The Journal of Chinese Medicine back issues from February 2004:
A study on Tai Ji exercise and traditional Chinese medical modalities in relation to bone structure, bone function and menopausal symptoms.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Feb 01, 2004; ... Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disease associated with diet, exercise, genetics and hormones. It is characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk. Women of ...
"Dosage is the secret that is never taught": (zhongyao bu chuan zhi mi zai liang shang) (1).
Feb 01, 2004; ... Do we confine ourselves to a narrower dose range than we should--one that is generally more restricted than we find in the historical literature? Does our clinical practice sometimes tell us that our dose regime might be wrong? Is it possible that some patients respond better to doses that ...
The treatment of a single case of abscess by Chinese herbal medicine.
Feb 01, 2004; ... Introduction Most English language textbooks on traditional Chinese medicine fail to discuss abscesses, perhaps because they are frequently treated successfully with antibiotics, and as a result there is a limited number of patients coming to the clinic with abscesses. This ...
The treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by acupuncture.
Feb 01, 2004; ... Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disease of the intestines that leads to colicky abdominal pain, gas, bloating, and changes in bowel habits manifesting as alternating diarrhoea and constipation. In some cases the urge to defecate is accompanied by cramping pain. IBS ...
The application of modified Xiao Yao San in the treatment of gynaecological diseases.
Feb 01, 2004; ... Xiao Yao San (Rambling Powder) and one of its modifications, Jiawei Shao Yao San (Augmented Rambling Powder), are among the most commonly-used Chinese formulas in the clinic. The main indication of Xiao Yao San is for disorders caused by stagnation of Liver qi, and Western ...
Discourse on classical needling techniques in the chapter Guan Zhen [Official Needling] of the Ling Shu Jing [Spiritual Axis Canon].
Feb 01, 2004; ... The Official Needling chapter of the Spiritual Axis (Ling Shu) mainly describes the basic needling techniques for curing diseases with the use of the nine traditional types of needles. It comprises rules for point combining, depth of needling, direction of needling and number of needles to ...
Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide.(Book review)
Feb 01, 2004; ... DIAGNOSIS IN CHINESE MEDICINE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE by Giovanni Maciocia Churchill Livingstone, hardback, 1155 pages, 70 [pounds sterling] As Giovanni Maciocia says in the preface to this vast and comprehensive textbook "The longer I practise, the more I appreciate the ...
Chinese Medical Herbology & Pharmacology.(Book review)
Feb 01, 2004; ... CHINESE MEDICAL HERBOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY by John K. Chen & Tina Chen Art of Medicine Press, hardback, 1266 pages, 58.50 [pounds sterling] John Chen is a Chinese medicine practitioner, educator, and pharmacologist. Tina Chen is a Chinese medicine practitioner and educator ....
Management of Cancer with Chinese Medicine.(Book review)
Feb 01, 2004; ... MANAGEMENT OF CANCER WITH CHINESE MEDICINE by Li Peiwen Donica Publishing, hardback, 616 pages, 45 [pounds sterling] Professor Li Peiwen has been Director of the TCM Oncology Department at the Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital in Beijing since 1984. He is also Vice-Chairman of ...
Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis Volume 2.(Brief article)(Book review)
Feb 01, 2004; ... ATLAS OF CHINESE TONGUE DIAGNOSIS Volume 2 by Barbara Kirschbaum Eastland Press, hardback, 341 pages, 60 [pounds sterling] The publication of Volume 1 of Barbara Kirschbaum's Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis, was notable for its clear presentation of tongue diagnosis theory ...
Face Reading in Chinese Medicine.(Brief article)(Book review)
Feb 01, 2004; ... FACE READING IN CHINESE MEDICINE by Lillian Bridges Churchill Livingstone, softback, 216 pages, 21.99 [pounds sterling] Face reading is a traditional Chinese art that can be applied to medicine as well as to business affairs and to personal relationships. I remember reading many ...
A forgotten 14th century acumoxa text and its role in the treatment of postherpetic pruritus.(Book review)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The Zhenjiu yu long jing (The Jade and Dragon Classic of Acumoxa) was first published in 1311 by Wang Guorui, and the latest version of the text was edited by Li Ding, a famous professor of acupuncture (1), in 1994. The book consists of three major parts: Yibai ershi yu long ge ...
