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A case of sick building syndrome treated by acupuncture

by Heiko Lade (to contact Heiko please visit his website) The practice of a TCM practitioner can often bring unusual cases through your door & the case that is being presented now certainly stands out in my career. A female aged 38 originally sought Chinese massage to help with her fatigue and muscle aches and was then referred to me. Ten months ago she and about 20 others who had been workin ...

TCM AND RADIOTHERAPY

The Chinese medicine Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) was found to reduce the decrease of leukocytes, erythrocytes, thrombocytes and hematocrit in irradiated mice.

Chinese herbs helpful for Raynaud's

Chinese herbal medicine may have a positive effect on primary Raynaud's phenomenon (PRP), conclude Chinese systematic review authors ...

Classical herb combinations prove more effective

Chinese herbal medicine theory holds that herbs in a prescription potentise each other and that the doses described in classical prescriptions are crucial to their effect.

Worms reveal secrets of herbal medicines

American scientists have developed a biological method of testing the effects of herbal formulae using a laboratory model based on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. This worm shares genes for aging and other traits with humans and other organisms. The researchers tested Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (SQDB), a mixture of ten herbs used to combat fatigue, and an 11-herb formula, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (HLXL ...

Herbal formula adds benefit to tinnitus treatment

An observational study from Taiwan suggests that using adjuvant Chinese herbal therapy can add benefit to standard anti-tinnitus treatment ...

Ginseng formula helps with post-cancer fatigue

A herbal formula containing Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) may improve fatigue in cancer survivors, investigators from China report ...

Zhen Jing Ding Zhi decoction improves sleep quality

Chinese clinicians have found that Zhen Jing Ding Zhi (ZJDZ) decoction can improve sleep quality and sleep duration in cases of insomnia due to Heart and Gall Bladder qi deficiency ...

Herbal medicine (CHM) reduces dermatological side effects of cancer treatment

A Chinese pilot study suggests that Chinese herbal medicine can reduce dermatological side effects due to treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors for lung cancer ...

Non-specific effects of treatment benefit patients and should be optimised

A systematic review has concluded that the non-specific effects of sham acupuncture are likely to bring tangible benefits to patients, compared with no treatment.