ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Osteoporosis is a chronic epidemic which can leads to enhanced bone fragility and consequent an increase in fracture risk. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulas have a long history of use in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Antiosteoporotic TCM formulas have conspicuous advantage over single drugs. Systematic data mining of the existing antioste...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has an ancient history and unique system, including theory, methodology, prescription, formulation and medicines. There are differences between TCM and chemical drugs. For TCM, the multiple components in vivo are possibly to be detected; the number of components is relatively restricted; they could represent the therapeutic effect of the parent recipe; the con...

Traditional Chinese Medicine (tcm) may be integrated with conventional Western medicine to enhance the care of patients with cancer. Although tcm is normally implemented as a whole system, recent reductionist research suggests mechanisms for the effects of acupuncture, herbs, and nutrition within the scientific model of biomedicine. The health model of Chinese medicine accommodates physical and...

The mortality rate associated with HIV/AIDS has decreased dramatically after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, issues such as viral reservoirs, drug resistance and side effects have led to a significant crisis in the management of HIV/AIDS. It has become evident that HAART does not offer a complete solution to the problem. Therefore, additional and alternative therapeutic s...

Abstract Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as an effective alternative medicine, utilizes tongue diagnosis a major method to assess the patient’s health status by examining tongue’s color, shape, and texture. Tongue images can also give pre-disease indications without any significant disease symptoms, which provides basis for preventive medicine lifestyle adjustment. However, traditional has ...

Various approaches to the care of patients coexist in modern society, such as original traditional medicine (including traditional Chinese medicine – TCM), modern traditional medicine, Western medicine, and integrative medicine. Given advances in medical science and clinical practice in the 21st century, there is a need for better integration of these approaches. The purpose of this paper is to...

Seahorses are classified as members of Syngnathidae family, which includes pipefishes, pipehorses, and seadragons. China, including Hong Kong, uses 250 tons seahorses Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) every year. It is popular in Medicines (TM) especially TMC its derivatives. The TCM formulations dried seahorse strengthens the kidney enhances immunity to treat aging process. Base on molecular ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to test whether human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphism contributes to the physical constitutions classified in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). DESIGN Seven hundred six (706) individuals of the Han ethnic group inhabiting South China were classified into 7 TCM constitution groups, according to the criteria described in Theories of Physical Constitut...

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an ancient system of health that has been used in China for thousands years. TCM played essential role treating disease and to enhance human health. This 2500 years ago based on some ancestral concepts many medical approaches. In this review, I aim firstly show you overview about the history medicine. second part, Will focus present a few pillars which infl...

BACKGROUND Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a style of traditional medicine informed by modern medicine but built on a foundation of more than 2500 years of Chinese medical practice. According to statistics, TCM accounts for approximately 14% of total adverse drug reaction (ADR) spontaneous reporting data in China. Because of the complexity of the components in TCM formula, which makes it ...