Pathways to health: social acupuncture in action.
Feb 01, 2004; ... "Acupuncture has helped me so much and continues to help me now. Unless you have had the treatment you wouldn't understand the benefits". Jo first started receiving ear acupuncture from Pathways to Health's low-cost drop-in service to deal with her problems with alcohol and valium abuse ....
Clinical observation in 30 cases of chloasma treated by auricular point pressing and pricking.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... Auricular points Ear Apex, Subcortex, Endocrine, Spleen and Stomach were selected for pricking once a week with a three-edged needle to a depth of 0.1cm to cause bleeding. The wounds were cleaned with cotton balls soaked in 75% alcohol and then pressed dry with cotton balls. The main ...
Clinical experience in multiple Needling therapy.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... This article describes a number of needle techniques and lists circumstances where their use is the most appropriate: 1. Concentrated Needling is a technique with 3-5 adjacent points punctured at the same time, and with the tips of the filiform needles pointing to the centre of ...
Electro-acupuncture combined with plum-blossom needle tapping for treatment of supraorbital neuritis--A clinical observation of 59 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... Supraorbital neuritis is an aseptic inflammatory condition, considered to be related to the lowering of autoimmunity, usually with pain located at the midpoint of the inferior margin of the orbit, i.e. the Ahshi point Shangming (N-HN-4). In this series of 59 cases, 33 were male and 26 ...
Piriformis syndrome treated by triple puncture with the Bai Hu Yao Tou Maneuver.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... Piriformis syndrome is manifested by pain in the hip with limited motion of the lower limbs. 161 cases were randomly divided into two groups: 80 cases treated by triple puncture with the Bai Hu Yao Tou manoeuvre and 81 cases treated by conventional acupuncture. Of the 80 cases in the ...
Acute lymphangitis treated by moxibustion with garlic in 118 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The author reports on the treatment of 118 cases of acute lymphangitis (usually called red-thread furuncle in TCM) ranging from 15 to 68 years in age, and from 1 to 3 days since the onset of the disease. A three-edged needle was used to let blood at both ends of the red-thread furuncle ....
Two-hundred and Ten Cases of Shoulder Periarthritis Treated by Needling Lingxia and Sanjian.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... 272 cases were randomly divided into two groups: a treatment group of 210 cases and a control group of 62 cases. Of the 210 cases in the treatment group, 134 were male and 76 female, ranging in age from 27 to 76 years (mean, 51.3 years), and from 2 weeks to 7 years disease duration (mean, ...
Treatment of migraine with acupuncture at points pertaining to the liver and gallbladder channels.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The authors state that most migraine patients had hyperactivity of Liver yang, stagnation of Liver qi and blood stasis, Liver qi stagnation and deficiency of the Spleen. For the treatment group, acupoints Taichong LIV-3, Xingjian LIV-2, Fengchi GB-20 and Yanglingquan GB-34 were selected ...
Acupuncture and the elevation manipulation of massage for treatment of frozen shoulder.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... 50 cases of frozen shoulder, ranging 33-68 years in age with a disease duration ranging from 2 months to 5 years, were treated using the following points: Taijian (N-UE-11), 1.5 cun below the anterior part of the acromion, Jubi (N-UE-10), 3.5 cun below the anteroinferior part of the ...
Clinical observation on treatment of acquired paralytic strabismus by acupuncture plus oral administration of Chinese herbs.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... Of 38 cases in the treatment group, 26 were male and 12 female, ranging in age from 9 to 71 years with an average of 45.4 years. The shortest duration of the disease was 3 days and the longest 180 days, with an average of 32 days. Paralysis of the external rectus muscle was found in 15 ...
The therapeutic effects of Zhaohai (KI 6) on hoarseness in 92 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The authors report on the use of Zhaohai KID-6 in 92 cases of hoarseness in patients aged 18 to 61 years with a disease duration from 3 days to 7 years. The main manifestation was hoarseness, which may be accompanied by discomfort, a foreign body sensation, dryness, dull pain or burning ...
