New Exploration and Understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (03) ◽  
pp. 411-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stevenson Xutian ◽  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Wozniak Louise
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Herbal Formula ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Chinese Herbal Formula ◽  
Chinese Herbal

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), originating from oriental philosophy and culture, has been developing through a series of special research and experiments with meditation, accumulation of experiences, and a complete comprehension of ancient theories and methods. However, compared with Conventional Western Medicine (CWM), the theory of TCM is complicated and not easily accepted by Westerners. It is important to explore TCM by using modern scientific techniques and theories. Utilizing his frontier experience and up-to-date scientific knowledge, Dr. Qian Xuesen has been trying to incorporate some key principles with the comprehensive understanding of TCM and clarify difficult but important concepts and principles. Some examples are the existence of invisible matter; 'Qi' and 'Qi monism'; the Heart representing the 'whole will' of human beings; the water environment functioning as a fundamental condition of life; the human body being united with nature and universe as one; the spirit and physical body always being considered unified and connected with the five viscera, especially with the Heart; and the Chinese herbal formula working with different principles than CWM drugs. These works are important for understanding the essence of TCM, the promoting of the modernization of TCM theories by means of the latest of achievements in scientific developments, establishing the direction for future medicines with TCM characteristics, uniting Chinese and Western medicines, and exploiting a bright future for the health of mankind.

scholarly journals Metabolomics study of the therapeutic mechanism of a Chinese herbal formula on collagen-induced arthritis mice

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 3716-3725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Jin ◽  
Ji-da Zhang ◽  
Xin Wu ◽  
Gang Cao
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Formula ◽  
Collagen Induced Arthritis ◽  
Chinese Herbal Formula ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Therapeutic Mechanism ◽  
Metabolomics Study

Wenjinghuoluo (WJHL) prescription, the typical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment compound in traditional Chinese medicine, shows favorable efficacy.

Promoting Chinese Herbal Drugs through Regulatory Globalisation

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 316-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Hua Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Herbal Product ◽  
Herbal Formula ◽  
Herbal Drugs ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Chinese Herbal Drugs

This study explores the social dynamics in promoting traditional Chinese medicine (tcm) drugs by making them acceptable to biomedical markets. It investigates the Consortium for Globalization of Chinese Medicine (cgcm), an organisation based in Hong Kong in pursuit of advancing tcm, and traces the development of the herbal formula phy906, a Chinese herbal product intensively discussed at the cgcm that has been tested according to the us Food and Drug Administration’s regulation for approval. Departing from accounts on the organisation’s success that focus either on its scientific approach or its leader Yung-chi Cheng, this paper argues that it was the synergy between the cgcm and the pursuit of approval for phy906 that contributed to the regulatory globalisation of tcm. In this process, not only organisations like the cgcm are required to streamline efforts for producing globalised tcm; also researchers are needed who, with cultural commitment, seek for transforming tcm to meet biomedical indications.

scholarly journals Traditional Chinese Medicine Use among Patients with Psoriasis in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Wen Weng ◽  
Bor-Chyuan Chen ◽  
Yu-Chiao Wang ◽  
Chun-Kai Liu ◽  
Mao-Feng Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Chinese Herbal Formula ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Median Interval

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long been used for patients with psoriasis. This study aimed to investigate TCM usage in patients with psoriasis. We analyzed a cohort of one million individuals representing the 23 million enrollees randomly selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. We identified 28,510 patients newly diagnosed with psoriasis between 2000 and 2010. Among them, 20,084 (70.4%) patients were TCM users. Patients who were female, younger, white-collar workers and lived in urbanized area tended to be TCM users. The median interval between the initial diagnosis of psoriasis to the first TCM consultation was 12 months. More than half (N=11,609; 57.8%) of the TCM users received only Chinese herbal medicine. Win-qing-yin and Bai-xian-pi were the most commonly prescribed Chinese herbal formula and single herb, respectively. The core prescription pattern comprised Mu-dan-pi, Wen-qing-yin, Zi-cao, Bai-xian-pi, and Di-fu-zi. Patients preferred TCM than Western medicine consultations when they had metabolic syndrome, hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, alopecia areata, Crohn’s disease, cancer, depression, fatty liver, chronic airway obstruction, sleep disorder, and allergic rhinitis. In conclusion, TCM use is popular among patients with psoriasis in Taiwan. Future clinical trials to investigate its efficacy are warranted.

