The Journal of Chinese Medicine back issues from October 2004:
A survey and analysis of Zhu Danxi's use of acupuncture and Moxibustion.
Oct 01, 2004; ... It is a common myth that in ancient times doctors practised internal medicine using either medicinals or acupuncture and moxibustion, but not both types of modalities. This has never been true. The Inner Canon, while focused on acupuncture and moxibustion, contained thirteen herbal ...
Excess syndromes of the kidney.(realities about kidney diseases)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Introduction In the Song Dynasty, Dr. Qian Yi (1032-1113 C.E.), a famous paediatric physician, stated in his book Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases) that "the Kidney has only deficiency and no excess." (1) Since then, this idea has been ...
BI syndrome of the shoulder: a two point method for musculo-skeletal treatment.
Oct 01, 2004; ... Many patients do not have generalised shoulder pain or limitation of range of movement in all planes, which would necessitate a prescription of several acupuncture and ahshi points. Often it is only one movement or combination of movements which causes discomfort. Sometimes there is only ...
Healing with needles: acupuncture aids torture survivors.(Survivors of Torture International)(Organization overview)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Being a survivor of torture can mean many different things: feeling scared, experiencing constant headaches, stress, lack of sleep, depression and more. To help victims of torture overcome these and other emotional and physical obstacles, Survivors of Torture International has added ...
Green medicine in Cuba.
Oct 01, 2004; ... Looking out across the organic medicinal herb farm in the Pinar del Rio province of Cuba, I am intoxicated by the scent from endless rows of German chamomile, calendula and Japanese mint. This state-run 200-acre organic farm, known as the "Finca Provincial Plantes Medicinal," grows ...
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica 3rd Edition.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2004; ... CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE: MATERIA MEDICA 3RD EDITION Compiled and translated by Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stoger with Andrew Gamble. Eastland Press, hardback, 1311 pages, 75 [pounds sterling] It is a credit to the pioneering work of the first 1986 edition of this book that ...
Dermatology in Traditional Chinese Medicine.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2004; ... DERMATOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE by Prof. Xu Yihou Donica Publishing, hardback, 740 pages, 61.75 [pounds sterling] Skin diseases are amongst the most common conditions that afflict man, and yet many practising Chinese medicine in the West have only the most ...
Modern Chinese Ear Acupuncture.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2004; ... MODERN CHINESE EAR ACUPUNCTURE by Dr. Ping Chen Paradigm Publications, softback, 208 pages, 13.99 [pounds sterling] This text is a translation and edited version of an original manuscript. Dr Chen has tried to choose only those details that are relevant to the Western ...
Management of migraine using traditional Chinese medicine.
Oct 01, 2004; ... Typical case study and analysis Mrs L. M., 56 years old, had been suffering from recurrent left-sided migraines for more than 20 years, and first came to the clinic on May 24th, 2000. Originally, she had only had two or three episodes a year, often prior to her period, but ...
Acupuncture for the treatment of eczema: a case study.
Oct 01, 2004; ... Introduction Atopic eczema is estimated to have an overall prevalence of 15-20% in children aged 7-18 years of age (1). Evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that its prevalence increased two to three fold between the 1960s and 1990s although the reasons for this remain ...
The use of acupuncture as a routine pre-birth treatment.
Oct 01, 2004; ... Introduction Pre-birth acupuncture refers to a series of treatments in the final weeks of pregnancy to prepare women for childbirth. Research (1) has demonstrated that the mean duration of labour in a group of women giving birth for the first time was reduced from 8 hours and 2 ...
Clinical application of the yang-activating method in acupuncture treatment.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The author discusses yang activating acupuncture used to alleviate a series of symptoms due to stagnation and depression of yang qi, by means of warming and activating yang qi. Exterior invasion by pathogenic cold or blockage of the channels may hinder yang qi reaching the body surface, ...
