an increasing number of asthmatic patients are attracted by complementary and and alternative medicine (cam). the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the characteristics of cam use by children with asthma in a paediatric allergy clinic in istanbul, turkey.the parents of asthmatic children were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey study. current asthma tre...

conclusions following a simple seven-part rule of healthy stomach will result in balanced gi function and a healthy body. properly consumption of recommended tpm herbal medicines could reinforce the stomach and a healthy gi system through preventive mechanisms. evidence acquisition a wide-ranging search in main tpm books and web engines was performed to compare preventive care in gastrointestin...

herbal medicine has an old history with a broad application all over the world. many researches have focused on the curative as well as antinociceptive effects of herbal extract. the aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic effects of berberis vulgaris hydroethanolic extract (bve) in male mice. 30 male mice were divided into 5 groups: control, treated by morphine, treated by bve (150 ...

phantom-limb pain is highly prevalent after limb amputation but remains an extremely challenging pain condition to treat1,2. the treatment must be multimodal and mechanism-based because the underlying pathological changes occur in both the peripheral and the central nervous system after amputation1,2. We report a patient who had suffered from intractable phantom-limb pain for years, successfull...

the use of herbal medicines in diabetes is promising but still far from proven. the purpose of this article is to examine the effect of herbal medicines in the treatment of diabetes, focusing on potential benefits and risks. medline, expert interviews, books, articles and internet searches were used to identify herbal medicines with anti-diabetic properties and their diabetes-related health eff...

OBJECTIVE To assess the evidence-based literature supporting the use of traditional Chinese medicine Kampo herbal and Acupuncture in stone disease management. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four of the most commonly used herbal components of Kampo medicine in the treatment of stone disease are described according to their in vitro and in vivo effects. We also reviewed the role of Acupuncture in urolog...

Abstract Introduction Evidence suggests that chronic noncancer pain (CP) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are highly prevalent in the adult civilian population. As military veterans disproportionally affected by both CP OSA, greater understanding of frequency characteristics most commonly affect with OSA is needed. Thus, this study characterized among terms frequency, location, duration, sever...