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Herbal Medicine: Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
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Herbal Medicine has most to offer when used to facillitate healing in chronic ongoing problems. By skillfull selection of herbs for the patient, a profound transformation in health can be affected, with less danger of the side effects inherent in drug-based medicine. Herbs are usually taken internally as decoctions (herbs boiled in water). However, doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine can ... prescribe herbs in the form of pills, powders, syrups, soaks and plasters.
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Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine (T.C.H.M.) has been shown to be extremely effective in the treatment of eczema. A report in the British Journal of Dermatology (1) revealed the first clinical evidence of the value of T.C.H.M. through a controlled study carried out at the Department of Dermatology, Hospital for Sick Children, U.K.
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According to the People's Daily, Lu Weibo of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine has succeeded in treating AIDS patients in Tanzania with traditional Chinese herbal medicine. The report states of the 158 AIDS patients treated, 39.87 percent became HIV negative after 10 to 15 months. The mortality rate of patients being treated with a combination of Chinese and western medication was 12.04 percent, but patients treated with only western medication reached 60 percent.
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Combining traditional Chinese herbal medicine with Western antipsychotic medication is beneficial in the treatment of schizophrenia, a systematic review of randomised trials has found. The results tended to favour combination treatment compared with antipsychotic treatment alone. The researchers conclude that there is some evidence that Chinese herbal medicines, combined with anti-psychotics and given in a way that is not in keeping with their normal use within TCM, may be beneficial for people with schizophrenia. If these medicines are used within their usual context, which differentiates cases of schizophrenia into syndromes, the positive effects could be greater.
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There are three main methods through which herbal medicines are prescribed. The first is traditional Chinese medicine (TCM); herbal medicines are an essential part of TCM and are prescribed according to an individualised diagnosis, much as one would prescribe particular acupuncture points. Ayurvedic herbs are ... prescribed according to the main underlying principles of Ayurvedic medicine on an individual basis. Western herbal prescriptions are individually formulated and usually involve a mixture of herbs. However, western herbal remedies are prepared solely from plant material, whereas traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs may also use some animal and mineral substances. Chinese herbs are usually prepared as decoctions; this means that the herbal mixtures are boiled and a liquid is prepared.
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According to a recent French study at the Universite Paris-Nord, hospital Jean-Verdier, France, TCM (traditional Chinese herbal medicine) offers effective treatment for patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The French researchers evaluated the efficacy of a traditional Chinese treatment based on three plants in association with a sulfonylurea, glibenclamide (2.5 mg x 3/d). A randomized double-blind trial was established involving 4 groups of patients, all of whom were type 2 diabetic outpatients, 40-70 years of age, being treated by diet alone or oral anti-diabetic drugs.
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