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Gut microflora essential for activity of herbal medicines
Categories: Herb research
The action of gut microflora on herbal medicines may be crucial in terms of their therapeutic effects on human diseases ...
Corydalis promising for chronic neuropathic pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Herb research
A study into the analgesic properties of various Chinese herbs has found that a compound of Yan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis) is able to effectively treat various kinds of pain, including inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
Herbal formula beneficial for fatty liver
A Chinese herbal formula, Jiang Zhi Granule (JZG), has been shown to benefit patients suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome.
Molecular mechanisms of tonic herbs revealed
Categories: Herb research
Chinese researchers have used a systems-pharmacology approach to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the actions of Chinese tonic herbs.
Longevity herbs have neuroprotective effects
Categories: Herb research
An in vitro study from Australia provides evidence that some Chinese herbal medicines traditionally used to promote longevity have neuroprotective effects.
Cordyceps extract switches off inflammatory genes
Categories: Herb research
Cordycepin, one of the active components of the Chinese herb cordyceps (Dong Chong Xia Cao), reduces the production of inflammatory gene products in cultured human airway smooth muscle cells - the cells which contract during an asthma attack.
Component herbs of Dang Gui Decoction have synergistic actions
Categories: Herb research
Further evidence for biochemical synergy between the components of the herbal decoction Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (DBT, Dang Gui Decoction to Tonify the Blood) have been found by scientists from Hong Kong.
Ginseng prevents hypotension during dialysis
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Herb research
Chewing slices of ginseng root while having haemodialysis can prevent patients' blood pressure from dropping dangerously, according to Taiwanese investigators.
Salvia improves oxidative stress in diabetes
An extract of Dan Shen (Radix Salvia Miltiorrhizae) can reduce oxidative stress in diabetic patients with chronic heart disease (CHD).
Glaxo to develop TCM
Categories: Herb research
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is poised to begin developing products based on traditional Chinese medicines as part of its revamped research and development strategy.
Liquorice fights tooth decay
American scientists have reported the identification of two substances in dried licorice root (Gan Cao, Radix Glycyrrhizae) that are capable of killing bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease.
Herbs reverse drug resistance in cancer cells
Categories: Cancer, Herb research
Extracts from Chinese herbs are capable of reversing multi-drug resistance in cancer cells, which is currently a major obstacle to successful anti-cancer therapy.
Herbal extract effective against Candida
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Herb research
Chinese researchers have found that an extract of the Chinese herb Tu Jing Pi (Cortex Pseudolaricis) has potent antifungal activity and may be a potential therapeutic agent for oral candidiasis.
Herbal hangover cure protects against negative effects of alcohol
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Herb research
A flavonoid extracted from the Japanese raisin tree, Hovenia dulcis (Chi Chu Tzu), may counter the detrimental effects of alcohol consumption and offer a potential anti-hangover supplement, according to research from the USA.
Chang Shan offers treatment for autoimmunity
Categories: Immunity, Herb research
An active component extracted from the herb Chang Shan (Dichroae Radix) may be useful in the treatment of autoimmune disorders.
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 medicines are activated by gut microbes
Categories: Herb research
A Nature Outlook supplement focusing on traditional Asian medicine includes a number of interesting articles, including one on how Chinese herbal medicines interact synergistically with microbes in the human gut.
Classical herb combinations prove more effective
Categories: Herb research
Chinese herbal medicine theory holds that herbs in a prescription potentise each other and that the doses described in classical prescriptions are crucial to their effect.
Room for improvement in systematic reviews of herbal medicine
Categories: Herb research
An overview of systematic reviews of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) published in the Cochrane Database has identified areas that could be improved in future studies.
Gou Teng beneficial in Parkinson's disease
Categories: Neurological, Herb research
A pilot study carried out in Hong Kong has found that a formula containing the Chinese herb Gou Teng (Uncaria rhynchophylla) can help patients with Parkinson's disease carry out their daily living activities.
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