Chinese Herbal Therapy

Herbal supplement may successfully treat glaucoma

Date: May 7, 2015 Source: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Summary: Scientists have found that baicalein significantly lowers eye pressure and may act as an all-natural treatment for glaucoma. Scientists have found that baicalein significantly lowers eye pressure and may act as an all-natural treatment for glaucoma. The research is being presented at the […]

The best evidence in back and neck pain care – CBRG QuickDecks – Slide Shows

CBRG QuickDecks is a set of the summary slides describing findings from systematic reviews published by the Cochrane Back Review Group (CBRG). These summaries provide clinicians and researchers with a snapshot of evidence on various treatment and prevention measures for back and neck pain. Below you will find the summaries organized by intervention type (pharmacological/surgical/ […]

Efficacy of Simple Guidelines for Using Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in General Medical Practice: A Preliminary Observational Report – Full Text

IsobeTetsuya. Medical Acupuncture. August 2014, 26(4): 215-220. doi:10.1089/acu.2013.1000. ABSTRACT Background: The routine integration of traditional Eastern medicine with modern Western medicine can be of great benefit to providers and patients. Practitioners of Western medicine who are unfamiliar with herbal medicine and acupuncture would benefit from a set of simple guidelines for incorporating these techniques in […]

A Top Hospital Opens Up to Chinese Herbs as Medicines

The Wall Street Journal By SUMATHI REDDY April 21, 2014 6:58 p.m. ET Lyndhurst, Ohio Christina Lunka appeared nervous and excited as she sat in the Chinese herbal therapy center recently opened by the Cleveland Clinic. The 49-year-old had been to many doctors seeking help for ongoing issues that included joint pain and digestive problems. […]

Chinese herbal compound relieves inflammatory and neuropathic pain

UCI study also shows novel analgesic to be nonaddictive Monday 6 January 2014 A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new nonaddictive analgesic for acute inflammatory and nerve pain, according to UC Irvine pharmacology researchers. Working with Chinese scientists, Olivier Civelli […]