Randomized and controlled research of Chinese drug acupoint injection therapy for erectile dysfunction

Zhen Jiu. 2007 Dec;27(12):881-5
: Cui Y, Feng Y, Chen L, Zhou Y, Yang XQ, He J, Sun YH, Zheng W

OBJECTIVE To observe and prove clinical therapeutic effect of Chinese drugs acupoint injection therapy on functional and mild arterial low-level blood supply erectile dysfunction (ED). METHODS: According to randomized and controlled method, 150 cases of functional and arterial low-level blood supply erectile dysfunction were divided into 3 groups, a Chinese drugs acupoint injection group, a saline acupoint injection and a Huichun Ruyi capsules group, 50 patients in each group. They were treated by acupoint injection of Danshen Injection and Chaihu Injection, acupoint injection of saline into Guanyuan (CV 4), Zuwuli (LR 10) and Huiyin (CV 1), and oral administration of Huichun Ruyi capsules, respectively. The changes of II EF-5 score, symptoms and signs, serum sexual hormones, Coprus Spongiosum PSV before and after the treatment were observed and compared. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 92.0% in the Chinese drugs acupoint injection group, 84.0% in the saline acupoint injection group, and 66.0% in the Huichun Ruyi capsules group, with significant or very significant differences among the 3 groups (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), and a very significant difference was shown in changes of II EF-5 score and Corus Spongiosum PSV before and after the treatment in the Chinese drugs acupoint injection group (P < 0.01), which were better than those in the saline acupoint injection group and the Huichun Ruyi capsules group (P < 0.05). No significant changes were found in levels of testosterone (T), follicule-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteotropic hormone (LH) prolactin (PRL) before and after the treatment in the 3 groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupoint injection of Danshen Injection and Chaihu Injection has a definite curative effect on functional and arterial low-level blood supply ED. This therapy can raise II EF-5 score obviously and improve Corus Spongiosum PSV. The total effect of Chinese drugs acupoint injection group is better than that of saline acupoint injection or Huichun Ruyi capsules.

PMID: 18271227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]_________________________________________________________________