Clinical study on the needling and drug treatment of acute cerebral hemorrhage.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... In order to study the mechanism of acupuncture at Renzhong DU-26, Neiguan P-6 and Zusanli ST-36 for treating acute cerebral haemorrhage, the authors made a dynamic observation of tumor necrosing factor-a (TNF-a) and neuron specific enolase (NSE) before and after treatment in 58 cases of ...
Therapeutic effects of the point-injection therapy on primary trigeminal neuralgia--an observation of 103 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... In 103 cases of primary trigeminal neuralgia, 45 cases were male and 58 female, ranging in age from 21 to 69 years, and with an illness duration from 1 month to 21 years. For neuralgia of the 1st branch of the trigeminal nerve, Nei Yuyao (medial to Yuyao M-HN-6) was selected. A No. 5 ...
Clinical observation in 46 cases of angina pectoris treated by the catgut-embedding therapy.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... According to TCM differentiation, 46 angina patients were classified into the following five types: Heart blood stasis (23 cases), cold stagnated in the Heart channel (4 cases), interior obstruction by turbid phlegm (12 cases), Heart qi deficiency (6 cases) and yang deficiency of both the ...
Point injection for treating nephritic colic in 101 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... 101 cases of nephritic colic were treated as follows: Three tender points were detected by pressing a thumb into locations respectively corresponding to Shenshu BL-23, Qihaishu BL-24 and Zhishi BL-52. 3-5 ml of lidocaine (1%) was injected into the above three points. Of the 101 cases ...
Thirty cases of acute lumbar sprain treated by acupuncture combined with point-injection at Tianzhu.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The authors report on the treatment of 30 cases of acute lumbar sprain with acupuncture combined with point injection at Tianzhu BL-10. Of the 30 cases treated, most were males of 25-40 years with a history of sprain due to heavy lifting. Bilateral Tianzhu BL-10 were needled quickly and ...
Treatment of hyperlipemia by acupoint catgut-embedding in 34 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... 64 cases of hyperlipaemia were randomly divided into a catgut-embedding group (34 cases) and a medication group (30 cases). Of the 34 cases in the catgut embedding group, 24 were male and 10 female, ranging in age from 45-67 years, averaging 56.8 years. Of the 30 cases in the medication ...
Seventy-two cases of antidiabetic-Induced hepatopathy treated by Huatan Yigan Decoction.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The use of drugs to control diabetes can cause liver damage in up to 0.5% of patients. A group of 129 patients were found to have suffered liver damage as a result of sulfaurea drugs in 73.65% of cases, 51.83% by biguanide drugs, 19.37% by a-glucosaccharase inhibitor, and 2.27% by insulin ....
TCM treatment of Parkinson's syndrome--a report of 40 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... 31 cases were male and 9 female, aged 54-80 years. Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease were severe in 3 cases, moderate in 27 cases and mild in 10 cases. According to TCM differentiation, 30 patients exhibited deficiency of Liver-and Kidney- yin, stagnation of phlegm in the channels, and ...
Differential treatment for membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with TCM prescriptions plus triptoryph tablets--a report of 30 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis accounts for about 30% of chronic glomerulonephritis in adults. TCM medication with addition of triptoryph tablets (Tripterygium Wilfordii polyglycosidium) on the basis of syndrome differentiation had yielded satisfactory results in 30 cases of this ...
Clinical observation in 40 cases of postmenopausal coronary heart disease treated with Yanghuo Sanzi.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The incidence and mortality rates for coronary heart disease (CHD) in women after menopause jumps by 400% over those before menopause, higher than that in men. This study observes the effects of Yanghuo Sanzi Tang on the levels of E2, CHO, TG, LDL and HDL in postmenopausal CHD patients ....
TCM treatment for 40 cases of rheumatoid arthritis with channel blockage due to yin deficiency.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The authors report on a treatment strategy of lubricating joints with herbs to promote blood circulation, remove exogenous wind and clear channels and collaterals where there is yin deficiency and channel obstruction. 60 RA patients were randomly divided into a treatment group (40 cases) ...