Clinical observation on the therapeutic effects of heavy moxibustion plus point-injection in treatment of impotence.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... One hundred and two patients, ranging in age from 18 to 62 years and varying in illness course from 6 months to 10 years, were randomly divided into 3 groups, respectively treated by acupuncture (20 cases), by TCM drugs and point-injection (31 cases), and by heavy moxibustion plus ...
Moving flash-fire cupping along the channels--a new method for treating urticaria.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Urticaria is a skin disease which commonly affects children as well as in adults. It is a localised or systemic transient reaction caused by allergens. In some people, it can be recurrent and persistent. TCM holds that this disease is caused by weak body constitution combined with invasion ...
Electroacupuncture treatment for 45 cases of postapoplectic dysphagia.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 35 men and 10 women, ranging in age from 40 to 72 years (mean 62 years) and in disease duration from 2 to 6 months (mean 4.2 months) were treated with electroacupuncture for the effects of postapoplectic dysphagia. The patients had the following symptoms: choking during eating or drinking, ...
Clinical study on acupuncture treatment of pseudobulbar paralysis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Pseudobulbar paralysis is characterised by dysphagia and loss of pharyngeal reflex due to spastic weakness of the muscles innervated by the cranial nerves, i.e. the muscles of the face, the pharynx, and the tongue when the lesion is located in bilateral corticospinal tracts. TCM holds that ...
Topography of acupoint Jianjing GB-21.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The authors looked in detail at the effect of needling Jianjing GB-21 in terms of the dangers of pneumothorax. Using cadavers, Jianjing GB-21 was needled by an acupuncturist on 40 occasions and the needles left in for pathological analysis. The authors conclude that in order to ...
A combined therapy for cervical spondylopathy.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... This study looked at 36 cases (28 males and 8 females) aged between 30 and 70, with a disease duration varying from less than 2 months to 10 years. The combined therapy consists of acupuncture, herbs and tuina. Needles were inserted into bilateral Bailao (M-HN-30) (located two cun above ...
Clinical application of point Diji (SP 8).(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The author discusses the uses of Diji SP-8, the xi-cleft point of the Spleen channel in the treatment of 3 diverse cases. These include an elderly lady with pain on the ...
TCM treatment of lumbago due to qi stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(traditional chinese medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... This article describes lumbago (within the category of bi syndrome) which has its origins in Liver qi stagnation. The characteristics of this form of lumbago are: a) often seen in young to middle-aged women, b) pain occurring early in the morning, but relieved by exercise, c) pain ...
Electroacupuncture treatment for 30 cases of anxiety neurosis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The 30 patients in this study (8 men and 22 women) ranged in age from 19 to 61 years and in disease duration from 2 months to 13 years. The main points used were Baihui DU-20, Yintang (M-HN-3), bilateral Taiyang (M-HN-9), and bilateral Fengchi GB-20. For Kidney deficiency Shenshu BL-23, ...
The effects of acupuncture in treatment of coronary heart diseases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 77 cases of ischaemic heart disease were randomly assigned to an acupuncture group (18 males and 28 females) and a control group (15 males and 16 females). Two groups of points were punctured alternately. The first group consisted of Xinshu BL-15, Juque REN-14 and Xinping (located at the ...
Treatment of mental depression due to liver-qi stagnancy with herbal decoction and by magnetic therapy at the acupoints--a report of 45 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Clinical report)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 89 patients with mental depression were randomly divided into two groups. Of the 45 cases in the treatment group, there were 21 males and 24 females, aged 17-67 years (mean, 41.23 years). 17 were mild cases, 21 moderate and 7 severe. Of the 44 cases in the control group, there were 17 ...
Clinical application of moxibustion.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The authors describe three case-histories where moxibustion was the preferred method of treatment. The first describes the use of a moxa box for 30 minutes over Zhongji REN-3 in the treatment of postpartum difficulty in urination. The second describes the tonifying of Spleen yang by using ...
Treatment of melancholia in Germany by acupuncture method for resuscitation.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Melancholia is a syndrome caused by long-term stress, leading to stagnation of Liver qi, disorder of qi and malnutrition of the Heart and brain. It includes those syndromes recorded in the literature of traditional Chinese medicine such as 'sensation of gas rushing', 'foreign body ...
