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Therapy in Chinese Traditional Medicine

The Chinese still believe in the benefits of CTM, and herbal medications remain popular among Chinese societies around the world. One of the main reasons may be the relatively high incidence of side effects associated with Western medicine. This may be why it is used as a last resort, when Western medicine is too toxic or unable to provide the expected benefit. [Pg.50]


Shibata, S. 1979. The chemistry of Chinese drugs. Am. J. Chin. Med. 7(2) 103-141. Cheng, J. T. 2000. Review drug therapy in Chinese traditional medicine. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 40 445-450. [Pg.329]

Cheng JT. 2000. Review drug therapy in Chinese traditional medicine. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 40 445-450. [Pg.392]

Several picrotoxane-containing plants are used in traditional medicines. Cor-iaria species play an important role in Chinese traditional medicine, notably against mental diseases. Coriaria nepalensis is used against numbness, toothache, traumatic injury, and conjunctivitis (252). In the traditional medicine of Taiwan, gastrointestinal disturbances, rheumatism, and uterine cancer are treated with extracts of Coriaria intermedia (255). C. sinica is used for treatment of schizophrenia (29), and extracts of the parasitic plant on C. nepalensis, L. parasiticus, were used as shock therapy in schizophrenia (27). Okuda et al. point to corianin (21) as the main active component (27). [Pg.191]

More than 4,000 years old, traditional Chinese medicine continues to be widely practiced in China and in western countries. Traditional Chinese medicine teaches that good health is the result of harmony and balance between five basic elements earth, water, fire, wood and metal. Also important to health are the two types of energy Yin and Yang, constituting a vital substance that circulates through the body. Drug therapy has been one of the means used in Chinese medicine to keep these elements and the flow of energy in balance. Many of the same herbs used thousands of years ago in China could be the source of new pharmaceuticals in Western medicine... [Pg.570]

Li WL, Zheng HC, Bnknrn J. De Kimpe N. (2004) Natnral medicines used in the traditional Chinese medical system for therapy of diabetes mellitus. [Pg.583]

A point that is often forgotten in westernized medicine is that of the approximate 7 billion people in the world at this moment, more than 80% of them do not have routine access to drugs as they are defined in Western medicine, but rely upon predominately plant-based therapies as their sources of medicinal agents. Even in areas of the world where single agent drugs are available, traditional therapeutic regimens such as Ayurveda in India, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Japanese and Korean herbals are still the major source of medicinals. [Pg.678]

Over the last two decades there has been a resurgence of interest in the study and use of medicinal plants. The WHO (World Health Organization) has confirmed the importance of traditional medicine to a majority of the. world s population and encourages all countries to preserve and to use the safe and positive elements of traditional medicine in their national health systems. The WHO Traditional Medicine Programme (1) was inspired by the observation that 80% of the world s population treats diseases exclusively with traditional medicines, and most traditional therapies involve the use of plant extracts or their active constituents. Vegetable species from South America and China are of particular interest in view of their wide use in traditional medicine they offer local populations immediately accessible safe and effective therapeutic products. However only a small fraction of South American and Chinese medicinal plants have been studied. Therefore it is of general interest to document the experience of traditional healers, to select interesting medicinal species and to identify the constituents responsible for their therapeutic or toxic effects. [Pg.113]

Traditional Chinese and Korean medicines have been utilised for centuries and are still a significant facet of medicine in Korea. Ginseng is one well-known remedy. There is a separate system for Chinese medical doctors therapy in Korea. [Pg.329]

Although the breadth of CAM therapies range from traditional systems developed in other cultures (e.g., traditional Chinese medicine [TCM]) to recently developed practices loosely based on science (e.g., functional medicine), most tend to share certain underlying perspectives.Such philosophies include belief in the interconnectedness of mind and body, preference for innate rather than artificial (e.g., pharmaceutical) sources of healing, and recognition of an ultimate meaning underlying each individual s illness.Consequently, many... [Pg.482]

