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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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Facial acupuncture can decrease melasma

Categories: Skin / dermatology

A small study carried out in Thailand suggests that facial acupuncture, with or without body acupuncture, may be effective in decreasing the size of melasma (hyperpigmented skin) patches. ...

Herbal formula better than usual care for dermatitis

Categories: Skin / dermatology

A Chinese herbal formula, Pei Tu Qing Xin Tang (PTQXT) is effective for decreasing disease severity and improving quality of life (QOL) in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) ...

Acupuncture promising for dermatological conditions

Categories: Skin / dermatology

Acupuncture shows promise as a treatment modality for dermatological conditions, according to a systematic review by authors from the USA ...

Qing Dai ointment effective for psoriasis

Categories: Skin / dermatology

A team of researchers based in China and France have found a Chinese herbal ointment to be an effective therapy for plaque-type psoriasis ...

Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema

Categories: Skin / dermatology

A Cochrane database systematic review of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for atopic eczema was not able to find conclusive evidence that CHM, taken orally or applied topically, could reduce the severity of eczema in children or adults.

Topical herbal medicines provide additional benefit in psoriasis

Categories: Skin / dermatology

Australian authors of a systematic review have concluded that topical herbal medicines (HMs) provide additional benefit to psoriasis patients when used in combination with pharmacotherapy.

Gingko extract has potential as psoriasis treatment

Categories: Skin / dermatology

Iranian authors reviewing the currently available literature suggest that an extract of Gingko biloba (GB, pinyin: Bai Guo Ye) has the potential to be effective against psoriasis.

Acupressure helps with symptoms of atopic dermatitis

Categories: Skin / dermatology

Self-administered acupressure can result in an improvement in pruritus and lichenification in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a US pilot study.

Acupuncture more effective than antihistamine for itching

Categories: Skin / dermatology, Allergies

Acupuncture has been found to be more effective than the oral antihistamine cetirizine at reducing experimentally induced itch in atopic dermatitis (AD) subjects.