Kwang-Sup Soh
Kwang-Sup Soh
The Bonghan system is a newly-discovered circulatory system, which corresponds to classical acupuncture meridians and was discovered in the early 1960s by Bonghan Kim. Despite its potential importance in biology and medicine, it has been ig...
Bonghan system as mesenchymal stem cell niches and pathways of macrophages in adipose tissues [0.03%]
脂肪组织中作为间充质干细胞生态位的邦汉系统及巨噬细胞路径
Byung-Cheon Lee,Kyung-Hee Bae,Gil-Ja Jhon et al.
Byung-Cheon Lee et al.
A new technique for visualizing Bonghan ducts (BHDs) and Bonghan corpuscles (BHCs) was developed by using a vivi-staining dye, Trypan blue. The dye stains BHDs and BHCs preferentially to adipocytes so that tracking a BHD and a BHC, even ins...
The effect of Carum Copticum extract on acetylcholine induced contraction in isolated rat's ileum [0.03%]
Carum Copticum提取物对家兔回肠乙酰胆碱收缩的影响研究
Seyed Hassan Hejazian-Y,Mohammad Hossein Dashti-R,Seyed Majid Mahdavi et al.
Seyed Hassan Hejazian-Y et al.
Aims: There are many biological investigations for determining an effective cure for the dysfunction of gastrointestinal tracts, using herbal medicine. It has been reported that Carum Copticum is a bactericidal agent and ...
Tian-Tian Chen,Chunhua Qi,Huijun Guo et al.
Tian-Tian Chen et al.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Fu Zi on changes in the body heat of dogs. Twelve clinically healthy dogs were divided into two groups: the control group (six dogs) and the experimental group (six dogs). The c...
Visualizing the network of Bonghan ducts in the omentum and peritoneum by using Trypan blue [0.03%]
利用丫红染色可视化腹膜和大网膜中邦韩管网络
Byung-Cheon Lee,Ki Woo Kim,Kwang-Sup Soh
Byung-Cheon Lee
A visualizing agent, Trypan blue, was found to be preferentially effective for Bonghan ducts (BHDs) and corpuscles compared to blood vessels or adipose tissues. By using it, we observed a weblike network of BHDs which was in various membran...
Observation of coiled blood plexus in rat skin with diffusive light illumination [0.03%]
扩散光照明下观察到的大鼠皮肤缠绕的血液plexus现象
Vyacheslav Ogay,Flora Min,Kwanhyung Kim et al.
Vyacheslav Ogay et al.
Blood plexuses are characteristic anatomical features of acupuncture points (APs). We developed an optical technique using diffusive light illumination to increase the brightened area of skin for observation of the blood plexuses in skin. W...
Investigation of electrical responses to acupuncture stimulation: the effect of electrical grounding and insulation conditions [0.03%]
接地和绝缘条件对针刺电位影响的实验研究
Yong-Heum Lee,Yeon-Hang Ryu,Byungjo Jung
Yong-Heum Lee
Acupuncture in Oriental medicine has been widely used as a core therapeutic method due to its minimal side-effects and therapeutic efficacy. However, the electrical response to acupuncture stimulation (ERAS) has not been clearly studied und...
Magneto-acupuncture stimuli effects on ultraweak photon emission from hands of healthy persons [0.03%]
磁针刺对手部健康人极弱光发射的影响
Sang-Hyun Park,Jungdae Kim,Tae-Hoi Koo
Sang-Hyun Park
We investigated ultraweak photon emissions from the hands of 45 healthy persons before and after magneto-acupuncture stimuli. Photon emissions were measured by using two photomultiplier tubes in the spectral range of UV and visible. Several...
Gladys Lai-Ying Cheing,Sharon Wan,Sing Kai Lo
Gladys Lai-Ying Cheing
Researches on auricular acupuncture (AA) have examined mainly its treatment effects. This study aimed to investigate the accuracy and precision of using auricular examination (AE) as a complementary diagnostic tool for screening hepatic dis...
Acupuncture in modern society [0.03%]
针灸与现代生活
Kristin Vanderploeg,Xiaobin Yi
Kristin Vanderploeg
For at least 2,500 years, acupuncture has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine. However, recently as more people in western countries are diagnosed with chronic disease poorly treated with modern medical therapies, many are...