Journal of Acupuncture Research

Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Experimental Study of The Combined Effects of ST36, ST37, and ST39 Using Electroacupuncture

족삼리(足三里), 상거허(上巨虛), 하거허(下巨虛)의 배혈(配穴)에 따른 전침(電鍼)의 실험적 연구

  • Park, Min-Cheol (Dept. of ENT, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Dae-Joong (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Ho-Sub (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Cho, Nam-Geun (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Ju, Young-Sung (Dept. of herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Yook, Tae-Han (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Yu, Yun-Cho (Dept. of Physiology, College of Oriental Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Jo, Eun-Heui (Dept. of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University)
  • 박민철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과교실) ;
  • 김대중 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 이호섭 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 조남근 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 주영승 (우석대학교 한의과대학 본초학교실) ;
  • 육태한 (우석대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 유윤조 (우석대학교 한의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 조은희 (원광대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실)
  • Published : 2006.10.20
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Abstract

Acupuncture has acupoints to treat, prevent, and reduce disease and to recover health by meridian guidance and reflexion. In the oriental medicine, meridian and acupoints are the foundations of treatment. Therefore, in the clinical treatment, we have to decide the therapeutic methods, meridian, acupoints, acupoint place, and acupoint match according to the disease. This study was designed to investigate the combined effects of ST36, ST37, and ST39 using electroacupuncture in rats. The present study was conducted to see the effects produced by combined electro-acupuncture(EA) at ST36, ST37, and ST39 on small intestine transportation in rats. EA(2 Hz, 5mA, pulse duration 1 ms) was applied for 30 minutes at acupoints of ST36, ST37, and ST39. The results are as follows. Compared to other acupoint place matches, ST36(left)+ ST37(right), ST36(left)+ST39(right), and ST37(left)+ST39 (right) were more effective than ST36(right)+ST37(left), ST36 (right)+ST39(left), and ST37(right)+ST39(left) for small intestine transporation(+ means acupoint place match). In terms of acupoint placement, ST36(left), ST37(right), and ST39(right) were more effective than the other sides for small intestine transporation. The data suggests that we have to consider acupoint place and acupoint match for acupucture therapy.

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