OBJECTIVE To familiarize oncology nurses about the theory and research related to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for management of cancer-related symptoms. DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed journal articles, TCM texts, professional experience. CONCLUSION The increasing integration of TCM into mainstream medicine mandates that oncology professionals be familiar with the benefits as well as risk...

1Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China, 2Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China, 3School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China and 4Department of Pathophysiology, Zhong...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an ancient medical system with a unique cultural background. Nowadays, more and more Western countries due to its therapeutic efficacy are accepting it. However, safety and clear pharmacological action mechanisms of TCM are still uncertain. Due to the potential application of TCM in healthcare, it is necessary to construct a scientific evaluation system wit...

China has the world's largest number of disabled people, and this number is projected to grow. Although there is ample literature on the utilization and efficacy of Western medicine as it pertains to rehabilitation services, there is far less research on the perceived efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A structured questionnaire was designed for a pilot study on TCM and Western med...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long been viewed as precious sources of modern drug discovery. AI-assisted discovery (AIDD) investigated extensively. However, there are still two challenges in...

This review covers an introduction of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), focusing on the traditional theoretic basis from the perspective of TCM regarding ADHD's cause, pathogenesis, methods of syndrome differentiation, and rationale for treatment. The authors present commonly accepted and successfully practiced clinical procedures us...

According to the epidemiological survey, vascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Vascular disease includes any condition that affects your circulatory system, such as peripheral artery disease. This ranges from diseases of your arteries, veins, and lymph vessels to blood disorders that affect circulation. With the world population aging, hypertension, stroke, coronary heart...

Infertility is typically defined as an inability to get pregnant after a year of unprotected intercourse. It is estimated that infertility affects one in seven couples in the UK although the incidence of infertility varies considerably across the world. In fact, zero chance of conceiving only occurs if both tubes are completely blocked, or if there is a premature menopause in the female partner...