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I said that I would also work with acupuncture and chinese herbs and manipulate his back and joints as osteopaths and chiropractors do. He was not surprised. "That's what Alice [his second wife] told me." When I said that he would have to do the lion's share of the work and that I might suggest long-term major changes in what he eats and how he exercises, he nodded and responded, "Whatever it takes." And it was at least "okay" that he would have to wait a while to see me. "I've waited this long." When, six weeks later, David enters my office, he moves with a quick lurching gait.

I prescribe a combination of chinese herbs to "warm" and dry his inflamed and frozen joints, relieve his pain, and enhance his immune functioning: clematis, siler, and cinnamon twig to "dispel the damp"; tang quei (Chinese angelica) to "tonify" his blood and astragalus, atractylodes, and licorice to "nurture the root" and raise his level of energy. I give him the name of a massage therapist and explain that her hands will encourage his blood flow and help mobilize his muscles. I recommend daily meditation to bring his mind and his nervous system into balance.

They travel hours on the subway to get to a clinic that provides the acupuncture and chinese herbs that make them feel calmer and stronger. They wake an hour before their children to prepare the foods and do the exercise that they hope will boost their immune functioning. They sit in small group sessions and painfully sift through, and work to change, the ways they have hurt themselves and others. These are just the kind of people who would drop out of a "compliance" study even before it began.

Leslie had heard from a friend whom I'd treated for ankylosing spondylitis, a severe rheumatoidlike arthritis of the spine, that I had helped her with diets, acupuncture needles, and chinese herbs. Ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune disease, Leslie knew, a condition in which a person's immune system—designed to repel bacterial invaders and to destroy abnormal cells —seems to go out of control and attack normal tissue. Multiple sclerosis is now also presumed to be an autoimmune illness, and Leslie reasoned that I might be able to help her with it as well.

I'll also go over some basic information about nutrition, and the new studies showing that acupuncture and chinese herbs can also strengthen the immune system. Tonight, however, it seems most important to remind the audience in front of me of how valuable and helpful they are and can be to themselves and to one another. I want to tell them that what they are doing for and with each other in this program for addicts and ex-prisoners is absolutely integral to the physical, emotional, and spiritual healing process for all of us, black or white, rich or poor, "positive" or "negative.

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People with hypothyroidism who wish to use chinese herbs should consult with a physician skilled in their use. Are There Any Side Effects or Interactions? Refer to the individual herb for information about any side effects or interactions. Checklist for Hypothyroidism Ranking Nutritional Supplements Herbs Secondary Desiccated thyroid, Iodine (p. 303) Selenium (p. 33 1) Other Vitamin B, (p. 339) (nicotinic acid) Zinc (p. 346) Immune Function The immune system is an intricate network of specialized tissues, organs, cells, and chemicals.

Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide To Non-Toxic Treatment & Prevention Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

The incidence of esophageal cancer in the group that received chinese herbs was reduced by 53 percent compared to the placebo group. Esophageal cancer in the retinamide and the riboflavin groups was reduced by 33.7 and 19 percent, respectively. Taking such herbs and vitamins is therefore "effective in the prevention of esophageal cancer," according to scientists at the Cancer Institute of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing (5). Folic Acid: This is another member of the vitamin B family, found in abundance in liver, kidney, mushrooms, spinach, yeast and green leafy vegetables.

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TCM is often useful in dealing with common medical problems that are poorly dealt with in the West, such as asthma and emphysema, which can be improved by acupuncture and traditional chinese herbs. With many painful conditions, TCM can offer less toxic alternative therapies that can reduce reliance on harmful drugs. You may encounter TCM in several ways. One group of practitioners includes physicians who have emigrated from China, the majority of whom are not licensed to practice medicine in the United States.

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It can really impress people who have not tried chinese herbs," she says. Colds: Civilization's Illness What happens to cold viruses when no one has a cold? "Someone always has a cold," explains Elliot Dick, M.D., chief of the Respiratory Viruses Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. "If not, the virus dies out." Dr. Dick proved this with a series of studies at the McMurdo Sound U.S. Research Station in Antarctica. A small group of scientists stay there year-round and have no contact with the outside world for the entire (very long) Antarctic winter.

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As with most chinese herbs, astragalus is generally used in a formula that's made up of a blend of herbs, and it's a perfectly good addition to soup or rice. In fact, in China, it's not uncommon to use astragalus root as a standard ingredient in cooking. ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS There is not a whole lot known about the exact constituents of astragalus that boost the immune system. Large, sugarlike molecules known as polysaccharides probably help to stimulate the "good" immune cells. Astragalus also contains substances called saponins, which have a similar immunity-enhancing effect.

Historically, the herb is just one of a blend of chinese herbs that, together, stimulate immunity. In my own experience, these traditional blends are the most effective. Nonetheless, I have seen patients improve when they only took astragalus, and some studies do find that it's effective by itself. More commonly, astragalus is used the way Jerry used it—to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy drugs. In Chinese and Japanese oncology hospitals, doctors often rely upon astragalus to reduce the potentially damaging effects of chemotherapy by helping bone marrow produce more white blood cells.

