Use of herbal dietary Supplement Si-Wu-Tang and Health Related Quality of Life in Postpartum Women: A population-based correlational study. Source:
Chang P-J, Lin C-C, Chen Y-C, et al. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Volume 2013 (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/790474 Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the association between women’s use of herbal dietary supplement Si-Wu-Tang during the postpartum period and their health-related quality of life. Methods: This is a population-based correlational study. We used multistage, stratified, systematic sampling to recruit 24,200 pairs of postpartum women and newborns from the Taiwan National Birth Registry… Read more Can Chinese Herbs help new mothers well-being and Quality of life after giving birth? →
Background Recent research has established correlations between stress, anxiety, insomnia and excess body weight and these correlations have significant implications for health. This study measured the effects of a proprietary blend of extracts of Magnolia officinalis and Phellodendron amurense (Relora®) on anxiety, stress and sleep in healthy premenopausal women. Methods This randomized, parallel, placebo controlled clinical study was conducted with healthy, overweight (BMI 25 to 34.9), premenopausal female adults, between the ages of 20 and 50 years, who typically eat more in response to stressful situations and scores above the… Read more Can Chinese Herbs Relieve Transitory Anxiety? →
Source: Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Management of Constipation: A Systematic review: Medical Condition In the US One in three patients suffering from constipation seek medical care. Older people are more likely to have constipation than younger population particularly those older people in residential aged care. In medicine there are actually three types of constipation 1) functional 2) de-factory disorders and 3) slow transit constipation. The most common treatments are laxatives, enemas and in serious cases manual removal of faeces. As usual the reports of Chinese herbal medicine… Read more Chinese herbs do treat constipation →
Abstract Complementary and alternative medicines are used by up to 48% of lung cancer patients but have seen little formal assessment of survival efficacy. In this 10-year retrospective survival study, the authors investigated Pan-Asian medicine + vitamins (PAM+V) therapy in a consecutive case series of all non-small-cell lung cancer patients (n = 239) presenting at a San Francisco Bay Area Chinese medicine center (Pine Street Clinic). They compared short-term treatment lasting the duration of chemotherapy/radiotherapy with long-term therapy continuing beyond conventional therapy. They also compared PAM+V plus conventional therapy with conventional therapy alone, using concurrent… Read more Chinese herbs and Supplements increase survival from lung cancer →
Acupuncture in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – A RCT. Chun-Pai Yang, MD,*w z Ching-Liang Hsieh, MD, PhD,w y Nai-Hwei Wang, MD,Jz Tsai-Chung Li, PhD,z# Kai-Lin Hwang, MSc, ** Shin-Chieh Yu, MD,* and Ming-Hong Chang, MD w w zz – Clinical Journal of Pain, May 2009 (4) 327 – 333 Overview of Trail RCT to test efficacy of acupuncture compared with steroid treatment for patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS: A total of 77 consecutive and prospective CTS patients confirmed by NCS were enrolled in… Read more Acupuncture to treat carpal tunnel syndrome →
Source: The beneficial effects of the herbal medicine Free and Easy Wanderer Plus (FEWP) for mood disorders: Double-blind,placebo-controlled studies. Zhang-Jin Zhang a,*, Wan-Hu Kang b, Qiang Li b, Qing-Rong Tan c. Journal of Psychiatric Research 41 (2007) 828-836 About research Free and Easy Wandering Pills (FEWP) is a old and well known Chinese formula used to treat premenstrual tension, depression, mood swings and stress related gastrointestinal symptoms (bloating, abdominal pain, alternating bowel habits) where there is no underlying weakness. There are have been clinical some trials to conducted determine whether FEWP… Read more Using chinese herbs to treat different types of Depression →
Abstract We assessed the effects of Chinese herbs on the uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women caused by fluoroquinolone-resistant strains. A total of 56 pre-menopausal women with uncomplicated UTIs caused by fluoroquinolone-resistant strains were included. Urine cultures were carried out. All organisms were proved to be fluoroquinolone-resistant at baseline. The patients were orally administrated Chinese herbal concoction for ten days. Chinese herbal concoction eradicated the primary pathogen in 71.4% of the patients at the 1-week follow-up. Among the 20 patients who had bacteriologic failures in the Day 5 of… Read more Chinese herbs for Urinary Tract Infection in women →
Effect of Chinese herbal medicine for calming GAN and suppressing hyperactive hang on arterial elasticity function and circadian rhythm of blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension Study: Zhong GW, Chen MJ, Luo YH, Xiang LL, Xie QY, Li YH, Zhang C, Gao F. Source Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. zgw7512@sina.com Location: China Treatment The treatment received a modified Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin given to subjects as a granule extract formula in 200ml boiling water: 10g Rhizoma Gastrodiae (Tian Ma) 20g, Ramulus Uncariae cumuncis (Gou Teng) 30g,… Read more Chinese herbs and Hypertension →
