Search results for: 'Qi Li San'

A Hong Kong team has evaluated Twenty Chinese herbs for their antimicrobial activity against four common oral bacteria, using an in vitro assay. Thirteen herbs demonstrated activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis, including Hou Po (Magnoliae Cortex) Huang Bai (Phellodendri Cortex), Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos), Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae), Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae ...

A study carried out in Indonesia suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve the growth of oocytes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome  ...

Chinese researchers have found that acupuncture reduces symptoms of postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) compared with sham acupuncture ...

A study carried out in Indonesia suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve the growth of oocytes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ... 

A pilot study has assessed the use of body and auricular acupuncture in men suffering from chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). Ten men who were refractory to conventional therapies were given 30 minutes of body and auricular acupuncture twice weekly for six weeks. A standardised set of acupuncture points, based on traditional Chinese medicine principles, was used. The body ...

Improvements in pain and function due to acupuncture among individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) may be partly mediated by changes in levels of inflammatory mediators ...

In a separate Spanish study of the potential benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, 97 patients were randomly assigned to receive either acupuncture plus diclofenac, or placebo acupuncture plus diclofenac. The true acupuncture consisted of needling (followed by electroacupuncture at the local points) at Yanglingquan GB-34, Yinlingquan SP-9, Xiyan (MN-LE-16), Zusanli ST-36 ...

A Norwegian pilot study suggests that acupuncture may be more effective for preventing urinary incontinence than pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) ...

Acupuncture provides additional benefit in dry eye treatment compared with artificial tears, and is associated with evidence of reduced inflammation ...

Acupuncture is comparable to drug treatment for reducing urinary frequency in patients with overactive bladder ...