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See article keywords and concepts |  But what we've found is that those five ingredients in chinese medicine work very, very well for balancing blood sugar. It's not a diabetic formula or a hypoglycemic formula; it's a blood sugar balancer, to bring either high blood sugar down or low blood sugar up.
Mike: That's actually quite typical of chinese medicine. It's not an allopathic approach, but it's rather a toning or balancing approach. Here I see one ingredient is Chinese licorice root. | | If there is a negative to chinese medicine, it is that some of the formulas take up to three, four or five weeks to start manifesting results for people. We found a homeopathic medicine generally works much quicker than that, so we've now started blending homeopathy with chinese medicine, both of which work with the body's own energy. We find that it's a really happy marriage between those two, and so many of our formulas now take into account both of those types of formulations. We find that that's been a very effective approach for us to take.
Mike: That's a unique synergy. | | One criticism from practitioners of traditional and chinese medicine might be that every person is different and that you can't have "one size fits all." What's your response to that?
St. Clair: Well, you can't have "one size fits all," and we're not ever going to claim that our products are 100 percent effective for 100 percent of people. What we do find is that the formulas we've put together do work for the majority of the people who use them. The real question is: How many capsules a day work for a certain condition on a certain person? There is a variety of answers. | | We found a homeopathic medicine generally works much quicker than that, so we've now started blending homeopathy with chinese medicine, both of which work with the body's own energy. We find that it's a really happy marriage between those two, and so many of our formulas now take into account both of those types of formulations. We find that that's been a very effective approach for us to take.
Mike: That's a unique synergy. I don't think I've seen other companies use that combination.
St. Clair: A classical homeopathy doesn't generally lend itself to putting homeopathy with herbal medicine. | | Mike: That's actually quite typical of chinese medicine. It's not an allopathic approach, but it's rather a toning or balancing approach. Here I see one ingredient is Chinese licorice root. It's funny, because I think we've done six or seven articles in the last year on licorice root, and new evidence, even in the Western world, shows that it's a blood sugar-stabilizing herb.
St. Clair: Yes, definitely.
Mike: I think cinnamon was in some of that research, as well.
St. Clair: Yes. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  The way it is practiced in the United States is not true chinese medicine. chinese medicine education has become Westernized in the United States. Just like the Chinese food served in the United States is nothing like Chinese food purchased in China, chinese medicine in the United States doesn't match the chinese medicine practiced in China.
"Ayurvedic medicine" is a system of holistic medicine practiced widely in India and throughout Southeast Asia. |
Devra Davis
See book keywords and concepts |  While chinese medicine goes back more than 5,000 years to the Yellow Emperor's classic treatise, modern Chinese medical training includes up-to-date chemistry. Just like medical apprentices in other traditions, Chinese medical students work with acids and metals and solvents to extract and prepare compounds. Phenols, formaldehyde and benzene are workhorse chemicals for many procedures, whether in Western or chinese medicine. The two women worked with these chemicals at metal benches affixed to sinks. There were no hoods to take away fumes. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  As a side note, chinese medicine relies heavily on tongue diagnosis, which is based on the same holistic principles being presented here. The character of the tongue can reveal an extraordinary amount of information about the health of a person's internal organs. Tongue diagnosis is extremely advanced, amazingly accurate and is a medical technology that has been developed and improved for nearly 5,000 years. In fact, an experienced chinese medicine doctor can tell more from your tongue and pulse than a Western doctor can tell from $10,000 worth of blood tests and an MRI. (No kidding. |
Devra Davis
See book keywords and concepts | | Li Dou is a doctor of modern chinese medicine who teaches at the Maryland Acupuncture College along with her good friend, the charismatic Yiping Hu. Trained at Shanghai Medical School, one of China's best colleges of traditional medicine, they each took the usual courses in Chinese materia medica. While chinese medicine goes back more than 5,000 years to the Yellow Emperor's classic treatise, modern Chinese medical training includes up-to-date chemistry. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Other Plants Give Relief, Too
Dong quai has been used in Asian medicine for thousands of years and remains one of the most popular herbs in chinese medicine where it is used primarily for "female" issues. It's even acquired a reputation as the "female ginseng." Despite its long tradition of use, the hard-core research on using dong quai for hot flashes— and other issues around menstruation and menopause—is weak.
