Introduction. Previous studies have demonstrated the advantages of TCM use among asthmatic children. However, there is a paucity of epidemiologic reports on features of TCM users among asthmatic children. This cohort study aimed to investigate child's, parent's, and provider's characteristics associated with the use of asthma-related TCM services among newly diagnosed asthmatic children. Materi...

Epidemics of diphtheria had occurred in China during eighteenth century. At that time, the western medicine introduced in China was very much limited and not popularized in clinical practice. The therapeutics for diseases including diphtheria was chiefly relied on Traditional Chinese Medicine. The ancient Chinese physicians had accumulated abundant clinical experiences written in medical classi...

The development of study on traditional Chinese medicine has seen considerable progress in the prevention and cure of fibrosis by Chinese herbs. Further elucidation on the pathogenesis of fibrosis will be helpful for the study on anti-fibrosis traditional Chinese medicine and medicine selection. Traditional Chinese medicine has the advantage of achieving multiple targets with one dose. And the ...

Axel Bauer, MD, A. John Camm, MD, Sergio Cerutti, PhD, Przemyslaw Guzik, MD, Heikki Huikuri, MD, Federico Lombardi, MD, Marek Malik, PhD, MD, Chung-Kang Peng, PhD, Alberto Porta, PhD, Roberto Sassi, PhD, Georg Schmidt, MD, Peter J. Schwartz, MD, Phyllis K. Stein, PhD, Yoshiharu Yamamoto, PhD From the Munich University Clinic and German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich, Germany, St. Ge...

Purpose With the advent of a national regulatory framework in Australia for major health care professions, the inclusion of Chinese medicine (CM) in 2012 is a significant event. Based in mandatory legislation, this is the first comprehensive national regulation of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine practice to occur across all states and territories in a country outside China. This report ...

Cancer is one of the common diseases from which most patients would die from. There is a long history that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Oriental medicine, since its origin in China, has had a long history extending over 2000 years. Today, it comprises several types of medicine predominately practiced in East Asia, including traditional Chinese, traditional Korean, and Kampo medicine. The distinctive medical system of traditional Korean medicine was established shortly after the publication of Donguibogam by Dr. Heo Jun in 1613....

Active constituents of Chinese traditional medicine (CTM) are influenced by soils, climates, and growth stages. Therefore, fingerprint is important in quality control of CTM. Our studies showed for the first time that high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) could be applied in the development of fingerprint of CTM. Twelve components were separated from extracts of three crude samples ...

Individualized treatment is a basic feature of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and individualized efficacy evaluation is also emphasized in TCM clinical practice. Individualized evaluation is in favor of improving intervention continuously, and optimizing the TCM evidenceusing pattern gradually. Traditional case reports can better demonstrate the efficacy of individual, but lack of standard...

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...