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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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Astragalus-rehmannia formula heals diabetic ulcers

Categories: Diabetes, Herb research
A two-herb formula consisting of the herbs Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, RA) and Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, RR) can enhance diabetic wound healing because of its angiogenic and anti-inflammatory activities, which promote tissue regeneration.
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No deaths from herbs and supplements

Categories: Herb research, Professional
Statistics from the American Association of Poison Control Centers show that no deaths were caused by dietary supplements in the country in 2008.
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Artesunate should be drug of choice for malaria

Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
Artesunate, a compound extracted from the Chinese herb Qing Hao (Artemisiae annuae Herba) should be the drug of choice for adults and children with severe malaria worldwide, according to two major new studies.
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Cinnamon beneficial in many diseases

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Herb research
Cinnamon bark (Cinnamomi Cortex [Rou Gui]) has a potential role in the prevention of many diseases, according to a review by American authors.
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Ginger relieves muscle soreness

Categories: Miscellaneous, Herbal medicine, Herb research
Daily supplementation with ginger root (Gan Jiang [Zingiberis Rhizoma]) has been found to reduce exercise-induced pain by 25%.
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Hemp Seed Pill eases constipation

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Herb research
Hemp Seed Pill (HSP, [Ma Zi Ren Wan]) can improve the symptoms of patients suffering from functional constipation (FC). Researchers from Hong Kong carried out a rigorously designed two-part study to assess the efficacy of HSP in treating FC. In trial I, involving 96 subjects, the optimal dosage of HSP was determined from among three doses (2.5g, 5.0g and 7.5g, twice daily). A dose of 7.5g twice da ...
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Huang Qin Tang eases side-effects of cancer treatments

Categories: Cancer, Herb research
The Chinese herbal formula Huang Qin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) reduces the intestinal side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients by stimulating gut cell division and reducing inflammation. The four-herb formula (consisting of Scutellariae Radix [Huang Qin], Jujubae Fructus [Da Zao], Paeoniae Radix alba [Bai Shao] and Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata [Zhi Gan Cao]) is traditionally used to trea ...
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Smells like good medicine

Categories: Herb research
Beany flavour is a traditional sensory indicator for evaluating the quality of Huang Qi (Astragali Radix). A root with a strong beany flavour is considered to be of good quality in Chinese medicine. A new study from China has linked the beany flavour to the volatile component hexanal. In addition, the level of hexanal was positively associated with the concentration of astragaloside IV and total p ...
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Ancient methods lead to more effective malaria medicines

Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
Ancient Chinese preparation methods, that involved either soaking and wringing, or pounding and squeezing the fresh herb Qing Hao (Artemesiae Annuaeare Herba) are more effective than the current method of preparing herbal teas from the dried herb for producing artemisinin-rich extracts. A study by UK investigators has show that concentrations of artemisinin (the active anti-malarial component) in ...
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