Acupuncture in a Rehabilitation Setting: Wu Visits Wuhan

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 52-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kit Wu
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Rehabilitation Unit ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Elective Period

This paper reports the personal experiences encountered by the author (a medical student) on an elective period at a large rehabilitation unit of Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China. The author had the opportunity to learn the principles of traditional Chinese medicine and practise blunt needling under careful supervision. This elective experience illustrated, for the author, how acupuncture can be used alongside western medicine to restore patients to their optimum state of health.

Modern Chinese Use of Tcm as Seen on a Student Elective

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Jones ◽  
Stuart Murray
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Modern Chinese ◽  
Elective Period ◽  
Medical University

The authors, medical students of Bristol University, spent their elective period of almost six weeks during September and October 1993 in the Acupuncture Department of the First Teaching Hospital of Beijing Medical University. The aim of the elective was to see traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in clinical practice, especially in conjunction with western medicine, and to try to learn the fundamentals of the theory and practice of TCM. This report details the teaching received and discusses the modern Chinese attitudes to medical treatment and TCM in particular.

scholarly journals Effects of Shaoyao-Gancao-Fuzi Decoction on the Pharmacokinetics of CYP3A4-Mediated Tofacitinib in Rats

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Lin ◽  
Yuan Wang ◽  
Sennan Shao ◽  
Wen Lin ◽  
Dan Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Oral Administration ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Profiles ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Cocktail Approach

Abstract Background: The combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine is commonly accepted in clinics in China. Shaoyao-Gancao-Fuzi decoction (SGFD) has been extensively used to dispel wind, eliminate dampness and treat paralysis. Tofacitinib is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. SGFD and tofacitinib could be used together for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Methods: A cocktail approach was employed to assess the effects of SGFD on the activities of CYP450s. After pretreatment for 2 weeks with SGFD, a cocktail solution was given to rats 24 h after the last dose of saline or SGFD. Additionally, the pharmacokinetic profiles of oral administration of tofacitinib in rats, with or without SGFD pre-treatment were investigated.Results: The results showed that SGFD could induce the activity of CYP1A2 and inhibit the activity of CYP3A4. Furthermore, SGFD could significantly affect the pharmacokinetics of tofacitinib. Compared with control group, the AUC0-∞ of tofacitinib was increased from 13669.53 ± 4986.83 to 28706.69 ± 9563.13 ng/mL*h (p < 0.01), and the Cmax was increased from 8359.66 ± 1512.22 to 11332.51 ± 2791.90 ng/mL (p < 0.05).Conclusions: The system exposure of tofacitinib was increased by SGFD. The mechanism might be through inhibiting the activity of CYP3A4 and reducing the metabolism of tofacitinib in rats. The study will provide better guidance for the safe clinical use of SGFD and tofacitinib.

scholarly journals Treatment of Oral Ulcer Based on TCM Syndrome Differentiation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Yao ◽  
Li Liu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Severe Case ◽  
Oral Ulcer ◽  
Syndrome Differentiation ◽  
Tcm Syndrome ◽  
Chinese Medicine Treatment

Oral ulcer is a kind of ulcerative injury that occurs in the oral mucosa and is very common in clinic. In severe case, it can affect the quality of life of the patients. Western medicine treatment of oral ulcer is often prone to relapse, while the effect of traditional Chinese medicine treatment is remarkable.

scholarly journals Research Progress on Treatment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding during Puberty with Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 144-147
Author(s):  
Dan Zhang ◽  
Jing Cai ◽  
Xiaoping Cui ◽  
Xinchun Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Sudden Collapse

In recent years, the frequency of clinical occurrence of abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescence has gradually increased. In order to fully understand the research progress in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescence, various studies and clinical experience have been reviewed by consulting related literature reports. The results found that currently Western medicine mainly uses hormone drugs in clinical treatment, but there are risks such as more clinical adverse reactions and higher recurrence rate; traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment has achieved satisfactory results, but the advantages of sudden collapse and hemostasis are not obvious. Combined TCM and Western medicine treatment, it can learn from each other and has become a research hotspot in recent years, which is worthy of an in-depth discussion.

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