Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1990 ; 15(1): 40-3.

[The influence of electric needling "Juci" on nail-bed microcirculation of apoplectic patients]

Liu G, Xiao Y.

Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan.

"Juci" is one kind of acupuncture methods. It is that acupoints of the one side are used to treat the disease of the another side. In order to prove this theory and the difference from puncturing paralytic side (Tanci) 30 patients with hemiplegia due to cerebral infarction were observed under the same condition and stimulative parameter. Selecting points: Hegu and Quchi acupoint were electrified for 15 minutes. The changes of Nail-bed microcirculation were observed for half an hour and recorded after pulling out needles. CONCLUSION: Through the observation of outline of blood vessel, colour of blood vessel ansa, ansa's top blood-stasis of blood vessel, condition of blood flow and the rate of blood flow before and after Juci (puncturing healthy side) they were different or quite different on the hemiplegic side (p less than 0.05 or p less than 0.01). however, only the colour of blood-vessel ansa and rate of blood flow were different, others had no statistical significance on healthy side. Though puncturing paralytic side can make the nail-bed microcirculation improved, only rate of blood flow was different. Others had no statistical significance. In short both Juci and Tanci improve the nail-bed microcirculation of hemiplegic side, but the former is much better than the latter.