Application of Traditional Medical Ideas to Geriatric Syndrome

Table 6

Change of blood flow volume in various stimulations.

Artery	Acupuncture			No stimulation	Focused ultrasound	HTCD	Herbal medicine
	ST36	LR3	Nonacupoint		LR3	Paraumbilical region	Dai-kenchu-to	Distilled water
SMA	↑	→	→	→		↑	↑	→
BA		↑			↑	↓
RA		↑

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