Challenging Case in Clinical Practice: Five Element Chinese Medicine Approach to Sleep Maintenance Insomnia

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng (M. cochinchinensis) is a deciduous vine that grows in Southeast Asia. It is known as gac in Vietnam and as Red Melon in English. Gac is reputed to be extremely benificial for health and has been widely used as food and folk medicine in Southeast Asia. In China, the seed of M. cochinchinensis (Chinese name: Mu biezi) is used as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of various diseases. More than 60 chemical constituents have been isolated from M. cochinchinensis. Modern pharmacological studies and clinical practice demonstrate that some chemical constituents of M. cochinchinensis possess wide pharmacological activities, such as anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, etc. This paper reviews the phytochemistry, pharmacological activities, toxicity, and clinical application of M. cochinchinensis, aiming to bring new insights into further research and application of this ancient herb.

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Using the RIGHT statement to evaluate the reporting quality of clinical practice guidelines in traditional Chinese medicine

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0207580 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. e0207580 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Xia Yun ◽

Chen Yaolong ◽

Zeng Zhao ◽

Zhou Qi ◽

Wang Yangyang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Reporting Quality ◽

The Right

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Zhang Hongxing’s Experience in Exogenous Cough Treatment

Journal of Clinical and Nursing Research ◽

10.26689/jcnr.v4i6.1624 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Renjie Zhou ◽

Hongxing Zhang

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Clinical Symptom ◽

Clinical Diagnosis ◽

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Chief Physician

Cough is a common clinical symptom, throughout history the medical experts have different discussions on the diagnosis and treatment of cough and put forward different theories on the treatment of cough. Chief physician Zhang Hongxing is a famous old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in Dezhou city with rich experience in clinical practice and unique academic thoughts. In the treatment of exogenous cough, Director Zhang stressed that the differentiation of syndromes should be focused on ‘wind’ and pay attention to the role of liver ‘wind’ in cough. The prescription of medicines should emphasize on dispelling the ‘wind’ first, to dispel the external ‘wind’, but also to calm the internal ‘wind’, and making good use of Uncaria in medicine. Valuable experience for clinical diagnosis and treatment of exogenous cough was provided.

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Enhanced Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines in Hong Kong: A Study Protocol for Three Common Diseases

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2015/482706 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Nannan Shi ◽

Linda L. D. Zhong ◽

XueJie Han ◽

Tat Chi Ziea ◽

Bacon Ng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Text Mining ◽

Cerebral Infarction ◽

Study Protocol ◽

Chronic Gastritis ◽

Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Evidence Based

We presented a study protocol of developing Chinese medicine clinical practice guidelines for three common diseases in Hong Kong, including insomnia, chronic gastritis, and cerebral infarction. This research project will be conducted in three phases. First phase is the preparation stage which consists of the establishment of steering committee and panel. Second phase involves 6 steps, which are searching and identifying evidence, text mining process, Delphi survey, synthesizing of data, consensus conference, and drafting guidelines. In this phase, text mining technique, evidence-based method, and formal consensus method are combined to get consolidated supporting data as the source of CM CPGs. The final phase comprised external reviews, dissemination, and updating. The outputs from this project will provide three CM CPGs for insomnia, chronic gastritis, and cerebral infarction for Hong Kong local use.

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