Pharmaceutical name: Astragali Radix; English name: astragalus root. Family: Fabaceae. Standard species (classification), Astragalus membranaceus (FISCH) BGE. Var. mongholicus (BGE.) and Hsiao Astragalus membranaceus (FISCH.) BGE. Explanation of name: huán? “yellow” and qí” the top one”. Astragalus is among the most popular used herbal medicine in TCM and has been...
Diet Tips for Hypertensive Patients in Spring Taking the first bite of spring vegetables at your dinner table is a welcome change from winter’s hearty abundance. Besides the bright pink radishes or tender asparagus spears that...
Hypertension is an important contributor to cardiovascular disease. This article describes the various ways that hypertension can affect the body, and offers an attractive, proven herbal alternative to customary Western medications. That alternatve is called Panax notoginseng....
A Book of “Tradition, Current, Modernized, and Future of Traditional Chinese Medicine” That provides some analyses about the similarities and differences between the theoretical systems of Chinese and Western Medicines with some typical cases of clinical...
Acupuncture Therapy Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most accepted and recognized valid medical therapy worldwide and it is more in demand now. Since 1997, The National Institute of Health (NIH acupuncture) has approved acupuncture as an...
Chemo resistance Chemotherapy refers to the many drugs that are used to treat cancer in millions of patients. But chemo resistance – when the body fights those often powerful medications – is a big challenge for...
Hydrotherapy: “…not all healing comes in the shape of a pill” Hydrotherapy is the use of water as a treatment to improve medical conditions, prevent disease, or enhance a person’s health and well-being. It has been...
If you ever got water in your nose while swimming, you know how uncomfortable it is. So, purposely pouring water in a nostril may make you want to shy away from the idea. Nasal irrigation with...
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is based on the belief that the well-being of the human body should be in a harmonious balance of Yin and Yang. As published in Statistics of Medicine describing the theory of...
Known for its immense popularity, Chinese tea has been studied for its role in so many health effects from helping in weight control to thwarting diseases. Tea is one of the most popular drinks in Asia...
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