Treatment of pseudobulbar paralysis by scalp acupuncture and sublingual needling.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Pseudobulbar or supranuclear paralysis is one of the severe complications of stroke. Clinically, it is characterised by dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing), dyslalia (difficulty in speaking) and hoarseness. In a treatment group of 44 cases, 26 were male and 18 female, ranging in age from ...
Introduction to the points singly used for stiff neck by.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The authors describe needling technique and functions for the following points used singly to treat stiff neck: Fengchi GB-20, Tianzhu BL-10, ...
Effects of electroacupuncture plus intra-carotid Drug injection on rheoencephalogram in patients with cerebral infarction.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 50 patients who had recently suffered cerebral infarction were enrolled in the study. 28 cases were male, and 22 cases female, ranging from 32 to 83 years with an average of 62 years in age, and from 2 hours to 14 days with an average of 7.4 days in disease course. Baihui DU-20, Shenzhu ...
Comparison of the effects of electroacupuncture plus cupping with that of the electrical pulse therapy for different types of cervical spondylopathy.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 182 cases of cervical spondylopathy were divided into 4 types, and treated with electroacupuncture plus cupping in Group A (90 cases), and with moderate or low electrical pulses in Group B (92 cases). The therapeutic effects on each type of cervical spondylopathy were compared after 3 ...
Sixty-two cases of simple obesity treated by acupuncture combined with massage.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Obesity falls into the TCM category of phlegm-dampness. In this series, all 62 cases of simple obesity were females with ages ranging from 23 to 52 years (mean 37 years) and duration of illness from 6 years to 27 years (mean 16 years). Of the 62 cases, 58 were moderately obese with a body ...
What are the main points in acupuncture treatment of peripheral nervous injuries?(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... What are the Main Points in Acupuncture Treatment of Peripheral Nervous Injuries? by Zhang Ping. Treatment of Secondary Amenorrhea with Abdomen Acupuncture by Han Yan Abdominal acupuncture was given to 33 cases of secondary amenorrhoea, where 6 cases were due to ...
Frequent ventricular extrasystole treated by needling Neiguan P-6 plus oral administration of mexiletine--a report of 30 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 60 cases of frequent ventricular extrasystole were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. In the treatment group, needling at bilateral Neiguan P-6 plus oral administration of mexiletine was applied, and in the control group only mexiletine was administered. Of the 30 ...
Ocular needling for treatment of sudden deafness in 40 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Of the 40 cases suffering from sudden hearing loss, (43 ears), there were 22 males (24 ears affected), and 18 females (19 ears affected). The ages of patients ranged from 18 to 65 years and their history varied from 1-20 (mean, 4.7) days. The mean auditory threshold was 68.26 [+ or -] ...
Acupuncture methods for treatment of hemiplegia.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... There are several acupuncture methods for various types of paralyses, based on different selections of points and needling methods, i.e. needling points selected by yin-yang principles; needling the polar points; needling both local ...
Several problems in acupuncture treatment of headache.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The author discusses treatment approaches in different pathological types of headache. While acupuncture is contraindicated where there are intracranial pathological changes caused by space-occupying lesions, such as meningitis, cancer and ethmoid sinusitis, other headaches of this type ...
Acupuncture treatment of 3 difficult cases according to Dr Xu Benren's experience.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Three case histories are given: 1. a description of herpes zoster near the left eye and temple treated with reducing method applied to Fengchi GB-20 and Taiyang (M-HN-9), with blood-letting around the affected area; 2. the treatment ...
Clinical study of Qingluo Tongbi granules in treating 63 patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the type of Yin-deficiency and heat in collaterals.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... This study observed the therapeutic effects of Qingluo Tongbi Granules (QTG) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the effects of the treatment on immune indexes. At present, the treatment of RA by western medicine is far from satisfactory in that disease progression cannot be ...