A follow-up study of 69 discharged SARS patients.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)
Feb 01, 2004; ... 69 patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) discharged from Guangdong Provincial TCM Hospital were followed up with hepatic, renal, pulmonary and immune function tests, computerised tomography (CT) of the chest, and ultrasonography of the heart. The results showed a variety ...
Review: a survey of TCM treatment of polymyositis and dermatomyositis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... The authors reviews the literature on the possible etiology and treatment strategies related ...
Personal experience in TCM treatment of reflux esophagitis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... 3 case histories are given. The first was diagnosed as stagnation of damp-heat, the second as Stomach-heat with upward attack of stagnant fire, and the ...
Professor Ouyang Heng's experience in treating neurodermatitis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts September 2003)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004; ... According to TCM typing, there are three distinct manifestations of neurodermatitis. The first is damp-heat, where there are dark skin lesions, red tongue with greasy coat and a tight pulse. The second is blood-heat producing wind. Here the skin lesions are large and red, the tongue is red ...
The treatment of gangrenous diabetic abscess by the "Ring of the Dragon" acupuncture technique.
Feb 01, 2004; ... Introduction During the past ten years I have had the opportunity to treat more than 20 cases of diabetic foot syndrome in my clinic. The most difficult cases were those which developed the so-called soft-tissue abscess, or ulceration, some of which exhibited the first signs of ...
Acupuncture, headache & migraine.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... 401 patients with chronic headache were recruited from general medical practices in England and Wales and were randomly assigned to receive either standard care or acupuncture (12 treatments over 3 months). Severity of headaches at 12 months after the onset of the trial were significantly ...
Acupuncture for back pain.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... A large study has analysed the benefits of using acupuncture for chronic lower back pain in general medical practice. The study was part of a major acupuncture research initiative by health insurance companies in Germany. Patients with chronic lower back pain who attended over 1000 study ...
Acupuncture for tamoxifen side effects.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Data from a study primarily set up to assess the effect of acupuncture for women suffering tamoxifen-induced hot flushes and night sweats, has shown wider benefits from the treatment. 52 women who had completed active cancer treatment at least 6 months previously and who had been taking ...
Acupuncture, mothers and children's surgery.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Mothers are understandably anxious when their child goes in for a surgical procedure, and this maternal anxiety can in turn cause greater anxiety in their child. In a randomised, sham controlled study to determine the possible benefits of auricular acupuncture for both mother and child, 34 ...
Acupuncture for post-traumatic stress.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... The University of New Mexico Trauma & Anxiety Research Group is halfway through a 2-year study into the use of acupuncture in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. The group worked with an panel of 22 doctors of oriental medicine to develop an acupuncture ...
Acupuncture & vomiting.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Patients given cyclophosphamide infusion for rheumatic diseases, suffer from nausea and vomiting as a side-effect. To assess the potential benefits of acupuncture in reducing these symptoms, a Swedish study compared the use of ondansetron (an anti-emetic) alone, or ondansetron in ...
FDA bans ephedra.(Food and Drugs Administration)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... The US Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) has banned all dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and warned consumers not to use them. This follows increasing concern about the side effects of ephedra found in many patent weight loss preparations and athletic stimulants. 65% of ...
Chinese herbs & jaundice.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... A Chinese herbal prescription, Yin Zhi Huang, containing Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Capillaris) and three other herbs, has been found to activate the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR, NR1I3), a key ...
Herbal medicines for dysmenorrhoea.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... In a Japanese study, two herbal medicine prescriptions administered alternately within the menstrual cycle were found to have powerful antidysmenorrhoeic effects. The two prescriptions were Shakuyaku-kanzo-to (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang/Peony & Licorice Decoction) and Tokishakuyaku-san ( Dang ...
Safety of ginger for morning sickness.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... A new study has confirmed the safety of using ginger to treat morning sickness. 187 women who used some form of ginger in the first ...
Cinnamon & diabetes.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... 60 patients with type 2 diabetes were given capsules of either cinnamon (1, 3 or 6 grams) or wheat flour (as a placebo) for 40 days. All those who took the cinnamon showed reductions in blood levels of glucose, fats and cholesterol by up to 30% whilst no change was observed in ...