It's worth noting, however, that in chinese medicine, dong quai is almost always used in combination with other medicines and herbs. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts |  Also Known As
Cantonese: beg kei
English: goat's thorn, milk vetch, yellow vetch Finnish: kurjenherne Japanese: ogi Korean: hwanggi Mandarin: huang qi
Part Used
Root
Physiological Effects
Adaptogen, adrenal tonic, antiviral, blood tonic, chi tonic, digestive, diuretic, hypotensive, immune stimulant, tonic, vasodilator
Medicinal Uses
Astragalus is one of the most widely prescribed herbs in chinese medicine. Generally it is used not to treat any disease in particular but to enhance and balance bodily functions. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  The theory of blood type foods is really based on guesswork, not on science or time-tested traditional knowledge as found in Ayurveda, chinese medicine, Greek medicine or ancient Egyptian medicine.
If concentrated protein foods were a necessary part of the human diet, as the blood type diet advocates for the O-type, for example, why does nature not reflect that need when it formulates human milk in a mother's breast? Its protein content is a mere trace amount of 1.1-1.6 percent, provided to a baby at the time of its biggest growth spurt. | | If you have been diagnosed with this disorder you should consult with a doctor of Ayurveda, chinese medicine or an ND (doctor of naturopathic medicine) who is knowledgeable about nutrition and its effects on the body's endocrine glands.
Gingko Biloba—Brain Food; And Coenzyme Q10
I also recommend Gingko Biloba, available at most health food stores. Guarana and Gingko seem to complement each other. Gingko is considered brain food. It apparently increases blood flow to the brain, thereby improving memory and brain function. | | Ayurvedic Medicine, chinese medicine, and Homeopathy, for example, offer excellent remedies for almost every ill. They do not interfere with the mechanism of healing in the body, as is the case with drugs. Instead, their cleansing procedures and immune-stimulating medicines make it easier for the body to rid itself of toxins or deal with pathogens. A major side benefit of these natural methods and substances is that they are much more likely to trigger a significant placebo response in the body than drugs.
If you suffer from an infection or any other illness, there is no reason to panic! | | In case he has any unusual symptoms, you may consult a natural practitioner of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, chinese medicine, etc., for home treatment remedies. It is better not to give aspirin to children during or after an illness as this can interfere with the body's own healing response. If your doctor insists on giving antibiotics to your child when he has one of the above illnesses or symptoms, try to find another doctor to give you a second opinion. In most cases, there is no need for drugs. |
Bill Sardi
See book keywords and concepts |  Am Journal chinese medicine 29: 517-24, 2001] Ginseng, especially its Rh2 ginsenoside, makes it easier for cancer drugs like paclitaxel to kill cancer cells, especially drug-resistant cancers. [Canadian Journal Physiology Pharmacology 82:431-37,2004]
A review of published studies involving ginseng and cancer published from 1983-1998 led researchers to conclude that available evidence for ginseng in cancer prevention is not conclusive. [Cancer Causes Control 11: 565-76, 2000] There may be good reasons why. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts | | Though it is not related to ginseng, in chinese medicine it is classified as a tonic with properties similar to those of ginseng, and so its common name dang shen includes the generic term for ginseng, shen, "spirit." Dang refers to the region of origin, Shang Dang, in China.
Also Known As
Cantonese: fong dong sam (C. pilosula), yang guk
(C. lanceolata) English: bellflower, dang shen, goat's tit bellflower, poor man's ginseng, relative root, woodland bonnet Japanese: tojin
Korean: tangsam
Mandarin: dang shen, shan hai luo (C. lanceolata), tai dang shen (C. pilosula), yang ju (C. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  In traditional chinese medicine, however, the practitioner might took at one person and determine the restless sleep to be caused by a deficiency of heart yin energy, for example. For that person, the practitioner would prescribe heart- and yin-strengthening herbs and acupuncture treatment of heart- and yin-tonifying points, as well as lifestyle changes such as improved diet, exercises, and meditation. | | Darren decided to get a traditional chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis. In TCM, the practitioner considers the flow of vital energy (qi) in a patient through close examination of the patient's pulse, tongue, body odor, voice tone and strength, and general demeanor, among other elements. Darren's tongue was flabby and slightly pale with a red tip; he also had scalloped "teeth marks" on the sides of his tongue and his pulses were "slippery." All of these signs indicated that Darren's spleen and stomach were deficient in energy, meaning he was not producing enough blood or digestive power. | | Along with herbal therapies, acupuncture is one of the primary tools chinese medicine practitioners have been using for more than 5,000 years. The procedure involves the insertion of slender, sterilized, solid needles into the body at specific points on 12 different energy pathways called meridians or channels. The channels are associated with organ systems of the body, such as the kidney channel, liver channel, orstomach channel. | | Traditional chinese medicine. For intestinal parasites, purgative herbs are usually used. Pumpkin and quisqualis seeds are two common remedies. The pumpkin seeds are eaten raw, while the quisqualis seeds are usually roasted. Both are taken every morning on an empty stomach, approximately 10 to 12 seeds of each, for about two weeks. "Quisqualis and pumpkin seeds are mild and safe enough for adults and children to take daily as a preventative measure as well," says Dr. Ni.