A wide variety of medical practitioners uses herbology. In addition to traditional herbalists, medical herbahsts, natural healers, holistic medical doctors, naturopaths, and practitioners of alternative medicine (such as traditional Chinese medicine) use herbs. In a practice called complementary medicine, some conventional doctors and other medical professionals treat patients using herbology and other alternative therapies in addition to conventional Western medicine. According to the National Institutes of Health, in 2007, more than 38 percent of adults in the United States reported using complementary or alternative medicine, including herbs. [Pg.960]

More and more Americans are turning to alternative medicine. The ancient art of aromatherapy has gained a tremendous following, particularly on the West Coast. Acupuncture, the traditional Chinese art of needle therapy, has doubled its number of active practitioners in the past decade. And holistic medicine—treating the whole body instead of just one part—is so popular that some HMOs now even pay for holistic care. [Pg.18]

No single definition adequately captures the range of practices that fall under the CAM rubric. Those that define CAM as practices that are not part of mainstream medicine, or as practices used by patients to manage their own health care, or as therapies not widely taught in Western medical schools or available in most hospitals, fail to capture the complexity of this field. CAM includes health-care practices that range from the use of vitamins, herbal remedies, and massage therapies to the ancient traditions of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, along with chiropractic techniques, naturopathy homeopathic medicine, meditation, hypnosis, acupuncture, and a host of other less well-known approaches to health and health care. [Pg.125]

Herbal medicines are becoming more and more popular, and indeed some herbal products may be considered to benefit people with liver disease, e.g. Silybum marianum (milk thistle), Picrorhiza kurroa, Phyllanthus, etc. Herbal hepatotoxicity is increasingly being recognised, for example, with kava kava, black cohosh, and many traditional Chinese remedies. The range of liver injury includes minor transaminase elevations, acute and chronic hepatitis, steatosis, cholestasis, zonal or diffuse hepatic necrosis, veno-occlusive disease and acute liver failure. In addition to the potential for hepatotoxicity, herb-drug interactions may affect the safety and efficacy of concurrent medical therapy [15]. [Pg.142]

A physician prospectively monitored all 1265 patients taking traditional Chinese medicines at his clinic during 33 months (111). Liver enzymes were measured before the start of therapy and 3 and 10 weeks later. Alanine transaminase activity was raised in 107 patients (8.5%) who initially had normal values. Of these patients, about 25% reported symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, looseness of bowels, loss of appetite, or fatigue. [Pg.1611]

Melchart D, Hager S, Weidenhammer W, Liao JZ, Sollner C, Linde K. Tolerance of and compliance with traditional drug therapy among patients in a hospital for Chinese medicine in Germany. Int J Risk Saf Med 1998 11 61. ... [Pg.1624]

Artemisinin, the principal bioactive antimalarial compound and its derivatives from Artemisia annua, a Traditional Chinese Medicinal plant used against fevers and malaria, have yielded a potent new class of antimalarials. The anti-malarials derived from A. annua are considered an integral part of the solution where malaria has become resistant to other medicines and even in areas where resistance is not yet a problem (S). Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have been recommended in the countries where falciparam malaria - the most resistant form of the disease- is endemic (9). While ACTs for all would be the ideal strategy, it is most impractical for poor and remote communities, politically unstable areas, and people who dislike the use of modem medicine (10). [Pg.219]

Ginseng (ginseng total saponin) used in traditional Chinese medicine for at least 5,000 years for many indications. controlled animal study showed prevention of development of dopamine receptor super-sensitivity induced by chronic methamphetamine administration, therefore may provide therapy for adverse effects of chronic methamphetamine use. mechanism not established, but likely related to pre-synaptic dopamine receptors. [Pg.1114]

Source Based on a table in R. Chang 2002, Bioactive polysaccharides from traditional Chinese medicine herbs as anticancer adjuvants , Journal of Alternative and Complementary Therapies 8 561. [Pg.128]

Li, W.L., Zheng, H.C., Bukuru, J., De Kimp, N. Natural medicines used in traditional Chinese medical system for therapy of diabetes... [Pg.156]


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