Application of Traditional Medical Ideas to Geriatric Syndrome

Table 4

Change of blood flow volume of SMA by HTCD, Dai-kenchu-to, and acupuncture of ST36.

Subject	Acupoint	Stimulation type	Frequency of treatment	Result	Reference
Normal volunteer	Paraumbilical region	HTCD, 40°C, 20 min	One treatment	Significant increase of BFV of SMA and significant decrease of BFV of BA	Seki et al. (2011) [17]
Normal volunteer	Paraumbilical region (HTCD)	HTCD (40°C, 20 min) or oral administration (Dai-kenchu-to or distilled water)	One treatment	Significant increase of BFV of SMA by HTCD Significant increase of BFV of SMA by Dai-kenchu-to	Takayama et al. (2010) [16]
Normal volunteer	Bilateral ST36, LR3, nonacupoint	Acupuncture needle, 15 min with stimulation (rotating the needles manually within an angle of 90° for 18 sec)	One treatment	Significant increase of BFV of SMA by ST36	Watanabe et al. (2012) [20]

HTCD: heat-transfer control device; SMA: superior mesenteric artery; BA: brachial artery; RA: radial artery.