The American Journal of Chinese Medicine Vol. 31, No. 6 (2003) View abstracts and table-of-contents at http://www.worldscinet.com/ajcm.html Contents Editorial A Retrospective Study on Clinical Features of and Treatment Methods for 77 Severe Cases of SARS Lin Lin, Yin-ji Xu, De-ping He, Yun Han, Guang-hua Tang, Zhi-Min Yang, Hui Yu and Zhi-xiu Lin Behavioral Effects of Ginkgo biloba L., Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. and Gincosan® V. D. Petkov, S. Belcheva and V. V. Petkov Extracts from the Roots of Lindera strychifolia Induces Apoptosis in Lung Cancer Cells and Prolongs Survival of Tumor-bearing Mice Yun-Mo Li, Yasushi Ohno, Shinya Minatoguchi, Kazunori Fukuda, Tetsuro Ikoma, Takamasa Ohno, Seigo Akao, Genzou Takemura, Koushi Gotou and Hisayoshi Fujiwara Inhibitory Effect of Hypocrellin A on Protein Kinase C in Liver and Skeletal Muscle of Obese Zucker Rats Xianqin Qu, Lei Dang and J. Paul Seale Study of Sokei-Kakketu-To (Shu-Jing-Huo-Xue-Tang) in Adjuvant Arthritis Rats Shigeyuki Kanai, Norimasa Taniguchi and Hideaki Higashino The Effect of Herbal Medicine on Nerve Growth Factor in Estradiol Valerate-induced Polycystic Ovaries in Rats Jae Chang Lee, Sok Cheon Pak, Seung Hoo Lee, Sung Chul Lim, Young Hoon Bai, Cheon Sik Jin, Jeong Sang Kim, Chang Su Na, Chun Sik Bae, Ki Seok Oh and Bum Chae Choi Antiviral Activity of Eight Commonly Used Medicinal Plants in Taiwan Lien-Chai Chiang, Hua-Yew Cheng, Mei-Chi Liu, Wen Chiang and Chun-Ching Lin The Inhibitory Effects of 12 Medicinal Plants and Their Component Compounds on Lipid Peroxidation Eun Ju Cho, Takako Yokozawa, Dong Young Rhyu, Hyun Young Kim, Naotoshi Shibahara and Jong Cheol Park Genetic Distinction of Radix Adenophorae From Its Adulterants by the DNA Sequence of 5S-rRNA Spacer Domains W. J. Zhao, T. T. X. Dong, X. M. Cui, P. F. Tu and K. W. K. Tsim Extraction and Chromatography-Mass Spectrometric Analysis of the Active Principles from Selected Chinese Herbs and Other Medicinal Plants Xiaosuo Wang, Vimal Kapoor and George A. Smythe The Effect of Acupuncture on Proinflammatory Cytokine Production in Patients with Chronic Headache: A Preliminary Report Hyun-Ja Jeong, Seung-Heon Hong, Yong-Che Nam, Hee-Sook Yang, Yeoung-Su Lyu, Seung- Hwa Baek, Hye-Jung Lee and Hyung-Min Kim Differences of Electroacupuncture-induced Analgesic Effect in Normal and Inflammatory Conditions in Rats Reina Sekido, Keisou Ishimaru and Masakazu Sakita Activation of Activator Protein-1 in Cells Exposed to Electrical Stimulation of Various Parameters Used in Electroacupuncture Therapy Sheng-Feng Hsu, Jaung-Geng Lin, Hsu-Jan Liu, I-Lu Lai, Shih-Lu Wu, Chien-Yun Hsiang and Tin-Yun Ho The Book of Heat From Rashid ad-Din's Kitab Bayan al-H.aqa'iq, MS. Kılıc Ali Pasha 834, fol. 208 b – 241 b Chinese Medicine from a Source in 14th Century Persia Felix Klein-Franke and Zhu Ming The Puzzle of Acupuncture Vladimir Wolfson Human Phenome Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine — A Solution to Congenital Syndromology Jesse Li-Ling Safety and Efficacy Needs to be Tested in an Appropriate Design Jongbae Park Regulation of Ephedra in the United States Yoshiharu Motoo and Kiyoshi Uchide For more information, go to http://www.worldscinet.com/ajcm.html