scholarly journals Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Herbal Formula Granules in Treating Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jing Zhao ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Jihong Chen ◽  
Zhuxing Sun ◽  
Dai Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Serum Creatinine ◽  
Disease Stage ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Herbal Formula ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Chinese Herbal Formula ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Ckd Stage

Background. It is generally considered that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy postpones the progression of some chronic kidney diseases (CKDs). Chinese medicine herbs are widely applied in TCM therapy. We aimed to evaluate clinical efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal formula granules in patients with CKD stage 3 through a prospective randomized controlled study. Methods. A total of 343 participants with CKD stage 3 were recruited from 9 hospitals in Jiangsu Province between April 2014 and October 2016. Participants were randomly assigned to a treatment or control group. Patients in the treatment group orally took Chinese herbal formula granules twice a day, while controls received placebo granules. The duration of intervention was 24 weeks. Primary outcomes were 24-hour proteinuria, serum creatinine, and eGFR, which were measured every 4 weeks. Results. There was no statistical difference in 24-hour proteinuria between the two groups (0.97 ± 1.14 g/d vs. 0.97 ± 1.25 g/d). Patients in the treatment group had significantly lower serum creatinine level (130.78 ± 32.55 μmol/L versus 149.12 ± 41.27 μmol/L) and significantly higher eGFR level (55.74 ± 50.82 ml/min/1.73·m2 versus 44.46 ± 12.60 ml/min/1.73·m2) than those in the control group ( P  < 0.05). There was no significant difference between two groups in the incidence of adverse events. Conclusion. The treatment adopting Chinese herbal formula granules for 24 weeks improved kidney function of patients with CKD stage 3.

Opening up a New Field of Modern Medical Research 1

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Li
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Acupuncture Point ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Body Structure ◽  
Special Effect ◽  
Special Knowledge ◽  
Opening Up

Modern medicine tells us that the human body is an organism composed of heart, lung, liver, kidney, spleen, stomach, brain, nerves, muscles, bones, blood vessels, blood and so on, while traditional Chinese medicine believes that besides these tissues and organs, the human body still has another part of the structure, traditional Chinese medicine calls them Jing Luo and Shu Xue. Jing Luo means the longitudinal line of the human body and the accompanying net, translated into English Meridians and Collaterals. Shu Xue means holes distributed on Jing Luo and outside Jing Luo, because stimulating Shu Xue's position by acupuncture, massage and other methods can cure diseases, so Shu Xue is translated into English acupuncture point, abbreviated as acupoint or point. Meridians and acupoints are the special knowledge of human body structure in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine not only draws the distribution map of the meridians and acupoints in the human body, but also has been using them to treat diseases for thousands of years. There are hundreds of these acupoints, stimulating each one by acupuncture, massage or other methods will have a special effect on the human body and can treat various diseases. But what effect does stimulating every acupoint have on the human body so that it can treat various diseases? The discussion of traditional Chinese medicine is vague and incomprehensible, and can not be proved by experiments. According to the author's research for more than 30 years, this paper makes a clear and accurate exposition of the effects on the human body and diseases that can be treated with acupoint massage. These statements can be proved by experiments, so they are believed to be reliable. It is hoped that meridians, acupoints and massage therapy can be incorporated into modern medicine and become a part of modern medicine after being proved by others through experiments. Massaging acupoints can not only treat many diseases that are difficult to be treated with drugs, but also have simple methods and low cost.

Inhibitory effects of Chinese herbal formula Bingdeling on four common bacteria in vitro

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-214
Author(s):  
Hong QIAN ◽  
Nong XIAO ◽  
Zhi-feng QIN ◽  
Yan-jun LIU ◽  
Yi-jun SHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Formula ◽  
Inhibitory Effects ◽  
Chinese Herbal Formula ◽  
Chinese Herbal
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