects of the Coptis, the prepared aconite root, and dried ginger rhizome were compared with regard to the rectal and skin temperature changes of the related body surface acupuncture points (Dazhui, Zhiyang, Mingmen, Zhongwan, and Shenque). The investigation aimed to explore the thermal sensitive points, which can reflect the cold and hot properties of the Chinese herbs. This study showed that the prepared aconite root and dried ginger rhizome exhibited a warming effect on the body temperature, whereas the warming sensitive points were Zhongwan, Shenque, Dazhui, and Zhiyang. Coptis exhibited both a warming and a cooling effect on the body temperature, and the cooling sensitive point was Dazhui. The concomitant effect of these three Chinese herbs on the regulation of the body temperature was reflected by Dazhui. However, there are still some limitations and one-sidedness. For instance, the cold and hot property of some herbs cannot be fully reflected through relevant acupoints on the conception and governor vessels. More detecting sites such as ears and internal organs will be selected for further exploration of Chinese herbs’ cold and hot property.
- Subjects
ACONITE; ACUPUNCTURE points; ANIMAL experimentation; MEDICAL thermometry; COMPUTER peripherals; COMPUTER software; CLINICAL drug trials; GINGER; HERBAL medicine; CHINESE medicine; RABBITS; SKIN temperature; DRUG administration; DRUG dosage
- Publication
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), 2017, Vol 2017, p1
- ISSN
1741-427X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2017/7250340