Table 2: The pharmacokinetic parameters of salicylic acid for the rat brain. The control group (aspirin administration 30 mg/kg only); the acupuncture group (acupuncture stimulation 15 min before aspirin administration 30 mg/kg); the electro-acupuncture group (electro-acupuncture stimulation 15 min before aspirin administration 30 mg/kg).

Parameter Aspirin (30 mg/kg) Aspirin (30 mg/kg) + acupuncture Aspirin (30 mg/kg) + electro-acupuncture (min) AUC (min g/mL) Cl (mL/min/kg) Vd (mL/kg)

Data expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (). : elimination half-life, AUC: area under the concentration-time curve, Cl: clearance, Vd: apparent volume of distribution.