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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. ...

A response to a study debunking acupuncture for back pain ... 

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Author Jean Song Patient Female, age 55 Symptoms Ten months since her last period, feeling disorientation, vexation, agitation and irascibility. Overwhelmed with melancholy and unease in the chest. Suffering from hot flushes, insomnia and often alarmed by nightmares; difficult defecation. Diagnosis Weak and slightly iregular pulse; white tongue fur, slimy at the root and red in colour. Pattern Id ...

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Taiwanese scientists have carried out an experimental study to identify biomarkers associated with the health benefits of tai chi. Blood samples taken from three healthy volunteers, before and after 12 weeks of tai chi, were compared for changes in protein expression (using proteomic techniques). Eighteen proteins were found to be significantly increased or decreased after tai chi training. Furthe ...

A case report Herpes zoster,a sporadic disease, is the consequence of reactivation of latent VZV (Varicella Zoster Virus) from the dorsal root ganglion. Shingles or herpes zoster is characterised by a unilateral vesicular eruption within a dermatome often associated with severe pain. Most debilitating complication of herpes zoster is pain associated with acute neuritis and post herpetic neuralgia ...

A study carried out by researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Nursing and Hong Kong Baptists University has found that auricular therapy using magnetic pearls is the most effective in promoting sleep in older people. 120 participants over the age of 60 were randomly allocated to receive auricular therapy using either Deng Xin Cao (Medulla Junci Effusi), Wang Bu Liu Xing (Sem ...

Six months of tai chi can improve glucose control, increase adherence to self-care activities, and lead to a better quality of life in patients with type two diabetes. Korean investigators enrolled 99 type two diabetic patients (with an HbA1c level of six or higher) in the study. All participants received tai chi sessions (19 movements from Yang and Sun styles) twice a week for six months. Sixty-t ...

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