Search results for: 'Gu Chi Wan'

The Chinese herb Qing Dai (Indigo naturalis) is clinically effective for the treatment of psoriasis, and works by reducing levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in affected skin. ...

Tongue characteristics indicative of blood stasis may be associated with vascular disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ...

Author Jennie Longbottom BSc. MCSP, SRP Background AS is a 40-year-old woman, with an extensive history of chronic, idiopathic, pelvic pain, severe around ovulation and subsiding to a lesser degree some ten days after. She has been investigated by a number of gynaecologists, undergone several exploratory laparotomies, all results being inconclusive as to diagnosis and prognosis. She was recently ...

Author Heiko Lade Patient Female aged 55 Symptoms This particular patient was referred by another acupuncturist who didn't use herbs and had not obtained any results using acupuncture alone. Technically she did not have Meniere's syndrome but certainly wind phlegm was active. She presented to me with the biomedical diagnosis of stibulitis (inner ear infection ) .There was a history of dizziness ...

Preliminary Chinese research suggests that combining acupuncture with metformin treatment may be more effective than metformin alone for improving weight loss and insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ...

A review by Taiwanese authors provides evidence that five different mechanisms are involved in the beneficial effects of acupuncture on ischaemic stroke rehabilitation ...

Research from Taiwan suggests that electro- and manual acupuncture can exert positive therapeutic effects in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

A small study from Hong Kong has found that acupuncture may improve sleep quality in elderly patients with dementia.

Acupuncture is an effective method for the treatment of gastroparesis, conclude a group of Chinese investigators ...

Moxibustion at Sanyinjiao SP-6 may be able to markedly shorten the active phase of the first stage of labour and decrease pain due to uterine contractions, according to Taiwanese researchers.