Chinese Medicine Works

01/14/2024

What the acupuncture technique of "wet cupping" can do to heal eczema and related forms of acute and chronic inflammatory dermatitis.

Objectives: To explore the clinical effect of Yang's pricking-cupping therapy and its central mechanism in treatment of eczema-induced pruritus using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Methods: Fifty patients with eczema-induced pruritus were enrolled in the observatio

01/09/2024

Re-introducing natural flooding and natural fire into wilderness landscapes has enormous healing potential for all creatures, large and small. As in greater Nature, so in the smaller natures of human persons.

James Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, will deliver the final bi-annual Facing the Anthropocene Luce Lecture, entitled “In ...

11/21/2023

Forget about AI! Our minds, hearts and brains are organs of resonating, interacting intelligence(s, the integration and integrity of Heart/Mind (xin), Consciousness (shen) and Essence (jing), which contribute fundamentally to the healing power of acupuncture.

The effectiveness of acupuncture is greatly influenced by the interaction between the patient and the acupuncturist, yet the underlying mechanism is not well understood ...

11/13/2023

Recent research reports demonstrate effectiveness of Chinese herbal formula Tong Xin Luo for cornary artery disease,

According to a new study, the traditional Chinese medicine compound Tongxinluo demonstrated beneficial effects on patients who had a heart attack.

11/10/2023

Healthy Seminars is offering a Black Friday discount on Efrem Korngold's teachings....

Efrem Korngold is one of the leading traditional Chinese medicine teachers and practitioners in America. He is co-author of the widely read Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine as well as many articles. He began his studies at the College of Traditional Acupuncture in England in 197...

10/26/2023

Excellent Chinese study shows significant benefit of herbal medicine for CAD.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03792035.

02/16/2023

Acupuncturists: read the section about the effectiveness of acupuncture for tension headaches.

Hans-Christoph Diener, MD, PhD, discusses brain health, from headaches and COVID-19 to dementia and Parkinson's disease.

02/05/2023

Eating potatoes could be very beneficial for your health, contrary to advocates of low carb dietary models. Potatoes might be a medicinal food for harmonizing and supplementing the Qi of the Spleen, Stomach and Liver.

Contrary to common belief, potatoes do not have a negative effect on blood glucose levels and can actually help people lose weight.

02/05/2023

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987737?src=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_230204&uac=20205PG&impID=5140904

The latest research suggests that that eating potatoes is actually beneficial for healthy glucose management, improving insulin sensitivity and attaining optimal weight and body mass. Potatoes might be a really good tonic food that harmonizes and supports the Qi of Spleen, Stomach and Liver...

Contrary to common belief, potatoes do not have a negative effect on blood glucose levels and can actually help people lose weight.

02/04/2023

Let the buyer beware - "caveat emptor". Kratom could be an effective remedy for all manner of pain syndromes, and very little is known about its interaction with Chinese herbal analgesics.

This article summarizes the relevance of the herbal extract kratom to perioperative anesthetic care, including its complex pharmacologic activity and potential for adverse drug interactions and abuse.

02/04/2023

Always good to have alternative therapies for managing chronic pain, especially those that are non-toxic, non-addictive and don't rely on non-human technology....

Combining tuina therapy with yijinjing exercise is associated with greater improvement in nonspecific chronic neck pain and anxiety than tuina therapy alone, new research shows.

01/05/2023

First international conference highlighting Chinese medicine pediatrics. Of special interest are presentations by Stephen Cowan, MD, Elisa Rossi, MD and Sabine Wilms, PhD.

Buy tickets International Paediatric Acupuncture Online Conference 2023 Details of the Conference WhenSaturday 14th to Saturday 29th January 2023. What … &l...

01/05/2023

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35419729/

Acupuncture research update: acupuncture helps to prevent development of Crohn's Disease (CD)

Moxibustion at 43 °C combined with acupuncture may suppress TGF-β 1/Smad3/Snail pathway-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition of intestinal epithelial cells in Crohn's disease patients by inhibiting the expression levels of TGF-β 1, Tβ R2, Smad3, and Snail. (Registration No. ChiCTR-IIR-1600...

01/16/2022

https://www.healthyseminars.com/bio/efrem-korngold

Efrem Korngold is one of the leading traditional Chinese medicine teachers and practitioners in America. He is co-author of the widely read Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine as well as many articles. He began his studies at the College of Traditional Acupuncture in England in 197...

12/24/2021

Cupping enhances immune response to vaccination.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj0611 #

Suction-mediated cutaneous DNA uptake yielded high in vivo efficiency and thus provides an alternative transfection platform.

12/22/2021

Empirical confirmation of effectiveness of acupuncture for relieving chronic constipation.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34907924/

For the treatment of severe chronic constipation, EA performed better than TES in long-term follow-up and improving the quality of life. TES could be a better choice for patients with severe chronic constipation who are afraid of acupuncture because it is noninvasive. Well-designed and more rigorous...

12/06/2021

12/02/2021

Useful new knowledge using acupuncture to treat renal colic - pain due to passage of kidney stone.

https://www.acupuncturetoday.com/digital/index.php?i=766&s=32691&l=14&a_id=34141&pn=58&r=t&Page=58