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Article: The treatment of diabetic nephropathy with Chinese medicine.(Chinese Medicine Update)
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
- Author:
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Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, diabetic nephropathy
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Chinese medical journals frequently carry reports on clinical trials for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy with internally administered Chinese herbal medicinals. Some of these articles only discuss the administration of Chinese herbal medicinals, while others discuss the combined administration of Chinese medicinals and Western drugs. Most of these reports are two-wing comparison studies comparing Chinese medicine to standard Western medicine. Quantitative blood and urine analysis are the standard methods used in China for determining the efficacy of Chinese ...