CHINESE TREASURE Having been trained in Oriental medicine, I have a tremendous respect for the healing powers of chinese herbs. Among the most treasured of these herbs is astragalus, also known as Huang Qi. Roughly translated, Huang Qi means yellow energy. The suffusion of energy is suggested by the yellow color of the root, which grows wild in northern China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Japan, and Korea. (In recent years, astragalus has also been grown commercially in North America.) As with many Asian herbs, astragalus has been used for its medicinal properties for over one thousand years.

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A random comparison between this single use of rhubarb and the combined treatment of Western medicine and chinese herbs was made in other patients experiencing the same type of difficulties. Furthermore, six different combinations of rhubarb were also tested. In all tests made, the single use of rhubarb took the shortest time to stop bleeding, reduce fevers and help patients toward quicker recovery than the others did. This action exhibited by rhubarb may be due to the presence of tannic acid, which constricts blood vessels.

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Li at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, chinese herbs and plants from 120 species belonging to 60 different families have been used to treat cancer. Their highly technical text, Structure Activity Relationship Analysis of Anti-Cancer Chinese Drugs and Related Plants,26 groups the drugs according to their bio-organic structure and chemistry and gives each plant's name, the active biochemical principle it contains, and the research evidence for its specific anticancer activity.

Possible explanations on the list include fevers, infections, psychospiritual techniques, meditation, diet, chinese herbs, and numerous other factors. My inclination is to see spontaneous remissions of cancer not as an isolated phenomenon, but as the most dramatic endpoint of a continuum in many types of cancer in which a wide variety of mechanisms of self-repair may operate even as the malignancy works to turn the tide of battle the other way.

It uses traditional chinese herbs to protect, restore, and enhance the immune system; antitoxin therapies, preferably selecting those herbs containing alkaloid components that have antitumor activity; a mass-resolving (tumor-resolving) formula, used even in conjunction with Western therapies, since the Western treatment will eventually convert the malignant mass into a mass of dead tissues, much like an abscess that is ready to burst; and adjunctive therapies to treat specific symptoms, such as nausea, that accompany a Western therapy.

Xian, "Efficacy of Traditional chinese herbs on Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: Histopathological Analysis of 240 Cases," Acta Medicinae Okayama 43(6)345-51 (1989). 37 R.J. Cha, "Combined Modality Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer by Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy and Chinese Traditional Medicine," Chung-Hua Chieh Ho Ho Hu Hsi Tsa Chih (Chinese Journal of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease) 12(1)41-4, 63 (1989). 38 H.Y.

Hong-Yen Hsu, Treating Cancer with chinese herbs (Long Beach, CA: Oriental Healing Arts Institute, 1982), vii. 43 Ibid., 25. 44 Ibid. 45 Ibid., 251-2. 46 Ibid., 81-2. 47 Ibid., 88. 48 Michael Broffman, personal communication with the author, 1991. 49 Subhuti Dharmananda, Chinese Herbal Therapies for Immune Disorders, Institute for Traditional Medicine and Preventive Health Care, Portland, OR, 85-89. 50 Zhang Dai-zhao, The Treatment of Cancer by Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine (Boulder, CO: Blue Poppy Press, 1989), 81-3. 51 Eisenberg, "Energy Medicine in China," 8. 52 Ibid., 8.

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In his summary Holub stated: I don't care if PWAs take chinese herbs, or eat flowers from Madagascar, or walk on hot coals. As long as they stay away from medical doctors, they've got a chance to recover. Peter Duesberg Molecular biologist Peter Duesberg, the foremost critic of the hypothesis that HIV is the cause of "AIDS", gave two presentations to very attentive audiences. 'Bill and Claudia Holub, Healing "AIDS" Sex and Germs, East Northport, New York, 1987.

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They prefer a more palatable health food product called "Jason Winter's Tea," which contains red clover and chinese herbs, in addition to chaparral. Jason Winters products are available from Tri-Sun North America, 109^Broadway, Box 1606, Fargo, ND 58107 Phone: 800447-0235 or 701-234-9654. Fax: 701-235-9762. A package of 16 tea bags sells for $5.95 retail. They offer Tribalene, a tablet containing chaparral, at $15.95 per 100. They also sell other products that may be of interest to readers of this book. Dr.

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The most famous of chinese herbs are ginseng, ma huang, and ginger. Ginseng, panax ginseng, is the fabled herb of immortality, used by the Chinese as a panacea for many different ailments. Modern research has demonstrated that ginseng helps the body adapt to stress. Ginseng is a tonic for the endocrine glands and is soothing to the digestive system. The Chinese used ma huang, ephedra sinica, as an herbal stimulant to improve circulation and open up bronchial passages. It wasn't until the late nineteenth century that scientists isolated the alkaloid ephedrine from this plant.

