Digest on Chinese Medicine publication, e.g. acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qigong, moxibustion, and so on.
A research team from Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China released their latest study on the effects of BSTJF (补肾填精方 Bu-Shen-Tian-Jing Formula) on the outcomes of IVF in Chinese patients with PCOS and the potential underlying mechanism. The study involved 111 patients with PCOS who had undergone IVF. Fifty-four patients received a three-month […]
A research group from China carried out a single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Hua Shi Bai Du Granule (Q-14) (or Huashi Baidu 化湿败毒颗粒) ((厚朴,黄芪,苍术,藿香,草果,甘草,半夏,葶苈子,赤芍,茯苓,麻黄,杏仁,大黄,生石膏 Hou Po, Huang Qi, Cang Zhu, Huo Xiang, Cao Guo, Gan Cao, Ban Xia, Ting Li Zi, Chi Shao, Fu Ling, Ma Huang, Xin […]
Læs på engelsk En stemmeforstyrrelse (hæshed, dysfoni) opstår, når stemmekvalitet, tonehøjde og lydstyrke adskiller sig eller er uhensigtsmæssige i forhold til den enkeltes alder, køn, kulturelle baggrund eller geografiske placering (fra AHSA). Nogle rapporter hævder, at akupunktur er effektiv til behandling af dysfoni forbundet med godartede patologiske vævsændringer. I betragtning af invasiviteten og risikoen forbundet […]
read in Danish from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 A voice disorder occurs when voice quality, pitch, and loudness differ or are inappropriate for an individual’s age, gender, cultural background, or geographic location (from AHSA). Some reports claim that acupuncture is effective for treating dysphonia associated with benign pathological tissue changes. Given the invasiveness and risk […]
Yu Xue (瘀血) blood stasis syndrome is a common pathogen and pathogenic consequence ((Ko MM, Cha MH, Jung J. Association of serum resistin with blood stasis syndrome in traditional Korean medicine for metabolic diseases: a cross-sectional multicenter observational study. in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2021.100719 )). It is commonly seen after traumatic damage, bleeding, Qi stagnation, and chronic […]
A research team from Kyung Hee University reported their latest findings on anti-itch effects of acupuncture and its possible mechanisms. Acupuncture was performed at LI11 acupoints just before the injection of pruritogens in the mouse cheek model of acute itch and of MC903-induced atopic dermatitis displaying serotonergic chronic itch. Acupuncture significantly reduced acute itch triggered […]
Under a Creative Commons license Song et al compared and ranked the clinical effects of different acupuncture and related therapies on hyperlipidemia patients [1]. They analyzed 3124 patients, involving 12 types of acupuncture and related therapies and comprehensive therapies. The results showed that: for the total cholesterol (TC), acupoint catgut embedding (ACE), simple acupuncture (ACU), acupoint […]
Li et al from Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Diseases with Chinese Medicine reviewed and summarized the physical therapy modalities of western medicine (WM) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of MGD[1]. The meibomian gland is a unique sebaceous gland located in the eyelid. Its main […]
山药 （Shan Yao）i.e. Chinese Yam (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), one of the well-known traditional edible and medical homologous food, has been used to treat various diseases for a long time. It supplements Qi of the lung, spleen, and kidney. Thanks to the mild nature, it can be used as a diet supplement for long-term use. It could be […]