[Theoretic analysis on twirling acupuncture manipulation for reinforcing and reducing in treatment of hypertension by academician SHI Xue-min].

The paper explains academician SHI Xue-min's understanding on hypertension and the concrete application of twirling acupuncture technique for reinforcing and reducing in treatment of hypertension, and explores the theoretic basis of the first and second definitions of twirling acupuncture technique for reinforcing and reducing proposed by the academician SHI Xue-min. It is believed that the dysfunction of the sea of qi and the disharmony of the liver and spleen are the etiologies of hypertension, thus, the treatment principles are suggested as "activating blood circulation, dispersing wind, smoothing liver qi and strengthening spleen functions". Renying (ST 9) is selected as the main acupoint, while Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3), Quchi (LI 11) and Zusanli (ST 36) are used as the adjuvant acupoints. The twirling acupuncture technique is applied to achieve reinforcing or reducing. Four elements are determined to the successful application of this needling technique, i.e. direction of exertion, strength of exertion, manipulation duration of twirling needle, and the interval duration between two treatments of acupuncture. Eventually, the specification on acupuncture treatment for hypertension can be effectively promoted.

[Pivotal issue of acupuncture-moxibustion academical inheritance based on the present situation of the clinical application of Tongguan Liqiao needling method by the academician SHI Xue-min].

The present situation of clinical application of Tongguan Liqiao needling method of acupuncture innovated by academician SHI Xue-min, and the situation for the inheritance of academic thought were analyzed. It was found that during the application of Tongguan Liqiao needling method, some questions were presented, i.e. absence of main acupoints in acupuncture regimen, lack of rules for the selection of combined acupoints and lack of specification on manipulation. The reasons of the above questions were analyzed from three aspects of inheritance, i.e. integrity, systematicness and normativity. It is anticipated that the summary of this analysis may provide the references to the efficient development of normative clinical manipulation and academic inheritance.