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The vast tapestry of human knowledge is woven with threads from diverse cultures across the globe. Among these, indigenous knowledge systems stand out for their profound contributions to contemporary science and medicine. These systems, often rooted in a deep understanding of the natural world, have provided valuable insights that continue to influence modern practices. This ... Read more The post How Indigenous Knowledge Has Shaped Modern Science and Medicine appeared first on discoverwildscience.

It is well-known that Prof. Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 due to the research on artemisinin treating malaria, and this can be regarded as the milestone of modernization of Traditional medicine. This first Nobel Prize in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has aroused profound impetus in the investigation of TCM and attracted global attention to the ancient books of TCM. Three new medicines for the treatment of COVID-19 derived from Chinese Classical Formula (经典名方, CCF) have been approved in 2021 due to their effectiveness for the treatment of COVID-19. This article introduced the research background of CCF pharmaceutical preparation (CCFPP), explained the ideas for the modernization of CCF and analyzed related issues involved in the development process of CCFPP, including the origin of medicinal materials, processing methods, dosages and the preparation process of CCF Material Reference. The strategy for industrialization was proposed in terms of the evaluation of the pharmaceutical properties, industrialization considerations, and clinical positioning of CCFPP. The key contents and requirements for the development CCFPP were also summarized according to the recently published registration guidance by the Center for Drug Evaluation in China. In addition, the safety issues of CCFPP were described, including the discussion on the non-clinical safety evaluation and analyzation on the international registration of Traditional herbal medicines. This article is aimed to provide references for enterprises, researchers, and relevant personnel of government departments that are engaged in the development of CCF to speed up the developing process of CCFPP.

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Objectives: To assess the evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture for non-specific low back pain (NSLBP), compared with sham or placebo therapies. Methods: We ...

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Nenggui Xu and colleagues call for more effective evidence dissemination of and research into promising acupuncture therapies 13 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Many doctors and patients worldwide now use acupuncture, a technique of traditional Chinese medicine that originated 2000 years ago.1 While traditional Chinese medicin e theory attributes the effect of acupuncture to the stimulation at specific body regions (acupoints) on the meridian channels (that is, paths through which the vital energy known as “qi” flows) to modulate body physiology, modern science has increasingly provided evidence on the biology of the effect of acupuncture.2 This evidence shows that acupuncture works to stimulate reflexes that activate peripheral nerves, transmit sensory information from the spinal cord to the brain, then activate peripheral autonomic pathways, and eventually modulate physiology.345 Along with research into the underlying biology and increasingly wide clinical use of acupuncture, clinical research on acupuncture has also grown.6 Since 1975, more than 10 000 randomised controlled trials on acupuncture have been published.78 Given the rapid increase in the literature on acupuncture, evidence based practice and policy making require systematic reviews of the available randomised controlled trials. In this analysis, we assess the number and quality of systematic reviews of acupuncture, explore the possible underuse of proven beneficial acupuncture therapies in clinical practice and health policy, identify the promising and under-researched areas, and propose strategies to implement effective acupuncture treatments and establish funding opportunities and research agendas for acupuncture therapies. We identified 2471 systematic reviews of acupuncture therapies in the Web of Science between 2000 and 2020, with the number of systematic reviews increasing annually (fig 1).  Published systematic reviews of randomised trials (1578, 63.9%) and observational studies (893, 36.1%) mainly focused on the following therapeutic areas: musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases (865, 35.0%), …

This clinical study looks at radial pulse findings using Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (CPD) in the diagnostic assessment of the acutely hospitalized adult to verify CPD as a diagnostic tool and more quickly develop a more precise differential diagnosis. Pulse findings collected, blinded initially to patient history, physical exam, diagnosis, or treatment plan for 132 patients, were later compared with the evolving assessment and plan for the patient using the electronic medical record for chart review. Correlations were drawn between different aspects of the pulse and later diagnosed allopathic medical conditions. The neuro psychological rough vibration pulse had the strongest association with psychiatric diagnoses. Gender-related pulse predominance for female/right and male/left pulses was statistically significant. Evaluation of organ systems among pulse findings demonstrated concordance with principal Western diagnoses that did not reach statistical significance due to the lower number of patients in various diagnostic groups.

Author: Kim Peirano, MSOM, LAc. Title: The Science Behind the Efficacy of Cosmetic Acupuncture. Summary: The beauty industry continues to boom and grow constantly, from topical creams, lotions and potions all the way to cutting edge...

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Please note: the English version of this article was originally published as a piece in its entirety in the Journal of Chinese Medicine (1999). It was translated and published in German in two parts in "Chinese Medicine" and on this website. The bsble comparing classical Chinese medicine and TCM in the English version has been omitted in the

Nature - Lawyers and physicians fear the case could silence scientific debate on traditional remedies.