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Herbal medicines treatment

Quite commonly, when patients seek Chinese herbal medicine treatment, they have already been prescribed western medicines. A TCM practitioner should be aware of this and should use herbal formulas with consideration for the effects of the western drugs. [Pg.30]

They have indications exclusively appropriate to traditional herbal medicinal products which, by virtue of their composition and purpose, are intended and designed for use without the supervision of a medical practitioner for diagnostic purposes or for prescription or monitoring of treatment. [Pg.162]

Phyto chemicals can be used to either stimulate or inhibit motility of the GIT. For example, caffeine and other phytochemicals stimulate motility (Lis-Balchim etal, 2001 Boekema et al, 1999), whereas motility is slowed by peppermint oil (Beesley et al, 1996), protease inhibitors (Schwartz et al., 1994) and several other phytochemicals (Abdullahi et al, 2001 Odetola and Acojenu, 2000 Rojas et al, 1999 Amos et al, 1998). Many of the traditional herbal medicines used for treatment of diarrhea are based on aqueous extracts that slow small intestine transit and increase residence time for digesta (Lin et al, 2002). The opiates and derivatives are particularly noteworthy (Williams et al., 1997). [Pg.168]

The pith was used by Native Americans as a moxibustion sort of treatment, where the herb is burned to cause heat on a particular part of the body. Modern-day biologists still use elder pith to hold scientific specimens as it can easily be sliced. The pith has also been used for electrical experiments and in toy making. The hollowed elder stalk has also been used as a smoking tube, especially for the inhalation of specific herbal medicines in both early America and Europe. [Pg.24]

A significant fact was revealed by Eisenberg and colleagues regarding disclosure and the use of herbal medicines (1993, 1998). Of the proportion of respondents who utilized alternative medicine, only about 40% had disclosed this fact to their physician. The use of herbal medications was among the most common alternative treatments, and also one of the treatments with the greatest increase in use. Further, it was estimated that during the year of the survey 15 million adults took prescription... [Pg.20]

In 1994, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. This allowed herbal medications to be advertised and sold without oversight from the FDA. Specifically, it states that a substance will not legally be classified as a "drug" if it is not represented as treatment for a disease (Heiligenstein and Guenther. 1998 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994). Thus, many herbal medicines are now sold and regulated as dietary supplements. [Pg.23]

Herbal medicines contain active drugs, in every sense of the word. As such, the principles of pharmacology pertain to them and allow us to understand their effects. The purpose of this chapter is to outline some of these principles. For a more complete treatment of the topic, the reader is directed to the sources listed in the references. Although these principles apply to all drugs, this chapter will draw upon examples from plant drugs to illustrate them. [Pg.67]

In free societies, individuals are able to choose between one approach or the other to the treatment of disease. The risk is that a person may choose one form of treatment (such as herbal medicine, for example) when a more efficacious medical treatment is available... [Pg.47]

Mei QB, Tao JY, Cui B. Advances in the pharmacological studies of radix Angelica sinensis (Oliv) Diels (Chinese dang gui). Chin Med J 1991 104 776-781. Mashour NH, Lin GI, Frishman WH. Herbal medicines for the treatment of cardiovascular disease clinical considerations. Arch Intern Med 1998 158 2225-2234. [Pg.144]

Nahrstedt A. Antidepressant constituents of Hypericum perforatum. In Chrubasik S, Roufogalis BD, eds. Herbal Medicinal Products for the Treatment of Pain. Lismore Southern Cross University Press, 2000 144—153. [Pg.238]

In order for Chinese herbal medicine to be accepted as reliable alternative medicine, the safety of medicinal herbs and their efficacy for the treatment of specific diseases must be demonstrated.368-385 397 400 A first step is establishing reliable sources... [Pg.15]

A. Bensoussan. 1998. Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with Chinese herbal medicine. J.A.M.A. 280 1585-1589. [Pg.330]

In traditional Chinese herbal medicine, the treatment strategy and the composition of herbal formulas should follow a certain sequence, taking into account the following principles. [Pg.17]

During treatment, pay close attention to protect the Stomach and Spleen. Not only are these organs the source of the body s Qi and blood, they are also responsible for the absorption of the herbal medicines (when these are administered orally). If the Stomach and Spleen are too weak and sensitive, treatment is more difficult. [Pg.19]

Obstruction of the intestines, intestinal adhesions and intussusception are acute abdominal syndromes and they have severe pathological consequences. They cause accumulation of feces, Qi, blood, heat and fire-toxin in the intestines. As well as regular western medical treatment, certain intestinal adhesions, intussusception and the primary stage of simple or partial intestinal obstruction can be treated with Chinese herbal medicine. [Pg.56]

Traditionally, the primary method of learning to become a practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine has been through focusing on a large number of classical formulas. Students memorize the compositions and indications of these formulas, remember the associated treatment strategies and use them as examples to create their own formulas for clinical use. [Pg.455]

As a teacher and practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine, I have searched for a new way of studying, teaching and practicing. In this book, I have aimed to summarize from a large number of formulas the basic rules which inform treatment principles and composition strategies. I hope by training practitioners to follow these principles and use these strategies that they will be able to select appropriate herbs independently and to compose individualized formulas to treat various syndromes. [Pg.455]

Folklore Spanish missionaries in South America regarded the flower of this herb as a symbol of Christ s passion, the three stigmas representing the nails, the five anthers the wounds and the ten sepals the apostles present. The herb was used in native North American medicine, especially by the Houma tribe, who put it into drinking water as a tonic. It became popular as a treatment for insomnia in the nineteenth century and was included in the US National Formulary from 1916 to 1936 (Bown, 2003 British Herbal Medicine Association, 1983 Giuenwald el al, 2002 Hutchens, 1973 Tierra, 1998). [Pg.330]


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