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Treatment of Meniere's disease
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 ...
Antimicrobial effect of Chinese herbs against oral bacteria
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 ...
One case of fallopian tube obstruction
Patient
Female: 31 years
Introduction
Hysterosalpingography showed both fallopian tubes blocked at both ends with signs of hydrosalpinx. No prospect of successful surgery was ofered. No sign of current infection. Had prolonged pelvic inflammatory disease in 1991 with long-term pain following. Generally few current symptoms. Some signs of mild Liver fire (red tongue sides and premenstrual irritabil ...
Aplastic anaemia
Author
M.M. Van Benschoten19231 Victory Blvd. Suite 151Reseda CA 91335
Abstract
Mr. A, a 30 year old graduate student, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia on 11/16/94. Treatments with antithymocyte globulin, cyclosporin, prednisone, TCM formulas, and qigong therapy all failed to reduce need for transfusions. Acupoint diagnostic tests revealed multiple pathogens damaging bone marrow function, inclu ...
Moxibustion and acupuncture repair damaged intestinal epithelium in Crohn's
A study from China suggests that a combination of moxibustion and acupuncture can relieve inflammation and repair the damaged intestinal epithelial barrier in patients with Crohn's disease ...
Acupuncture helps with faecal incontinence
A Brazilian pilot study suggests that acupuncture can improve symptoms and quality of life in patients with faecal incontinence ...
Acupuncture reduces blood pressure in medicated hypertensive patients
Patients with high blood pressure who are taking anti-hypertensive medication may benefit from adjunctive acupuncture treatment, according to a small study carried out in Turkey. Investigators studied 34 patients who had been on anti-hypertensive drug therapy for at least 24 months and who were experiencing side-effects such as fatigue, dizziness, weakness, headache, joint pain, sleeping problems, ...
Acupuncture more effective for incontinence than physiotherapy
A Norwegian pilot study suggests that acupuncture may be more effective for preventing urinary incontinence than pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) ...
Acupuncture and male subfertility: review of clinical studies
Review of clinical studies
1. Quantitative evaluation of spermatozoa ultrastructure after acupuncture treatment for idiopathic male infertility
Twenty eight German men with idiopathic oligospermia (too few sperm), asthenospermia (poor motility) or teratozoospermia (poor morphology) received acupuncture twice a week for five weeks and were then compared to 12 men in the untreated control group. The ...
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