Research & Lifestyle
Hu Tao Ren - The Walnut
Posted on 23/11/2012
The Walnut has been in the press recently for it's medicinal qualities. TCM has been using them for centuries!
Liver fibrosis & Chinese Herbs
Posted on 27/01/2010
Liver fibrosis is a condition of abnormal proliferation of connective tissue due to various types of chronic liver injury often caused by viral infection and chemicals. Effective therapies against liver fibrosis are still limited. In this review, the authors focus on research on Chinese medicines.
Red Yeast Rice an alternative to Statins for people with high cholesterol & statin-intolerance
Posted on 27/01/2010
High cholesterol. An alternative - In a study held at the University of Pennsylvania scientists have discovered that the Chinese Medicine Red Yeast Rice (Hong Qu) has similar benefits to the statins but without the risk of the side effects.
The effectiveness of mint tea as a painkiller.
Posted on 08/01/2010
A team working out of Newcastle University has proved that a cup of Brazilian mint tea has pain-relieving qualities matching those of commonly available painkillers. Hyptis crenata (Brazilian Mint) has been prescribed by Brazilian...
Chinese Herbs for Endometriosis may have comparable benefits with fewer side effects than conventional drug treatment
Posted on 28/09/2009
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) may relieve symptoms in the treatment of endometriosis, according to a study published today. A systematic review by researchers at the University of Southampton found some evidence that women had...
Early childhood immunizations promotes asthma
Posted on 15/04/2009
Childhood asthma is reduced by half when the first dose ofdiphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT) is delayed by more than 2 months vsgiven during the recommended period, according to the results of aretrospective longitudinal...
Chinese herbs reduce fracture healing times
Posted on 23/03/2009
Clinical randomized controlled trial on splint external fixation combined with Chinese herbs in treating distal radius fractures of elderly patients
Successful treatment of osteomyelitis with Chinese herbs
Posted on 23/03/2009
Chinese herbs application combined with operation for treating post-traumatic tibial osteomyelitis complicated with bone-skin defects
Herbal treatment of IBS
Posted on 23/03/2009
Alternative medicine products as a novel treatment strategy for inflammatory bowel disease / syndrome (IBS).
TACE treatment of cancer and Chinese Medicine
Posted on 23/03/2009
Traditional Chinese medicine plus transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
