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Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Elsholtzia densa
20 January 2012
Misba Khan, Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Ishfak Hussain Wani, Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Akbar Masood, Mohmmad Afzal Zargar, Akhter Hussain Malik, Rabia Hamid
Abstract: Medicinal plants have been used traditionally to cure a variety of diseases since ancient times. Elsholtzia densa, a rare annual herb of the Kashmir valley, was assessed for its antioxidant ...
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Electroacupuncture for Control of Blood Glucose in Diabetes: Literature Review
16 January 2012
Philip V. Peplow, G. David Baxter
Abstract: Electrical stimulation at acupuncture points (acupoints) has been investigated for its utility in lowering blood glucose in hyperglycemic humans and animal models. Only two studies were foun...
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High Capacity Optical Channels for Bioinformation Transfer: Acupuncture Meridians
13 January 2012
Jiří Pokorný, Tomáš Martan, Alberto Foletti
Abstract: Mammalian bodies are hierarchical systems whose internal cooperation and coherent activity require high capacity information transfer between the central control unit – the brain – and the p...
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Retrosplenial Cortex is Involved in Analgesia Induced by 2- but not 100-Hz Electroacupuncture in the Rat Tail-Flick Test
09 January 2012
Marcelo L. Silva, Josie R.T. Silva, Wiliam A. Prado
Abstract: This study examined whether or not the antinociceptive effect of 2- or 100-Hz electroacupuncture (EA) depends on the integrity of the retrosplenial cortex (RSC). Rats were taken for determin...
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Moxibustion at Mingmen Reduces Inflammation and Decreases IL-6 in a Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mouse Model
09 January 2012
Morihiro Kogure, Naomi Mimura, Hideshi Ikemoto, Shintaro Ishikawa, Takako Nakanishi-Ueda, Masataka Sunagawa, Tadashi Hisamitsu
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of moxibustion (MOX) treatment at the GV4 and CV12 acupoints, and to determine the correlations between MOX treatment and interleuk...
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