In order to study the effects of aqua-acupuncture with different products of ginseng radix to the diabetic rats induced by alloxan, a series of three days aqua-acupuncture treatments with raw, four year old white, six year old white and red ginseng were respectively carried on into the loci corresponding to Samu￣mgyo (Sp_6) of the human body and the changes of insulin, glucose, glucagon and c-peptide in serum were measured.
The results were as follows:
1. The level of serum insulin was increased with the statistical significance by the aqua-acupuncture with 6 year old white ginseng, raw ginseng and 4 year old white ginseng as compared with the alloxan treated group. However aqua-acupuncture with red ginseng did not make any significance.
2. The level of blood glucose was decreased with the statistical significance by the aqua-acupuncture with 6 year old white ginseng, raw ginseng, red ginseng and 4 year old white ginseng as compared with the alloxan treated group.
3. The level of serum glucagon was decreased with the statistical significance by the aqua-acupuncture with raw ginseng, 6 year old white ginseng, 4 year old white ginseng and red ginseng as compared with the alloxan treated group.
4. The level of serum c-peptide was increased with the statistical significance by the aqua-acupuncture with raw ginseng, 6 year old white ginseng and 4 year old white ginseng as compared with the alloxan treated group. However aqua-acupuncture with red ginseng did not make any significance.
According to the above results, aqua-acupuncture prepared by raw ginseng, 4 year old white ginseng, 6 year old white ginseng and red ginseng to Samu￣mgyo (Sp_6) made some different results on the serum insulin, glucose, glucagon and c-peptide of the diabetic rats induced by alloxan, and so it is recommended to make further researches on the safety and the herb materials for aqua-acupuncture solution in clinical use.
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