Article: Should practitioners of acupuncture, herbal medicine and traditional Chinese medicine be regulated?

Article: Systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE) & Chinese herbal ...
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  May 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, systemic ... Western Medical Diseases with Chinese Medicine published by Blue Poppy ... Disease categorization In Chinese medicine, various of the main clinical ...

Article: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) & Chinese herbal ...
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chinese medical disease categorization: In Chinese medicine, the generalized body pain of fibromylagia is categorized ... associated with fibromylagia syndrome are disease categories in Chinese medicine in their own right. Therefore, when treating FMS, one ...

Article: Taiwanese herbal medicine regulations.(News from ...
The Journal of Chinese Medicine;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... engaging in the manufacturing of herbal medicine, starting in March 2005. The regulations ... ingredients, the adulteration of herbal medicine with Western pharmaceuticals and the selling of herbal medicine on the streets. It also aims at ...

Article: Chinese herbal medicine & surgery.(News from The ...
The Journal of Chinese Medicine;  October 1, 2006 ;     531 words ... ... authors to propose that patients should stop prescribed Chinese herbal medicine before undergoing surgery. Of the 8% of 601 patients who were taking prescribed herbal medicine at the time of their surgery, the rate of complications such as ...

Article: Clinical experience in the use of Shaoyao Gouteng Muer ...
The Journal of Chinese Medicine;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...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 and

Article: European union & herbal medicine.(News from The ...
The Journal of Chinese Medicine;  February 1, 2005 ;     493 words ...The European union has established a new Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products to investigate and monitor the safety of herbal medicines and harmonise regulation of the industry across the European Union.

Article: Fifty six cases of stubborn eczema treated by oral administration ...
The Journal of Chinese Medicine;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The authors report on the use of Chu Shi Tang (Dampness-Clearing Decoction) for oral intake, and Fu Fang Ku Shen Xi Ye for topical application. 56 patients, aged between 2 and 76 (average age 45.7 years) were treated. The disease duration ranged from 2 to 40 years, with an average of 7.8 years. 12