Space Med Med Eng (Beijing). 2003 Apr; 16(2): 100-2.

[Preliminary study on effects of "planning treatment according to diagnosis" on physiological changes during simulated weightlessness]

Wang BZ, Li YZ, Xin BM, Fan QC, Wang J, Xue CM.

Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China.

Objective: To observe effects of the planning treatment according to diagnosis on body syndromes caused by simulated weightlessness. Method: Ten subjects underwent HDT -6 degrees for 14 d were randomly divided into the traditional Chinese Medicine group (ME) and control group (CON). Differentiation of syndromes were made and parameters related to the differentiation syndromes, including plasma cortisone, blood viscosity, red cell deformation, excretion rate of urine xylose, and amount of urine were surveyed simultaneously. Result: Both differentiation of syndromes and the physiological parameters in group ME could be maintained at the pre-bed rest levels or changed only slightly. Conclusion: The Chinese herb compound had an adjusting effect on deficiency of kidney-Yin, blood stasis, insufficiency of spleen-Qi and changes of related physiological parameters caused by 14 d bed rest simulated weightlessness, among which the effect on deficiency of kidney-yin and blood stasis were more distinct.