Litscher Daniela, Litscher Gerhard, Kang Dae-In
Frank Bahr Research Group "Auriculomedicine and Pharmacopuncture", Stronach Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, and TCM Research Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute, Seoul, Korea.
J Pharmacopuncture. 2013 Mar;16(1):7-11. doi: 10.3831/KPI.2013.16.004.
Pharmacopuncture, a new therapy in traditional medicine, has attracted significant attention since its introduction to the Western world. This short review article employs a database analysis to examine the profile of publication activity related to pharmacopuncture.
Three databases were searched: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane. About 300 papers related to the topic "pharmacopuncture" were found in these three most-commonly-used databases.
Fourteen papers are described in detail and are discussed in the context of the research performed at the Medical University of Graz, especially by the Frank Bahr Research Group "Auriculomedicine and Pharmacopuncture."
High-tech research methods concerning future pharmacopuncture studies are briefly discussed.
药物针灸作为传统医学中的一种新疗法，自引入西方世界以来已引起广泛关注。这篇简短的综述文章采用数据库分析来审视与药物针灸相关的发表活动概况。
检索了三个数据库：PubMed、Embase和Cochrane。在这三个最常用的数据库中发现了约300篇与“药物针灸”主题相关的论文。
详细介绍了14篇论文，并结合格拉茨医科大学开展的研究进行讨论，特别是弗兰克·巴赫研究小组“耳医学与药物针灸”的研究。
简要讨论了未来药物针灸研究的高科技研究方法。
