Inserting a tangusten microelectrode into the peroneous nerve of the conscious human subject, the authors recorded the discharge of primary afferent C and A δ fibers. Most of the C fibers belonged to the polymodal group, as these were excited by both mechanical and thermal stimulations. These units responded to painful mechanical or thermal stimuli, as well as to non-painful stimuli of these modalities. These polymodal receptors were capable of responding to a wide range of stimulation intensity.
Only some of the Aδ fibers responded to mechanical stimulation of a high intensity and painful thermal stimulation. These units increased their discharge to repeated heat administration showing a marked sensitization. This sensitization corresponded to the sense of increased heat experience by the human subjects who had hyperalgesia from the increasing heat. These findings indicate that these Aδ afferent fibers transmit sensation of hyperalgesia from the hairy skin to the higher centers.

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A large number of minor elements consists in being with the metalloenzyme and are essential to activation and structural support of the enzyme.
It is well known that most of the metal ions are transitional and their functions are similar to enzymes and it displays higher catalysis connected with protein. Needles for acupuncture are made of transition metals.
We have insisted that it is indispensable for our study to understand actions of acupuncture in an organism to be caused by ionization of acupuncture components and to research its being form of metal ion in an organism from the viewpoint of physiological chemistry and biochemistry.
In this paper, we make a report of movements of Cation in the muscle and the skin induced by an Au-needle. We analyzed it by characteristic X-rays, NMR and ESR.
1. Being inserted the Au-needle in the muscle, it is able to lyse large PPM of ion.
2. The ion is transferred from the anode to the cathode of the Au-needle inserted in the muscle.
3. There are two different tissues successively in the muscle; one has the loci which Au-ion is easy to flow into and the other has the loci which the Au-ion is difficult to flow into.
4. The amount of ionization caused by ionization of the Au-needle did not follow the rule of Faraday's electrolysis.
5. A distributive equation of ion caused by ionization of the Au-needle is this;
I≈10.45(-X)^0.46
I=distributive amount of diffusion
X=distance from the punctured point
6. Diffusing speed (V) of the intramuscular Au-ion was this in average;
0.6 (mm/min)≤V≤0.9 (mm/min)
7. The intramuscular Au-ion must not really transfer each other for the various materials in the muscle. We were not able to find any Au (III).
8. The intramuscular ion must not have any asymmetrical electron.

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It is said that Ryodoraku reflects the dysfunction of the autonomic nerve in spite of no objective evidence for the theory.
Using 60 patients received right stellate ganglion block, we measured 24 typical determinate points of ryodoraku with a neurometer and an electrodermometer.
With a neurometer, an average current value of 6 points of the right upper extremity decreased in 52% as well as that of 6 points of the left decreased in 62%. Both the right and the left lower extremities decreased in 91% and 85%.
With an electrodermometer, the average impedance of the right upper extremity increased in 108%.
Finally, the sympathetic blockade showed decrease in a current value with a neurometer and increase in impedance with an electrodermometer.

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We made the electrophotography which is able to visualize the distribution of electroconductivity to the skin.
According to an electric quantity, reducing KI into iodine, we got a compound of AgI with galvanochemical response and took a picture of a galvanic skindistribution on it. We may be able to apply both the A. C. and the D. C. in power supply. In order to take a good picture of electroconductive points, we used 12V of the D. C.. In this case, an electric quantity was
3.6×10^-4-4.8×10^-3W.Min./cm²

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Among several manual examinations in cervical syndrome, there is a typical test called ‘Allen Test’ connected with hypertonus in the scalene muscles. We evaluated the clinical effectiveness of this test in cervical syndrome.
Both the positive group in the Allen test and the healthy group were examined with the plethysmogramm at the finger tips. As a result, in comparison with the healthy group, the positive group showed a low pulse wave. As their syndrome was improved clinically, their pulse wave heights were also improved.
It was thought that the Allen test was valuable to both the clinical test in cervical syndrome and the decisive test in a recovery from this syndrome.

