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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Chinese herbs improve long COVID symptoms
Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
A Chinese herbal formula can improve symptoms of breathlessness and fatigue in patients with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), according to research from China ...
Malaria becoming resistant to artemisinin
Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
Evidence is emerging that the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is becoming resistant to the drug artemisinin.
Herbal formula resolves H1N1 fever as fast as Tamiflu
A combination of the Chinese herbal formulae Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction) and Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder) can be used as an alternative to the drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to treat H1 ...
Herbal formula reduces flu symptoms by half
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Fever/infectious diseases
A herbal formula known as Antiwei has been shown to reduce the severity of influenza symptom scores by 50%.
Artesunate should be drug of choice for malaria
Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
Artesunate, a compound extracted from the Chinese herb Qing Hao (Artemisiae annuae Herba) should be the drug of choice for adults and children with severe malaria worldwide, according to two major new studies.
Ancient methods lead to more effective malaria medicines
Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
Ancient Chinese preparation methods, that involved either soaking and wringing, or pounding and squeezing the fresh herb Qing Hao (Artemesiae Annuaeare Herba) are more effective than the current method of preparing herbal teas from the dried herb for producing artemisinin-rich extracts. A study by UK investigators has show that concentrations of artemisinin (the active anti-malarial component) in ...
Devil's dung fights swine flu
Categories: Herb research, Fever/infectious diseases
Antiviral compounds extracted from the foul-smelling herb Ferula assafoetida (Chinese name: A Wei, aka Devil's Dung) show greater activity against the H1N1 swine flu virus than the drug amantadine. Taiwanese scientists found that the roots of the plant, used as a remedy during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, contain nine phytochemicals that show more potent cytotoxic activity against the H1N1 influ ...
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