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This article Argues about the Safety and Quality of the Traditional Chinese Medicinal Facing in the West.

Ancient Chinese Recipe Good for Colds, Cancer.

The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Chinese Doctor Invents Acupuncture Treatment for Heroin Addicts.

From Quack Medicine to Bona Fide Cures — An Introduction to Mongolian Medicine.

Hong Kong to Hold TCM Conference.

This article is an overview of traditional chinese medicine. It discusses the general situation of TCM in China and the value of China TCM export market.

Acupuncture and the Treatment of Infertility.

Nandan Biomatrix Plans for IPO.

Takeda Phamaceutical Boosts Presence in US Drug Discovery Market.

Acupuncture in a Pill.

Biosensors Expands Its Presence in Asia-Pacific.

Miltenyi Biotec Establishes Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore.

Chinese Herb — Kudzu Helps Cut Down Alcohol Drinking.

Acupuncture — To Help Migraines.

Acupuncture Reliefs Dry Mouth.

Herbal Drug for the Heart.

Wormwood as Anti-Malarial Drug.

Electronic Three-Dimensional Atlas of Acupuncture.

The Scientific Basis of Chinese Medicine and Cancer Care: A Western Medicine Perspective.

Kampo Treatment for Cancer.

A Chinese Medicinal Plant to Combat Cancer.

Using Endangered Animal Species in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

CHINA: Medical Tourism's Dark Horse?

Treating Chronic Low Back Pain with Accupuncture.

Arsenic Nanoparticle Blocks Aggressive Breast Cancer.

Interactions Between Herbs and Drugs.

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Recent development of non-invasive and remote sensing modalities such as the Laser Doppler Perfusion Imager (LDPI) technology for probing the skin blood perfusion and its spatial variability over a region of interest, allows for detailed analysis of alterations in skin blood perfusion, with virtually no disturbance of the microcirculation under study. In this study, we have investigated perfusion flux pattern changes obtained from the abdominal area of 30 Chinese male patients (mean age of 26, presented only 2 typical cases) undergoing an acupuncture slimming course. The objective was to study the alterations in skin blood flux by detailed analysis of the Doppler images taken before, during which and after the insertion of needles. We explained the correlation of alterations of skin blood flux with the flow of Qi and the losses of body weight and body fat content. The purpose was to quantify a relationship between changes in perfusion flux pattern and the efficacy of weight loss through acupuncture. In conclusion, this study affirmed that skin blood perfusion flux values in the abdominal area were the highest, whilst the acupuncture needles were inserted. There is also evidence that the increased flux values occurred along the meridian channels of acupuncture, thereby acknowledging the flow of Qi in them. Hence, further clinical studies in the use of LDPI to investigate acupuncture with more subjects are warranted.

This study is based on the theory of “acupuncture technique metrology” and explores the effect of acupuncture technique on lipid reduction in obese rats. After applying a new and improved acupuncture method — quantitative pulling and inserting acupuncture techniques — to rats, we found that it can alter the expression of FFAR4 receptors and inflammatory factors in obese rats. The results showed that after intervention, the FFA, IL-6, and TNF-$\alpha$ of the quantitative lifting and inserting group and the acupuncture lifting and inserting group had significant decrease, significant increase in HDL-C and FFAR4 concentrations, and significant changes in various indicators in the quantitative lifting group compared to the acupuncture lifting group. Therefore, we believe that the quantitative lifting and insertion techniques used in this study can provide a reference for the clinical treatment of obesity and provide certain data for quantifiable acupuncture and moxibustion equipment.

Vascular dementia is one of the most important causes that account for 20–40% of all dementia cases. The aim of this study was to investigate whether electroacupuncture can reduce behavior deficit and long-term potentiation (LTP) in vascular dementia. Here we used a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) technique to induce a vascular dementia model with additional electroacupuncture (EA) manipulation. Behaviors were impaired in animals with MCAo, and similar results were observed with long-term potentiation induction. MCAo decreased the expression of LTP from 180.4±14.9% to 112.5±18.3%, suggesting that cerebral ischemia could impair the hippocampal LTP. In addition, immunostaining results showed that the expressions of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subtype 1 (NR1) and transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1) receptors were significantly increased in the hippocampal CA1 areas. Noticeably, these phenomena can be reversed by 2 Hz EA at Baihui acupoint (GV20) for six consecutive days. Our results support a rescue role of 2 Hz EA for MCAo-induced behavior and LTP impairment. These results also suggest that NMDAR1 and TRPV1 may be involved in this pathway.

