Chinese Traditional chinese Medicine
How Gecko, a traditional Chinese medicine, helps fight cancer
Gecko, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is known to have anti-tumour effects, assists kidney yang, strengthen essence and blood – impotence, day break diarrhea, urinary frequency. however, the mechanisms behind the action have remained unclear. Now, a research team has claimed that it has identified the unknown. Most studies on action mechanisms of TCM in [...]
Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) Diagnostics
Following a macro philosophy of disease, traditional Chinese diagnostics are based on overall observation of human symptoms rather than “micro” level laboratory tests. There are four types of TCM diagnostic methods: observe (望 wàng), hear and smell (闻/聞 wén), ask about background (问/問 wèn) and touching (切 qiè). The pulse-reading component of the touching examination [...]
Leading Mesothelioma Researcher Now Leads the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Leading Mesothelioma Researcher Now Leads the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii Friday, October 23, 2009 Hawaii is known for many things: surfing, beautiful beaches, pineapples, and now, cancer research. Michele Carbone, MD, PhD (Human Pathology), has recently been named director of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. He began his three-year term September 1, 2009, [...]
The Holistic Approach to Fighting Mesothelioma
The Holistic Approach to Fighting Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a serious and rare cancer that occurs in individuals that have either inhaled or swallowed asbestos fibers. The fibers then travel through the body becoming lodged, resulting in cancer typically decades later. Often called “asbestos cancer,” mesothelioma is highly aggressive and is resistant to many current treatments. [...]
Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine
Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine Therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine on coagulation disorder and accompanying intractable jaundice in hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis patients. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Oct 21;14(39):6060-4 Authors: Li YM, Yang HZ, Guan WB, Ke QS, Dai M, Xie HP, Zhang SJ AIM: To observe the therapeutic effects of new [...]
Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure’
Acupuncture ‘cuts blood pressure Acupuncture combined with electronic stimulation can lower high blood pressure, US researchers say. In tests on rats, the treatment lowered raised blood pressure by as much as 50%, the University of California team at Irvine found. They are now testing to see whether the technique will have the same effect in [...]
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating fine filiform needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, “needle”, and pungere, “to prick”. In Standard Mandarin, 針砭 (zhēn biān) (a related word, 針灸 (zhēn jiǔ), refers to acupuncture together with moxibustion). [...]
Chinese traditional Medicine (TCM) Scientific view Efficacy
Efficacy: Acupuncture: Scientific research into efficacy Much of the scientific research on TCM has focused on acupuncture. The effectiveness of acupuncture remains controversial in the scientific community, and a review by Edzard Ernst and colleagues in 2007 found that the body of evidence was growing, research is active, and that the “emerging clinical evidence seems [...]
Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) Diagnostics
Following a macro philosophy of disease, traditional Chinese diagnostics are based on overall observation of human symptoms rather than “micro” level laboratory tests. There are four types of TCM diagnostic methods: observe (望 wàng), hear and smell (闻/聞 wén), ask about background (问/問 wèn) and touching (切 qiè). The pulse-reading component of the touching examination [...]
Theory behind Chinese traditional Medicine
The foundation principles of Chinese medicine are not necessarily uniform, and are based on several schools of thought. Received TCM can be shown to be influenced by Taoism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism. Rating 4.00 out of 5 [?]