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Purpose
It was the purpose that if the auricular dermal points would be a cure for obesity.
Method
Subjects were 60 patients from 18 to 45 years old getting simple obestiy in the obesity index over 120% and were divided randomly into the lung area dermal points test group and the extra-lung area test group (1.5mm above the lung dermal points). In the auricular dermal points, subcutaneous needles were applied to both groups. The needles were changed every week and the therapy was continued 4 weeks. By the following method, the effect of acupuncture upon their appetite and electrolyte metabolism were analyzed. A questionaire containing 4 matters points of discussion was given to them to complete such as amount of diet and drink, the sense of hunger and satiety. Before and after therapy, they were examined variations of the following 7 matters points; weight, blood suger in hunger, free fatty acid, insulin, osmetic pressure, serum natrium and serum kalium.
Effect
The dermal points test group showed significantly decrease in amount of diet (p<0.01), drink (p<0.01) and in the sense of hunger (p<0.05) and increase in satiety (p<0.01). In both groups their weight decreased significantly, especially in the dermal points test group, but there were significant differences in weight between the two (p<0.05). In the 2, 3, 4 week after therapy, the dermal points test group showed significant decrease in insulin (p<0.025, p<0.025, p<0.05), on the other hand, the other did not show any significant difference. On the variation of blood suger, there was almost no difference between the two. The dermal points test group showed significant decrease in osmetic pressure and serum natrium (p<0.005, p<0.05) from the first week after therapy and it held still the fourth week (p<0.005, p<0.05), whereas the other showed no significant difference. Osmetic pressure had a significant difference in both groups (p<0.05).
Conclusion
It was concluded that the lung area dermal points were a cure for obesity and, being given stimulus to these points, appetite was strained and weight was decreased. It is also considered that it gives a good effect upon saccarometabolism and electrolyte metabolism.

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Headache is a common symptom frequently encountered by clinicians. According to epidemiological surveys at home and abroad, 60-70% of even healthy people have experienced some form of headache. It is remarkably diverse in nature, occurring singly in some cases and as a prodrome of a serious disease at its worst, and hard to grasp objectively.
We performed the oriental medical tests used by us in otorhinolaryngology (auscultation of vascular murmur, reaction elicited by the compression of carotid artery, puncture of stellate ganglion, measurement of facial skin temperature) on patients with headache, and obtained useful findings for diagnosis, selection of treatment and prognosis.
Vascular murmur and reaction to the compression of carotid artery were frequently detected in angiopathic headache or headaches associated in some way with vascular factors, and present on the side involved in headache in the majority of cases. The puncture of stellate ganglion can induce the alleviation of headache or its aggravation or recurrence. This change occurred most frequently in angiopathic headache, and next most frequently in post-traumatic headache. In patients who felt tenderness in the region of stellate ganglion on palpation of the neck, the puncture of stellate ganglion frequently induced a change, mostly to the worse, in headache. The facial skin temperature differed between the right and left side, and was frequently low on the affected side of the forehead or the cornea. It had a characteristic distribution in patients with headache who exhibited high temperature suggestive of inflammation. The skin temperature of the nose, moreover, tended to be higher in patients with headache as compared with normal subjects.
The results of tests performed by us on patients with headache are described above. They suggest that diagnosis from the standpoint of oriental medicine will be improved if the test results are suitably combined to grasp the pathologic process more accurately.

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In order to clarify the morphological changes in the producing stage of moxa and the differences in the quality of various commodity moxa, we observed samples of each producing stage and several kinds of commodity moxa by the naked eye, scanning and transmission electron microscope.
We confirmed that moxa consisted of T-form hair taken from a mixture of leaf stems and leaves obtained from shredded and ground Altemisia leaves. However, no significant changes were observed in the T-form hair itself since the stem of the T-form and short T-form hair were removed.
Concerning differences in the quality of commodity moxa, differences in the extraneous matter on the hair surface, uniformity of thickness of hair, flatness, crookedness, size of each wad of hair and smoothness of hair surface were observed in addition to the traditional color, impurity, texture, smell and etc.

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