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Herbal formula resolves H1N1 fever as fast as Tamiflu

A combination of the Chinese herbal formulae Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction) and Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder) can be used as an alternative to the drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to treat H1 ...

Chinese herbal formula speeds up COVID recovery

A Chinese herbal product, Lianhuaqingwen capsules (LH capsules), can help people recover faster from COVID-19, according to research carried out in China ...

Acupuncture and acupressure helpful in preventing menstrual migraine

Acupuncture and acupressure could be a safe alternative intervention for preventing menstrual migraine ...

Chinese herbal medicines add benefit to standard care for COVID-19

Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), used as an adjunctive treatment to standard care (SC), helps to improve treatment outcomes in COVID-19 cases ...

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 ...

Acupuncture improves post-surgical dry eye

Acupuncture in addition to usual care may improve post-surgical dry eye syndrome, Korean researchers report ...

Prenatal acupuncture has subjective benefits for pregnant women

Pregnant women experience positive subjective effects from prenatal acupuncture, despite a lack of objective influence on labour duration and pain ...

Acupuncture feasible and acceptable as adjunct to radiotherapy for cancer

A UK-based clinical trial suggests that it is feasible to implement acupuncture in a busy radiotherapy unit, when provided by specially trained radiographers ...

Acupuncture reduces allergic rhinitis symptoms

For sufferers of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR), acupuncture treatment can lead to a modest improvement in disease-specific quality of life and can reduce antihistamine use, compared with either sham acupuncture or the medication cetrizine. In a multi-centre randomised trial, German researchers randomised 422 people with SAR to receive acupuncture plus cetirizine, sham (minimal needling) acupunc ...

Acupuncture and the brain

In an American study, fifteen healthy subjects were evaluated with magnetoencephalography (MEG) to map the location and timing of brain activity during low-frequency electroacupuncture (EA) and non-penetrating sham acupuncture (SA) using a metal filament at Neiguan P-6. Both EA and SA evoked brain responses in the contralateral primary somatosensory (SI) cortex. However, initial responses for EA p ...