Jian Shu Wen Qing Tang used in the treatment for 60 cases of irritable bowel syndrome.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The author of this article has treated 60 cases of irritable bowel syndrome with Jian Shu Wen Qing Tang, designed to strengthen the Spleen, soothe the Liver, warm the middle jiao and purge the bowels, with good therapeutic results. The study included 60 cases of irritable bowel syndrome, ...
Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with Yang Huo San Zi Tang--a report of 30 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Thirty women with postmenopausal osteoporosis were treated with Yang Huo San Zi Tang, and another thirty were treated as a control with Gaierqi D tablets. The patients in the treatment group were aged 48-71 (mean 61.3) with a history of menopause of 11.8 [+ or -] 5.9 years, and those in ...
Clinical experience in the use of Shaoyao Gouteng Muer Tang.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(chinese herbal medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The authors describe the use of Shaoyao Gouteng Muer Tang (Decoction of Peony, Uncaria and Dark Edible Fungus) in the treatment of four patients suffering with trigeminal neuralgia, sciatica, nervous headache and facial paralysis respectively. The prescription has the effect of softening ...
General situation on the study of inspection of sublingual veins.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The authors summarise studies of sublingual veins over the last ten years. They conclude that the inspection of sublingual veins is an important component of tongue diagnosis, of particular use in chronic conditions. The authors point out that although normal healthy elderly people can ...
A combined TCM treatment for 72 cases of bony Gonitis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The authors report on 72 cases of bony arthritis of the knee joint, treated with a combination of joint irrigation, Chinese herbs, tuina, and functional exercise, using the treatment principle of tonifying and nourishing the Liver and Kidney, promoting blood circulation and ...
How to treat allergic rhinitis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Allergic rhinitis is characterised by frequent sneezing, often accompanied by itching in the throat and eyes, stuffy nose, loss of sense of smell and runny nose. The condition is aggravated when the patient catches cold. The origin of the disease is commonly seen as deficiency of Spleen ...
Clinical application of the empirical prescriptions for chronic pelvic inflammation.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... In this interesting article, the author has used the prescriptions of the ancient TCM physician Zhang Zhongjing for the treatment of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), with an effective rate of over 97%. He identifies 3 main patterns and gives the classical prescription for each ...
Dr Xuan Guowei's experience in treating dermatosis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Dr Xuan has developed some theories on the aetiology of dermatological diseases, based on 40 years of clinical experience. In the treatment of acne for example, the classical approach holds that acne is related to the Lung and Stomach channels and caused by stagnation of blood heat. In ...
Dr Li Yueqing's experience in treating female urethral syndrome.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Dr Li Yueqing asserts that the pathogenesis of this disease is Kidney deficiency, blood stasis and the accumulation of damp-heat. The treatment principle is to nourish the Kidney, promote blood circulation, induce diuresis and treat stranguria. The basic recipe he designed consists of ...
Clinical observation in 102 cases of chronic pelvic inflammation treated with Qi Jie granules.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 112 outpatients and 60 inpatients suffering from chronic pelvic inflammation were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. A system to score the severity of the disease was awarded on the basis of the following signs and symptoms: Limited movement of the uterus with ...
Theories and practice in prevention and treatment principles in relation to Chinese herbal medicine and bone loss.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Four main patterns of osteoporosis are given with appropriate herbal formulas for each, commonly used patent ...
Treatment of post-menopausal urethral syndrome with the formula Niao Chang Shu--a report of 40 cases.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Report)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Post-menopausal urethral syndrome is characterised by frequent urination and dysuria due to changes in the bladder and urethra subsequent to lack of oestrogens. 40 cases of the disease were treated with a formula called Niao Chang Shu Fang. Ages ranged from 45-72 (mean, 58.6) years, with a ...
Dr. Zhu Hongming's experience in treating chronic gastritis.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... The author discusses 4 differentiations of chronic gastritis treated by Dr Zhu Hongming, a practitioner of over 40 years experience. 1. Stagnation of qi turning into fire, and internal consumption of body fluid; 2. Deficiency and Cold in the middle jiao, and Liver-wood restraining the ...