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Hong-yen Hsu, Treating Cancer with chinese herbs ($12.95) and other materials. Ask for catalog. Miki Shima, OMD, Lie. Ac. (Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist) 21 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Suite 110, Corte Madera, CA 94925 Phone: 415-924-2910. Fax: 415-924-5072. Contact: Diana or Brenda. Dr. Binyan Sun, 463 James Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Phone: 415-858-0320. Chinese speakers only: 415-858-2520. Dr. Sun is author of Cancer Treatment and Prevention with Traditional Chinese Medicine (available from Offete Enterprises, 1306 South "B" Street, San Mateo, CA 94402., 164 pp. $20.

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Bensky and Gamble, 1993). chinese herbs that contain saponins include Glycyrrhiza uralensis (gan cao), Dioscorea opposita (shanyao), Pseudostellaria heterophylla (tai zi shen), Codonopsis pilosula (dang shen), Bupleurum chinense (chai hu) and many others (Bensky and Gamble, 1993). 14.4 FLAVONOIDS Flavonoids (or bioflavonoids) are a group of over 4,000 naturally occurring phenolic compounds (polyphenols) sharing a similar chemical structure.4 They are found in a wide variety of plants, including most common fruits and vegetables. In citrus fruit, they may represent up to 1% of fresh material.

Chinese herbs that contain (+)-catechin include Cinnamomum cassia (rou gui), Polygonum multiflorum (he shou wu), Areca catechu (dafu pi), Sargentodoxa cuneata (hong teng), Rheum palmatum (da huang), and Crataegus oxyacantha (shan zha) (Scutt et al., 1987; Hsu et al., 1985:351-2; Hsu et al., 1982:566-7; Ficarra et al., 1990; Rucker et al., 1991). TABLE 14.2. IN-VITRO CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF FLAVONOIDS FLVVONOID CELL LINE ' EFFECT REFERENCE Quercetin Mouse L929 61% growth inhibition at 250 uM, significant inhibition as low as 50 uM. Ramanathan et al.

A study is currently under way at the University of Michigan to assess the genistein and daidzein content in a wide range of plant products, including some chinese herbs. Preliminary results of that study suggest that Pso-ralea corylifolia (hu gu zhi) may contain over 2.1 grams/kilogram of genistein (0.21%), more than 80 times that of most other herbs and seeds tested (Kaufman et al., in progress). Further research will examine methods to improve yields from psoralea and/or other sources. 17.3.

In a study on the effects of 18 chinese herbs on TXA2 and PGI2 production in vitro, Glehnia littora-lis (sha shen) inhibited synthesis of TXA2 and stimulated synthesis of PGI2 (Wang et al., 1993b). Co-donopsis pilosula (dang shen), Astragalus membranaceus (huang qi), Angelica sinensis (dang gui), gin-senosides (from Panax ginseng, ren shen), and bai-calin (from Scutellaria baicalensis, huang qin) markedly inhibited synthesis of TXA2 and mildly increased PGI2. Rheum palmatum (da huang) inhibited synthesis of TXA2 but had no effect on PGI2.

In a recent study conducted at New York Hospital, approximately 30% of the breast cancer patients interviewed reported that they had consulted nonconventional therapists, and nearly 25% were receiving some form of non-conventional therapy, such as shark cartilage, mushrooms, chinese herbs, and/or vitamin injections (OAM, 1994). Various other studies have estimated that 10 to 50% of cancer patients use some form of complementary medicine (McGinnis, 1991).3 The United States Congress has estimated that two billion dollars is spent annually on complementary cancer treatments (Guzley, 1992).

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A controlled trial of traditional Chinese medicinal plants in widespread non-exudative atopic dermatitis", British Journal of Dermatology; 126: 179-184 1992) When 10 chinese herbs were analysed by a team at the Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, it was revealed that no single active ingredient or herb was responsible for success. "It was a combination of all 10 herbs that gave the medicine its healing properties." This is an example of the synergistic effect of combined plant remedies and supports the herbalist's belief in use of the whole plant. EJACULATION, PREMATURE.

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Ba Wei Wan can be obtained from 1st chinese herbs 888-8422049.They also sell a herbal product called Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, which is an updated version of Ba Wei Wan. In 1974 Dr. Gary Price Todd, an opthalmologist, took care of a patient with blindness in both eyes from cataracts .He operated on one eye and prescribed Vitamin E, zinc, and other nutrients. When the patient returned for the second cataract operation, her vision had improved to 20/25 and the surgery was cancelled. Antioxidants had dissolved the opacity in the lens. Vitamin C is important in the prevention of cataracts.

This can be obtained from 1st chinese herbs 888-842 2049. The same deficiency of GTH has been linked to age related macular degeneration a common problem in the elderly. GTH is critical in helping our body detoxify drugs and foreign chemicals. The ingestion of acetaminophen (Tylenol, AMP) depletes the GTH and cysteine stores in the liver, lungs, and kidneys. Animal experiments have shown a rapid fall in GTH level after acetaminophen. Older animals were only able to restore 41% of the level, which existed before acetaminophen was administered.

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