The Science of Acupuncture
Kidney Difficiency
Change in Serum Growht Hormone in Aged Men and Effect of Kidney-warming and Yang-Restoring Drugs
"Basal and sleeping levels of serum growth hormone (GH) were measured in aged men and young men. GH levels after an intravenous bolus of growth hormone releasing hormone (1 microgram/kg) were also determined in healthy aged men with mild Kidney-Yang deficiency. The effect of Chinese herbs with Kidney-warming and Yang-restoring function was observed... "
by J.L. Chen, and H.M. Cai
See also: Herbs
"Observation was made on the effect of different acupuncture manipulation on plasma estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), E2/T and cortisol (C) in 78 patients with kidney deficiency. The results showed that the level of E2 and T in women was lowered by both reinforcing manipulation (RFM) and reducing manipulation (RDM). E2/T index was lowered by RDM but not by RFM, and there was significance (P < 0.05) between the RDM group and RDM group in E2/T, but no significance between the man's groups. The level of C was decreased by RDM but not by RFM. The results suggest that the different manipulation effects are different on the level of sex hormones in women and the C content in patients with kidney deficiency..."
by D. Gong, C. Liang, and X. Lai.
See also: Hormones