News tagged with chinese folk medicine
A synthetic derivative of the kudzu vine can reduce drinking and prevent relapse
Kudzu extracts have been used in Chinese folk medicine to treat alcoholism for about 1,000 years. Daidzin is an anti-drinking substance in kudzu. A synthetic form of daidzin, called CVT-10216, can successfully reduce drinking ...
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Scientists create natural Alzheimer's-fighting compound in lab
Scientists at Yale University have developed the first practical method to create a compound called huperzine A in the lab. The compound, which occurs naturally in a species of moss found in China, is an enzyme inhibitor ...
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
(AP) -- Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become ...
Nov 01, 2009 |
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Chinese ants show promise for fighting arthritis, other diseases
Ants may be an unwelcome intruder at picnics, but they could soon be a welcome guest in your medicine cabinet. Chemists in China report identification of substances in a certain species of ants that show promise ...
Apr 28, 2008 |
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'Dragon's blood' quenches stomach ulcer bacteria
“Dragon’s blood” may sound like an exotic ingredient in a witch’s brew or magic potion. But researchers in China are reporting that the material — which is actually a bright red plant sap used for thousands ...
Nov 12, 2007 |
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Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
Johns Hopkins University researchers have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long lasting synthetic drugs modeled on an ancient Chinese herbal folk remedy.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 17, 2007 |
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Black-Bone Silky Fowl: An odd bird with meat to crow about
Food scientists from the Peoples' Republic of China report a biochemical explanation for the Black-Bone Silky Fowl's 1,000-year-old reputation as a marvel of traditional Chinese medicine. The study is scheduled ...
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Sep 13, 2006 |
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Traditional folk medicine being studied
Researchers from both the National Institutes of Health and the cosmetics industry are studying folk medicine to come up with new products and treatments.
Jul 07, 2006 |
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