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Acupuncture and Headache

A systematic review of Acupuncture for the management of Chronic Headaches Study: Conducted by Department of Anethesiology, Duke University Medical centre. Treatment This was  a review of efficacy of acupuncture to treat chronic headaches. The review involved looking at clinical trials that used true acupuncture over a course  ranging from 6 to 12 weeks and one more treatment sessions a week. The majority of the selected trials used sham acupuncture in the control group. A few trials compared true acupuncture with other treatments including physiotherapy, massage and relaxation and commonly… Read more Acupuncture and Headache

Chinese herbs and Sore Throat

A Clinical Study for herbal remedy for Sore throat (Acute Pharyngitis)  Study: Hu SY, Ma R, Liu HP. A study for clinical efficacy of “Ertong Qingyan Jiere Koufuyie” in the treatment of acute pharyngitis. Location: China Treatment Herbal formulation called Ertong Qingyan Jiere Koufuye was given to treatment group Medical Condition Acute Pharyngitis: Pharyngitis can result in very large tonsils that cause trouble swallowing and breathing. Pharyngitis can be accompanied by fever or cough Participants 106 acute pharyngitis patients with “Feiwei fever” TCM signs, in hospital/out-patient = 72/34 cases. Treatment… Read more Chinese herbs and Sore Throat