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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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BIOMARKERS FOR TAI CHI'S HEALTH BENEFITS

Categories: Tai chi
Taiwanese scientists have carried out an experimental study to identify biomarkers associated with the health benefits of tai chi. Blood samples taken from three healthy volunteers, before and after 12 weeks of tai chi, were compared for changes in protein expression (using proteomic techniques). Eighteen proteins were found to be significantly increased or decreased after tai chi training. Furthe ...
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TAI CHI HELPS DIABETICS

Categories: Tai chi
Six months of tai chi can improve glucose control, increase adherence to self-care activities, and lead to a better quality of life in patients with type two diabetes. Korean investigators enrolled 99 type two diabetic patients (with an HbA1c level of six or higher) in the study. All participants received tai chi sessions (19 movements from Yang and Sun styles) twice a week for six months. Sixty-t ...
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TAI CHI EFFECTIVE FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Categories: Tai chi
Researchers from the USA have found that knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients who practise tai chi show improved physical functioning and experience less pain. Forty individuals (mean age 65) with tibiofemoral OA were randomly assigned to 60 minutes of tai chi or a control intervention (wellness education and stretching) twice weekly for 12 weeks. Each tai chi session included: 10 minutes of self-mas ...
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TAI CHI PRACTITIONERS ARE MORE STABLE

Categories: Tai chi
Compared with healthy controls, tai chi practitioners demonstrate better stability and body awareness. A cross-sectional study of 24 tai chi practitioners (mean age 68.5) and 20 age-matched controls carried out in Sweden measured various stability parameters in both groups. The findings showed that tai chi practitioners were able to lean further without losing stability and had better overall body ...
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MIND-BODY THERAPIES BENEFICIAL FOR MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS

Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Tai chi
A systematic review by American authors suggests that mind-body therapies may be beneficial for alleviating specific menopausal symptoms. Eighteen clinical trials, involving a total of 882 women, met their inclusion criteria. Interventions included yoga and/or meditation programs, tai chi and relaxation practices. Eight of the nine studies of yoga, tai chi, and meditation-based programs reported i ...
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GE GEN & ALCOHOLISM

Categories: Substance abuse
The starchy root tuber Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae)  was noted as combating drunkeness in a 7th century CE Chinese pharmacopoeia. It is much used in China and Hong Kong by traditional herbalists where it has been found to be effective in controlling appetite for alcohol and improving the function of alcohol-affected vital organs, without any sign of toxic side-effects. The first laboratory tests ...
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ALCOHOL DETOXIFICATION

Categories: Substance abuse
A study carried out in the State University Hospital for Neurology and Psychiatry in Sofia, Bulgaria, compared the use of body acupuncture [Hegu L.I.-4, Quchi L.I.-11, Neiguan P-6, Waiguan SJ-5, Wangu SI-4, Shuaigu GB-8, Yangbai GB-14, Shenmen HE-7, Taiyang (Extra) and Yintang (Extra)] on 50 alcohol dependent patients, with the use of standard medical detoxification on 68 similar patients. The acu ...
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Categories: Substance abuse
More support for the important role of acupuncture in treating substance abuse comes from a study carried out in the psychiatric unit of a general hospital on 47 patients. Compared to a control group, those who received auricular acupuncture had a much higher rate of compliance with the treatment, stayed in treatment longer  and many more remained in follow-up treatment. The authors say that ...
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SMOKING

Categories: Substance abuse
This study randomly assigned 46 smokers to two groups. One was treated at points recognised for their anti-smoking effect, whilst the other was given acupuncture treatment at points assumed to have no effect for smoking cessation. Concentrations of tobacco by-products in the blood  were measured before the first and after the last acupuncture treatment. The number of cigarettes smoked per day ...
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