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Archive for the 'Chinese Medicine' Category

Acne: Recommendations are easy; data, scarce

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Herbalists recommend more than a dozen herbal remedies for acne and scarring, according to a recent article.

Unfortunately, only 1 of these herbals is supported by the results of a study in patients. (more…)

Interaction between Shengmai-yin and warfarin

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Shengmai-yin (Sheng Mai Yin Pian) is a concentrated Chinese herbal medicine used to “treat a deficiency of vital energy and Yin, palpitation and shortness of breath, faint pulse, and spontaneous perspiration,” according to ActiveHerb.com.

Researchers at Zhejiang University, in Hangzhou, China report a patient who appeared to suffer from an interaction with warfarin (Coumadin). (more…)

Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs to treat chronic fatigue

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

cochrane-symbolThis Cochrane review reports that flawed study design limits the usefulness of the data reported. (more…)

Herbal formula fails to prevent menopausal vasomotor symptoms

Friday, May 21st, 2010

menopauseResearchers from the University of Western Sydney, in Australia report no benefit after 16 weeks of treatment. (more…)

Traditional Chinese herbals to treat stable angina

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Here’s a summary of a Cochrane review of herbals to treat stable angina — aka chronic angina.

In stable angina, chest pain occurs with activity or stress. The pain begins slowly and gets worse over several minutes before going away. (more…)

Risk of taking herbals in people with heart disease

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Arizona collaborated to review the risks of herbal:drug interactions.

The abstract is a bit skimpy on details, but the American Pharmaceutical Association has a nice summary, which will be summarized further here. (more…)

Using Gausha to treat musculoskeletal pain

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Guasha (aka Gha Sha) is used in Chinese medicine to control pain. It uses tools to scrape or rub the surface of the body to relieve blood (Xue) stagnation (video here).

Researchers from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, in Daejeon, South Korea reviewed the supporting evidence. (more…)

Mercury, arsenic, and lead levels in herbals

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Researchers from the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, in The Netherlands measured levels in Asian traditional herbal preparations that are available on the Dutch market. (more…)

Diet and the risk of acne.

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The diet-acne relationship is considered important in traditional Chinese medicine.

Researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong identified several associations. (more…)

Traditional Chinese Medicine and stroke recovery

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Researchers from China and Italy reviewed the evidence. (more…)

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