Objective To explore the effects on endocrinal function treated with acupuncture based on Qijie （the pathway of qi） theory in epilepsy patients. Methods A total of 60 epilepsy patients were randomly divided into acupuncture and medication group （n--30）, and single medication group （n = 30）. Both groups were taken antiepileptic drugs, sodium valproate regularly. The acupoints of Fengfu（风府 GV 16）,TiEmzhu （天柱 BL 10） and Renying （人迎 ST 9） were selected as major points according to Qijie theory （气街理论） in acupuncture and medication group. The plasma levels of cortisol （CORT）, estrogen （E2）, progesterone （Prog）, pituitary prolactin （PRL）, and epilepsy score were observed successively in both enrolled groups in pre-treatment and post-treatment. The outcomes were statistically analyzed. Results The effective rate was 96.7% in either group, and there was no significant differences; the epilepsy score was （13. 584.01） in pre- treatment and （7.86 ___4.90） in post-treatment in acupuncture and medication group and those in single medi- cation group were （12.97 ± 3. 91） and （7. 86 ± 4.90） respectively, indicating apparent improvement （P〈O. 05）. The increase of CORT in acupuncture and medication group indicated significant difference in post-treatment compared with that in single medication group （P = 0.046）. The differences of E2, PRL, Prog in post-treatment in two groups showed no statistical significance （P〉0. 05）. More effects had been a- chieved in acupuncture and medication group on endocrinal function and controlling epileptic seizures in epilepsy patients. Conclusion Acupuncture treatment based on Qijie theory is effective on improving endocrinal function in epilepsy patients.
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome （CFS）. Methods Ninety cases of CFS were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with acupuncture at Renying （人迎 ST 9）, Fengfu（风府 GV 16）, Batihui （百会 GV 20）; the control group was treated with 250 mL 5% Glucose injeetio combined with 20 mL Shenmai injectio （参脉注射液）. Fatigue Scale （FS） was used to compare the scores between the two groups after treatment. Results The total scores in the observation group ,were 9.37±2.33 and 5.41±1.96 before and after treatment respectively, and in the control group, they were 9.08±2.27 and 7.34±2.03 respectively. FS brainwork integral, physical fatigue integral, and total integral all decreased after treatment in two groups （all P〈0.001）, and it decreased much more obviously in the observation group （P〈0.05, P〈0.01）. Conclusion Both of the acupuncture treatment and Shenmai injectio are able to decrease Fatigue Scale score, improve the fatigue symptoms of CFS patients, and the effect of acupuncture treatment is obviously superior to that of Shenmai injectio.
