News tagged with chinese herbal medicine
Translating Chinese medicine for the West
In a traditional Chinese medicine store in central Beijing, part of the Tongrentang chain founded 342 years ago, three white-coated workers follow traditions that stretch even further back in time. They sort and chop an exotic ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Chinese herbs for endometriosis
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) may relieve symptoms in the treatment of endometriosis. A systematic review by Cochrane Researchers found some evidence that women had comparable benefits following laparoscopic surgery and suffered ...
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Deep sequencing reveals undeclared, potentially toxic ingredients within 15 samples of traditional Chinese medicines
Researchers at Murdoch University have used new DNA sequencing technology to reveal the animal and plant composition of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Some of the TCM samples tested contained potentially ...
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Pseudosciences are destroying the reputation of Australia's universities
The international credibility of Australia’s universities is being undermined by the increase in the “pseudoscientific” health courses they offer, two academics have written in today’s ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Scientists discover molecular secrets of 2,000-year-old Chinese herbal remedy
For roughly two thousand years, Chinese herbalists have treated Malaria using a root extract, commonly known as Chang Shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows in Tibet and Nepal. More recent studies suggest that halofuginone, ...
Feb 12, 2012 |
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Safer, more effective skin-whitening creams from ancient Chinese herbal medicine
Scientists today reported discovery of the active ingredients in an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine for skin whitening, changing skin color to a lighter shade. The ingredients are poised for clinical trials as a ...
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Team ameliorates insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetic rats
A research team from China investigated the effects of the Chinese herbal decoction, Yi-Qi-Zeng-Min-Tang (YQZMT), on insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetic rats. The results showed that YQZMT, which ameliorates insulin resistance ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Flu season has some turning to Chinese remedies
"Big Snake Mak" has a secret weapon to fend off the threat of flu -- it wriggles and hisses in a basket at his side.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Alzheimer's presents unique cultural challenges for Chinese families
If dementia were a country, its economy would rank 18th between Turkey and Indonesia. The total estimated global cost of dementia in 2010 is slated to be $604 billion, according to Alzheimer's Disease International. The sharpest ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Ancient Chinese herbal recipe eases side effects of chemotherapy
A combination of Chinese herbs in use for more than 1,800 years reduced the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy in mice, while actually enhancing the effects of the cancer treatment, Yale University researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Study finds positive change in menopausal experience
(PhysOrg.com) -- White women are becoming more optimistic about menopause, with many seeing it as an opportunity to rethink their lives and redefine themselves, a new University of Texas at Austin national study shows.
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Cheaper drugs, vaccines forecast as collaborations grow between developing countries' biotech firms
The availability of more affordable drugs, vaccines and diagnostics that would help countless people worldwide is the foremost benefit expected from a growing number of collaborations between biotech firms in developing countries, ...
May 10, 2010 |
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