Meliae seeds are much stronger than either pumpkin or quisqualis and should only be taken in more severe cases. |
Devra Davis
See book keywords and concepts | | In chinese medicine," Hu explained, "we watch the face and skin carefully. We don't just ask what is the disease, we look at color; we measure the strength of pulses at various arteries. With cancer, the color of the face is gray or yellow. The blood looks sick at the surface of the skin. I could tell that something was wrong, but I had no idea what. I wondered whether I was wrong, because Li is such a strong and healthy woman. So I didn't say a word. Then, when I heard from other professors at the school that Li had lung cancer that had spread to her bones, I felt sick myself. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts | | Acupuncturist Giovanni Maciocia, a noted author of several textbooks on chinese medicine, says there are at least four main excess, or full, patterns of insomnia and at least five main deficient, or empty, patterns. In the excess patterns, one of the body's energy systems, such as liver fire (fire is a yang energy) or heart fire, is overactive. In the deficient patterns, one or more of the energy systems, such as spleen, blood, kidney, heart, or liver yin, is weak and not doing its job. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts | | Also Known As
Cantonese: dou jung
English: gutta-percha tree, hardy rubber tree, wood cotton
German: guttaperchabaum Japanese: tochu Mandarin: du zhong
Part Used
Bark
Physiological Effects
Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, aromatic, astringent, blood tonic, chi tonic, depurative, diuretic, hepatic, hypotensive, immune stimulant, kidney tonic, liver tonic, restorative, sedative, yang tonic, vasodilator
Medicinal Uses
In chinese medicine eucommia has been used for more than three thousand years and ranks second only to ginseng. | | It also protects the heart, lungs, and liver, nourishes kidney chi, and purifies the blood. chinese medicine calls for eating a few berries one hundred days in a row as a tonic to improve coordination and concentration. According to Chinese theory, schizandra also helps build a person's defensive energy, known as wei chi, so he or she is better able to resist infection. Indeed, schizandra has been shown to stimulate the production of lymphocytes and interferon.
Schizandra is both astringent and demulcent, having the ability to both dry and moisten as needed. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Ayurveda, macrobiotics, chinese medicine, raw foods, Atkins, blood type, and Zone diets, among other methods.
Meanwhile, award-winning filmmaker/organic farmer/holistic health counselor Amy Kalafa and community organizer/holistic health counselor/former dentist Susan P. Rubin are recruiting 2 million mothers nationwide. The "Two Angry Moms" (www.AngryMoms.org) traveled the country to produce a documentary that reveals the abysmal, nutrient-lacking foods served in schools today, highlights model programs, and inspires people to take action. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Externally, the drug is used for the treatment of poorly healing wounds, ulcers, and other skin diseases.
In chinese medicine, it is used to treat irregular menstruation. In Italy, it is used for arthritis and rheumatism. Efficacy has not, however, been documented.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded. Fatal poisonings were observed among horses following intake of large quantities of the fresh plant. Mice who were fed solely on the plant died after 3 to 4 days. | | In Hindu medicine, it is a constituent of preparations for mouth ulcers, throat infections, and toothache.
In chinese medicine, it is used for poorly healing ulcers, weeping skin diseases, oral ulcers with bleeding and traumatic injuries.
Sufficient material on the above indications is unavailable. Efficacy has not been proven.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: Catechu tincture to be painted on mucous membranes and for mouth washes. | | Used in chinese medicine for impotence, diarrhea, enuresis, rheumatic conditions, testicle hernia, menopause syndrome, amenorrhoea, abortion and to stabilize immunity.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
General: No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. The drug possesses a medium potential for sensitization. Sensitizations to cinnamaldehyde occur frequently.
Pregnancy: The drug is not to be administered in time of pregnancy. |
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