Analysis of Correlation Between the Incidence of Hepatic Diseases and the Characteristics of Five Circuit Phases and Six Climatic Factors at Birth of the Patients / 广州中医药大学学报

Objective To explore the characteristics of the five circuit phases and six climatic factors(wuyun liuqi,also translated as five circuits and six qi)at birth of the patients with hepatic diseases,and to analyze the correlation between the incidence of hepatic diseases and the characteristics of wuyun liuqi of birthdates of the patients.Methods A total of 5 057 inpatients with hepatic diseases admitted to Guangdong Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine from May 2021 to May 2023 were collected,and then the characteristics of wuyun liuqi at birth of the patients were statistically analyzed.Results The incidence of hepatic diseases was closely related to the dominant circuit,dominant qi,guest qi,joining of guest qi with dominant qi,and circuit qi.In terms of the correlation of the prevalence of hepatic diseases with the dominant circuit(regular yearly evolutive phase)of the birthdate,the prevalence was the highest in the population born at gold circuit and was the lowest in the population born at fire circuit;in terms of the dominant qi(regular yearly circuit qi),the prevalence was the highest in the population born at taiyin wet-earth phase and was the lowest in the population born at taiyang cold-water phase;in terms of the guest qi(alterable yearly circuit qi),the prevalence was the highest in the population born at yangming dryness-gold phase and was the lowest in the population born at shaoyin monarch-fire phase;in terms of joining of guest qi with dominant qi,the prevalence was the highest in the population born at clockwise phase of guest qi generating or restricting dominant qi and was the lowest in the population born at adaptive phase of dominant qi and guest qi;in terms of the combination of circuit qi,the prevalence was the highest in the population born in the year of shunhua(qi generating circuit)and was the lowest in the population born in the year of suihui(yearly circuit phase being the same as the circuit qi of the year earthly branch).The differences were all statistically significant(P＜0.05 or P＜0.001).Conclusion The incidence of hepatic diseases is correlated with the dominant circuit,dominant qi,guest qi,joining of guest qi with dominant qi,and combination of circuit and qi at the birthdate of the patients to some extent.

An auxiliary device for double-blind placebo acupuncture research / 中国针灸

This device is an auxiliary device with reasonable design for placebo acupuncture research, so as to make double-blind placebo acupuncture control possible. This new auxiliary acupuncture device includes an acupuncture device and a placebo acupuncture device with exactly the same appearance. Both of them are composed of a hemispherical base and a telescopic tube. Through the rotation of the telescopic tube in the notch of the base, the insertion angle of needles can be adjusted from 15 degrees to 165 degrees. The operation of twisting and lifting and inserting can be carried out through the horizontal rotation and vertical sliding of the telescopic tube. A silicone needle pad is arranged in the base, which can simulate the blocking feeling of skin and muscle during needle insertion. The bottom of the base is attached with hydrogel, which has good fixity. The auxiliary device is applicable to multiple parts of the human body and can effectively reduce the risk of unblinding.