Clinical Observation of Acupuncture, Tuina and Acupoint Injection on Cervicogenic Headache Objective: To investigate the clinical effect of acupuncture therapy and Tuina therapy in treating cervicogenic headache. Method: Forty inpatients, were divided into acupuncture and Tuina group(experiment group, n= 20), and Tuina and acupoint injection group(controlled group, n = 20) with random number table. Patients in the experimental group were firstly needled Fengchi (GB 20, major acupoint), Taiyang (Ex-HN 5), Baihui (GV 20), Shuaigu (GB 8),and Jiaji (Ex-B 2) around the affected cervical vertebrae, and applied Tuina treatment.Patients in the controlled group were treated with Tuina treatment, and then injection in Fengchi (GB 20) with 500 ¦Ìg of Methycobal. Before and after treatment, all patients in both groups were evaluated with Evaluation Scale for Cervicogenic Headache. Result: After treatment, score of each item of patients in both two groups were enhanced (P£¼0.01), and compared with patients in the controlled group, patients in the experimental group had higher scores of headache(13.1¡À3.02 vs 10.8¡À2.36, P£¼ 0.01), daily life and working (3.3¡À0.66 vs 2.6¡À0.79, P £¼ 0.01), mental state and social adjustment (3.1¡À0.85 vs 2.1¡À0.85, P£¼ 0.05), and total points (24.6¡À4.36 vs 20.3¡À 2.53, P£¼ 0.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture combining with Tuina had better effects than acupoint with Tuina, and could effectively relieve pain, and enhance quality of life and ability of social adjustment in patients with cervicogenic headache. ___________________________________________________ Treatment of residual neuralgia of herpes zoster by ear point taping and pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu (Chinese Acupuncture), 2007 Nov;27(11):807-9. Wu B, Jiang CH, Zhou QY, Chen QM, Shu Y, Li X, Lu YH. Chengdu City Second People's Hospital, Sichuan 610017, China. OBJECTIVE: To Assess therapeutic effect of ear point taping and pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection on residual neuralgia of herpes zoster. METHODS: One hundred and sixteen cases were randomly divided into a comprehensive group (n = 60) and a medication group (n = 56). The medication group were treated with routine western medicine, and the comprehensive group with ear point taping and pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection besides the routine western medicine. Auricular points selected for ear point taping and pressing were Shemen, Neifenmi (endorine), Pizhixia (subcortex), Gan (liver), Dan (gallbladder), Fei (lung) and corresponding auricular points to the lesion parts, with the two ears alternatively used, pressing each day; points selected for point-injection of VitB12 were Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Quchi (LI 11), Taichong (LR 3). The pain degrees, the time of pain alleviation and pain ceasing of the patient were regularly recorded. RESULTS: The average time of pain alleviation and pain ceasing of the patient in the comprehensive group were significantly shorter than those in the medication group (P < 0.01). The cured rate and the cured and markedly effective rate were 60.0% and 83.3% in the comprehensive group, and 28.6% and 50.0% in the medication group, with significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Ear point taping and pressing therapy combined with acupoint-injection is effective and safe for treatment of residual neuralgia of herpes zoster. PMID: 18085141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]_________________________________________ Clinical observation on acupoint injection of VitB12 for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2007 Sep;27(9):668-70. Zhou CS, Kong DQ, Han ZY. Acupuncture & Moxibustion Section, Xuzhou City Hospital of TCM, Jiangsu 221003, China. OBJECTIVE: To probe a better method for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Methods One hundred and four cases of trigeminal neuralgia were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=57) and a control group (n=47). The treatment group were treated witb acupoint injection of 2000 microg of VitB12, with Xiaguan (ST 7) selected as main point, and the control group witb oral administration of Carbamazepine. The therapeutic effect were analyzed after 3 tberapeutic courses. RESULTS: Tbe cured and markedly effective rate and the effective rate were 82.5% and 98.2% in the treatment group, and 57.4% and 8O.9% in the control group, with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01). After treatment, there was a very significant difference in the cumulative score of pain between the two groups (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Acupoint injection of VitB12 has a better therapeutic effect than that of oral administration of Carbamazepine. PMID: 17926620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE ________________________________________ Comparative observation on electroacupuncture combined with acupoint-injection for treatment of oculomotor paralysis induced by aneurysm of cerebral posterior communicating artery. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Apr;28(4):248-50. Zhang XZ. Acupuncture Section, Pain Relieving Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China. OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) combined with acupoint-injection and simple acupuncture on oculomotor paralysis induced by aneurysm of cerebral posterior communicating artery. METHODS: Seventy-eight cases were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and an EA plus acupoint-injection group. In the acupuncture group, Jingming (BL 1), Qiuhou (EX-HN 7), Chengqi (ST 1), etc., were selected and the EA plus acupoint-injection group were treated by the same method as in the acupuncture group, in combination with EA and local acupoint injection of adenosine cobaltamine. After treatment of 3 months, their therapeutic effects were compared. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 41.7% in the acupuncture group and 77.8% in the EA plus acupoint-injection group, with a very significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01). The therapeutic effect in the patients who received the operation within 2 weeks after attack was better than that in those who received the operation over 2 weeks after attack (P<0.01); the therapeutic effect in the patients who received acupuncture treatment within 1 month after the operation was better than that over 1 month after the operation(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: EA plus acupoint-injection is an effective method for oculomotor paralysis induced by aneurysm of cerebral posterior communicating artery, with a better therapeutic effect than that of simple acupuncture, and early diagnosis, surgery and timely acupuncture treatment are closely related with its prognosis. PMID: 18481712 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]_____________________________________________ Clinical observation on Chinese drug acupoint-injection for treatment of acquired abducent paralysis Zhongguo Zhen Jiu (Chinese Acupuncture), 2008 Jan;28(1):41-3. Ren H, Cheng FK, Qiu C. The First Central Hospital of Baoding City, Hebei 071000, China. OBJECTIVE: To seek for an effective therapy for abducent paralysis. METHODS: Seventy-six cases of abducent paralysis were randomly divided into an acupoint-injection group and a western medicine group. The acupoint-injection group were treated by point-injection therapy, with Jingming (BL 1), Yangbai (GB 14), Sibai (ST 2), Tongziliao (GB 1) on the affected side, and bilateral Ganshu (BL 18) used as basic points and compound Danggui Injection as the principal injected medicine, and in combination with corresponding acupoints and injected medicine according to different syndrome types. The western medicine group were treated with routine western medicine therapy. After treatment for 36 days, the therapeutic effects were recorded and analyzed statistically. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 94.7% in the acupoint-injection group and 76.3% in the western medicine group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05); there was a significant difference between the two groups in eyeball moving rate and restoration of cateral rectus (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Chinese drug acupoint-injection therapy has a definite therapeutic effect on acquired abducent paralysis, which is better than that of routine western medicine. PMID: 18257188 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]____________________________________________________