In this study, we developed a novel photoacoustic imaging technique based on poly (ethyleneglycol)-coated (PEGylated) gold nanorods (PEG-GNRs) (as the contrast agent) combined with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) acupuncture (as the auxiliary method) for quantitatively monitoring contrast enhancement in the vasculature of a mouse brain in vivo. This study takes advantage of the strong near-infrared absorption (peak at $\sim 700$nm) of GNRs and the ability to adjust the hemodynamics of acupuncture. Experimental results show that photoacoustic tomography (PAT) successfully reveals the optical absorption variation of the vasculature of the mouse brain in response to intravenous administration of GNRs and acupuncture at the Zusanli acupoint (ST36) both individually and combined. The quantitative measurement of contrast enhancement indicates that the composite contrast agents (integration of acupuncture and GNRs) would greatly enhance the photoacoustic imaging contrast. The quantitative results also have the potential to estimate the local concentration of GNRs and even the real-time effects of acupuncture.

In the United States, there has been a steady presence and growth of Traditional Medicine (interchangeable in this paper with Complementary or Alternative Medicine) over the past few decades. The costs for such practices are relatively low along with minimal-to-no obvious side effects. Amongst a variety of traditional medical systems, Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the most popular alternatives to help manage chronic health conditions or to improve the overall quality of life. While not exhaustive, this paper provides a snapshot of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the United States with insights into its current state, regulations, challenges, and the way forward.

Acupuncture has valuable therapeutic effects on combating pestilence based on ancient literature and practical experiences acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Inner Classic of Nei Jing had laid out the principles and therapeutic methods for acupuncture applied to treat febrile diseases and special preventive treatment for pestilence as well, which was an idle sample of Cosmo-Human Correspondence doctrine of Chinese medicine. The author developed a practical protocol for acupuncture in body-resistance enhancement, symptom management, and post-pandemic care during COVID-19 outbreak. The protocol is more suitable for practicing in the western countries. Special precautions of practice during the pandemic and reopening clinic issues aftermath are also introduced.

The rapidly globalising field of Chinese medicine is becoming known to a wide audience. Less understood are the historical and philosophical underpinnings of this field of therapy, based as they are on theories such as qi, yin yang and the five phases. The central and canonical text, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, compiled some thousands of years ago, remains the basis for this unique way of understanding this type of contextual thinking, in which everything that exists in the world and its phenomena are connected as a totality. This way of thought can be described as correlative and also applies to the human body, shaping an approach that seeks to diagnose and treat the whole person rather than a disease. Contemporary practitioners receive training in university degree courses, while being trained in basic biomedical principles for at least 4 years. Practitioners are normally trained to administer Chinese herbal therapy, acupuncture and medical techniques such as massage. These therapies are normally gentle in effect yet profound in healing strength. The rationale in classical Chinese medicine is to strengthen the capacity of the patient to heal, repair and invigorate. This is in line with the principle of seeking balance and harmony, key tenets of Confucian thought. In China and Korea, Chinese medicine is very much a part of these respective countries' national health systems. Moving outside its heartland in East Asia, Chinese medicine is likely to play a more significant role in health systems across the world.

Recent advances in brain imaging techniques have allowed the visualization of brain areas involved in higher brain function including cognition, emotion, and will. One of the fascinating targets of imaging is the human mind. Quality of Life (QOL) is a self-evaluated measure of the present state of our own existence, both mentally and physically. Herein, we present example images showing brain areas related to QOL. Because brain images are objective and reproducible, they can potentially provide an objective measure of QOL, which is subjective and difficult to define.

The history of Kampo Medicine in Japan began with the introduction of continental medicine through the Korean Peninsula in the 5th and 6th centuries. Since then, Kampo Medicine, having its origins in ancient Chinese Medicine, has made its unique progress to this day. There are several reasons for its uniqueness of development, and the biggest one is geographical isolation. There were few opportunities to study continental medicine directly, except for some cases, such as envoys and priests who travelled to the continent, and physicians who learned medicine from foreign physicians from the Korean Peninsula and China. Most Japanese physicians indirectly learned through shipped manuscripts. Also, medical knowledge was often transmitted to Japan along with the Buddhism view of the universe, and the knowledge of Chinese Medicine was sometimes integrated with Buddhist knowledge. Another unique tendency in Japan is to attach importance to findings obtained by palpation; palpation of the abdomen is especially emphasized. Furthermore, the transmission of anatomical knowledge to Edo Japan prepared the foundation for accepting the Western medical view of the body, even among the physicians practicing traditional medicine.

On one hand, the rapid modernization has brought Japanese Kampo Medicine to a state of discontinuation from tradition, but on the other hand, chemical and pharmacological studies of crude drugs used in Kampo medicines and the studies of the effects of acupuncture on the autonomic nerves have been conducted. Research methods on the therapeutic effect of traditional medicine have diversified even after the war. However, the best research methods are still being sought that match traditional medicine, which is characterized by the provision of individualized treatment for patients.