Advances in acupuncture treatment for tinnitus.

Tinnitus is the abnormal perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding external acoustic stimulus, which seriously affects the patients' quality of life, physical and mental health, and the safety of life. There is almost no effective cure for tinnitus, primarily due to its complicated etiopathogenesis and unclear mechanisms. As a major and ancient physical therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture has been widely used in tinnitus because of its simple operation, rapid effect, and low cost. This paper reviews the relevant literature on the treatment of different kinds of tinnitus by acupuncture, and summarizes the therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture on tinnitus, which is expected to provide new ideas and research directions for the study of tinnitus treatment by acupuncture. Tinnitus is the abnormal perception of sound in the absence of a corresponding external acoustic stimulus, which seriously affects the patients' quality of life, physical and mental health, and the safety of life. There is almost no effective cure for tinnitus, primarily due to its complicated etiopathogenesis and unclear mechanisms. As a major and ancient physical therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture has been widely used in tinnitus because of its simple operation, rapid effect, and low cost. This paper reviews the relevant literature on the treatment of different kinds of tinnitus by acupuncture, and summarizes the therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture on tinnitus, which is expected to provide new ideas and research directions for the study of tinnitus treatment by acupuncture.

Research progress of astragaloside IV in the treatment of atopic diseases.

Atopic disease is a kind of abnormal immune reaction caused by tissue damage and physiological dysfunction caused by allergens. Atopic diseases involve many systems and have obvious genetic tendencies, threatening the quality of life, health, and life safety of human beings. Astragalus membranaceus is an ancient and commonly used traditional Chinese medicine widely used in allergic diseases. Astragaloside IV is one of the main active ingredients in Astragalus membranaceus and is an important index component for evaluating the quality of Astragalus membranaceus and Astragalus membranaceus preparations at present. It has good antiallergic and immunomodulatory effects. Therefore, this paper reviews and summarizes the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and drug optimization research progress of astragaloside IV in the treatment of atopic diseases.