Herbal medicine threatens wild plants.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Up to a fifth of plant species used in herbal medicine are at risk from overpicking. The majority of medicinal plants are still harvested from the wild and a World Wildlife Federation report estimates that between 4000 and 10,000 different plants are at risk. The market for herbal ...
Green tea & HIV.(human immunodeficiency virus)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, or EGCG, found in green tea, appears to prevent HIV from latching onto T-cells. The findings, which do not yet go beyond the ...
How do you take your blood pressure?(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Whether a person is sitting or lying, and how their arm lies when their blood pressure is taken can significantly influence blood pressure readings. According a Dutch study, when blood pressure is taken with a person lying down, the reading will be significantly higher than when they are ...
Women, get fit.(physical fitness in reducing mortality rate)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... The influence of physical fitness on mortality has been highlighted by a recent eight-year study of nearly 6000 women (average age 52). At the start of the study, their physical fitness was measured on treadmill tests and measured in METs (metabolic equivalents). After eight years it was ...
Panic attacks.(risk factors for panic attacks in women)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... 17.9% of post-menopausal women (aged 50-79) report suffering from panic attacks. Women who suffered from migraines, emphysema, heart disease and recent stress ...
Ginger, Chinese herbs, tea and cancer.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Three different studies presented at a major cancer conference reported that a. mice fed gingerol extract (derived from ginger) experienced dramatically fewer experimentally-induced cancers compared to mice that did not receive the ginger extract, b. the Chinese herb Ban Zhi Lian (Herba ...
Coffee, what is it good for?(coffee in reducing diabetes risk)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... JCM News is unashamedly in love with tea in all its forms and has published numerous items on the health benefits of both green and black tea. Our attitude to coffee drinkers has frankly been a little condescending, especially as more negative research is published on the health effects of ...
Coffee, marijuana & sperm.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Coffee also appears to enhance sperm motility, and may assist subfertile men, whilst marijuana smoking appears to be harmful to sperm. Brazilian researchers found that the sperm of men who regularly drink coffee are stronger and have more endurance than the sperm of non coffee-drinkers ....
Feeling good doesn't help but not feeling bad does.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Researchers at the University of Wisconsin asked 52 women to think and write about extremely positive and extremely negative events in their lives whilst they recorded electrical activity in the prefrontal cortex of their brains. Participants were then given a 'flu vaccine. Six months ...
Antibiotics crisis.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... In a BBC interview, Professor Hugh McGavock of the University of Ulster has warned that "gross overprescribing "of antibiotics by doctors and the farming industry, is making many antibiotics useless and that within twelve years all antibiotics could be redundant. The professor, a ...
The diabetes epidemic.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... New research suggests that 38.5% of women and 32.8% of men born in the year 2000, will be diagnosed with diabetes at some stage in their lives. Among people of Hispanic origin, this rises to 52.5% for women and 45.4% for men. In the last decade in the USA, the prevalence of diabetes has ...
Negative ionisers & hospital infections.(use of negative air ionisers in St James's Hospital)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... When St James's Hospital in Leeds, England, installed negative air ionisers in an intensive care ward, they found to their astonishment that rates of airborne infection by acinetobacter fell to zero. Acinetobacter infections are resistant to many ...
Penicillin & sore throats in children.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... A new study suggests that most children should not be given penicillin for a sore throat. Dutch researchers identified 156 children (aged 4-15) who visited their family doctor with a severe sore throat. The children were randomly assigned to penicillin for seven days, penicillin for three ...
Steroids not helpful for children's wheezing.(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Children admitted to hospital with viral wheezing (background episodic wheeze triggered by viral colds) do not benefit from oral steroids, according to a new study. Children admitted to the Leicester Children's Asthma Centre ...
The drugs don't work.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2004 ... Allen Roses, a GlaxoSmithKline senior executive, told a scientific conference in London that most prescription medicines don't work for most people. He is quoted as saying that more than 90% of drugs only work in 30-50% of people. He was speaking about the potential advantages that ...