| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Preclinical and clinical examinations of Salvia miltiorrhiza and |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Salvia miltiorrhiza (Labiatae, Laminaceae), danshen, is an annual sage mainly found in China and neighboring countries. The crude drug (dried root) and its preparations are currently used in China to treat patients suffering from heart attack, angina pectoris, stroke and some other conditions. The u... |
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Herbal Adaptogens For Asthma Allergies and Adrenal Function |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Warmer weather, blossoming trees and budding flowers, the hopeful markers of spring, are also bearers of bad news for allergy sufferers. Integrative therapies with good scientific evidence for allergies are available. |
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Xiao Chai Hu Tang & The Treatment of Post Gastric Resection Bile |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Xiao Chai Hu Ta n g (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) is one of my favorite formulas. Although it is categorized as the premier defensive and constru c t ive h a rmonizing formula, this formula also harm onized the liver and spleen, liver and stomach, and spleen, stomach, and intestines. Because it both c... |
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Xiao Chai Hu Tang & Digestive System Disorders |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| In issue #7, 2003 of Jiang Xi Chong Yi Yao (Jiangxi Chinese Medicine & Medicinals), Ceng Guo-xing published an article titled, "The Use of Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleuru m Decoction) in Dfigestive System Diseases." This article appeared on page 37 of that journal and a summary appears below. It c... |
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New Uses of Sheng Yang Yi Wei Tang |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Sheng Yang Yi Wei Tang (Upbear Yang & Boost the Stomach Decoction) is one of Li Dong-yuan's famous formulas from the Pi Wei Lun (Treatise on the Spleen & Stomach).[1] It is found in Chapter 4, "Treatise on the Lungs in Relationship to Spleen-stomach Vacuity," of Book 1 of that famous Jin-Yuan dynast... |
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New Uses of Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang (Dang Gui Six Yellows Decoct |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| One of the genres of articles in the contemporary Chinese medical journal literature is the "New Uses of..." article. In these articles, the author or authors describe the use of a standard formula, usually a so-called ancient formula, for one or more "off-label" conditions. Off-label conditions are... |
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New Uses of Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Within the Chinese medical journal literature there are several different genres of articles. One of these is the "new uses" genre. In this type of essay, the author takes an ancient or classical formula and present several case histories exemplifying new uses of this formula. From a Western medical... |
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New Applications for Wen Dan Tang (Warm the Gallbladder Decoctio |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Wen Dan Tang is a formula for disharmony between the gallbladder and stomach with phlegm heat. It is commonly prescribed for gastritis, hepatitis, peptic ulcer, and chronic bronchitis. In this article, the author demonstrates the versatility of this formula for four other disease disorders without l... |
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Ask the Herbalist: How Do You Treat Shingles? |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The virus can remain dormant in nerve cells for many years after the onset of chickenpox. The first symptom of a herpes zoster attack is usually pain or tingling over the area to be affected. A few days later, a red rash appears. The red b... |
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Ask the Herbalist: Herbal Approaches to Treating Memory Loss, De |
Topic: Chinese Herbs |
| Dementia is a decline in mental functioning in which memory, thinking, judgement and the ability to concentrate are impaired. There also may be a change in personality. Dementia can develop suddenly when a severe injury, disease or toxin destroys brain cells, or it can develop slowly, especially in ... |
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