Progress in using combination of Chinese drug with chemotherapy to treat cancer.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... This article details herbs, prescriptions and clinical research grouped under the headings of 1. Enhancing therapeutic effects and prolonging the survival period, 2 ....
Treatment of chronic bronchitis with modified Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang and Er Chen Tang.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)
Oct 01, 2004; ... 78 outpatient cases of chronic bronchitis were selected for the study. The study group consisted of 57 males and 21 females, ranging in age from 32 to 79 (mean, 62) years and in history from 3 to 40 (mean, 12) years. Sixty-three cases had a history of more than 10 years. According to TCM ...
Studies on TCM syndrome types of heroin-dependence.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(traditional chinese medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... Based on observation of 363 cases of heroin addiction observed at the Tai Yang Gong Abstinence House, the principal patterns of disharmony seen in heroin addicts was as follows: 1. Dependence stage: a. insufficiency of Heart yin, b. deficiency of Spleen with Stomach heat, c. deficiency of ...
TCM treatment of lumbago due to Qi stagnation in the liver and gallbladder.(Abstracts: The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstracts March and June 2004)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004; ... TCM Treatment of Lumbago Due to Qi Stagnation in the Liver and Gallbladder by Wang Yanhui. (03/04) Review: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatic Steatosis by Zhao Xiaowei. (03/04) Question & Answer: How to Treat Pain in the Hepatic Region Due to Chronic ...
Acupuncture for breech presentation.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... An Italian study into breech presentation compared 112 randomly selected women who were given acupuncture and moxibustion at Zhiyin BL-67, with 114 women who were simply observed. All were at 33-35 weeks of gestation ....
Acupuncture for peripheral neuropathy.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... In a clinical trial of 21 HIV infected individuals with peripheral neuropathy treated by acupuncture, it was found that the treatment significantly reduced pain, ...
Acupuncture for back pain in pregnancy.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... A Brazilian study which compared the levels of low back and pelvic pain in women treated by acupuncture compared to non-treated controls, found that the acupuncture group showed a greater reduction in ...
Acupuncture effective for chronic neck pain.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... A small Norwegian study has found that acupuncture can have significant long term effects in reducing neck pain. 24 female office workers with chronic neck and shoulder pain were randomly assigned to receive acupuncture to either true points or to non-points. All received 10 treatments ...
Acupuncture in a general practice.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... An audit was conducted into the outcome of acupuncture delivered to patients at a busy (8 doctor) general practice in England. Of 55 patients who completed a MYMOP2 (Measure Yourself Medical Outcome ...
Acupuncture & Crohn's disease.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... In a single blind controlled trial of 51 patients with mild to moderately active Crohn's disease, 27 were randomly assigned to receive traditional acupuncture, and 24 to receive sham acupuncture at non-points. The true acupuncture group showed significantly greater ...
Acupuncture & breathlessness.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... A small crossover study, carried out by Dr. George Lewith from Royal South Hants, into the use of acupuncture for disabling breathlessness has failed to find any significant benefit. 36 patients assigned to receive either a standardised true acupuncture treatment, or a sham acupuncture ...
Acupuncture & nausea.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... A systematic review of 26 acupuncture trials into the use of Neiguan P-6 for post-operative nausea has found that it is as successful as ...
Acupuncture, insomnia & melatonin.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... In a study of 18 anxious subjects, five weeks of acupuncture treatment was associated with significant improvements in a variety of sleep determinants (polysomnographic measures of sleep onset ...
Acupuncture fort menopausal symptoms.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... In a randomised study, women suffering menopausal symptoms were treated either with acupuncture points specifically chosen to treat their disorder, or more general qi tonifying acupuncture. The acupuncture specific group showed a decrease in mean monthly hot flush severity whilst the ...
Acupuncture for camels.(News from The Journal of Chinese Medicine)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Jewel, a Bactrian camel in Brookfield zoo, had become so lame that she had not been able to run for two years. Then the zoo called in an acupuncturist and a few days after ...