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About the Institute for Traditional Medicine About Subhuti Dharmananda INTRODUCTION LUNG MERIDIAN LOCAL POINTS DISTAL POINTS SAMPLE POINT FORMULAS POINTS USED IN CLINICAL TRIALS FOR ASTHMA TREATMENT METHODS CONCLUSION REFERENCES ACUPUNCTURE RECENT PROTOCOLS: CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADULT DISORDERS RECENT PROTOCOLS: SENILE DEMENTIA AND NEUROTIC PSYCHOSIS IN THE ELDERLY SUMMARY OF ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY REFERENCES TRADITIONAL VIEW MODERN VIEWS TRADITIONAL AND MODERN VIEWS COEXISTING A FEW COMMONLY USED ACUPUNCTURE POINTS Large Intestine Meridian, point #4 of 20: LI4, Hegu Lung Meridian, point #7 of 11: LU7, Lieque Stomach Meridian, point #36 of 45: ST36, Zusanli Spleen Meridian, point #6 of 21: SP6, Sanyinjiao Gallbladder Meridian, point #20 of 44: GB20, Fengchi Liver Meridian, point #3 of 14: LV3, Taichong Pericardium Meridian, point #6 of 9: PC6, Neiguan Heart Meridian, point #7 of 9: HT7, Shenmen Urinary Bladder Meridian, point #40 of 67: BL40, Weizhong Kidney Meridian, point #3 of 27: KI3, Taixi Triple Burner Meridian, point #5 of 23: TB5, Waiguan Small Intestine Meridian, point #3 of 19: SI3, Houxi Governing Vessel, point #20 of 28: GV20, Baihui Conception Vessel, point #4 of 24: CV4, Guanyuan Examples of Combining These Points to Produce an Effective Treatment Acupuncture Styles What is a Career in Acupuncture Like? TABLE 2: Acupuncture Licenses Per State LINKS TO SCHOOL LISTINGS The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. www.naturalhealers.com CHINESE HERBAL THERAPIES CHINESE HERB MEDICINE FOR ADHESIONS CAN ADHESIONS BE MODIFIED OR REMOVED WITHOUT SURGERY? SAMPLE FORMULATIONS AND TREATMENT STRATEGY REFERENCES BACKGROUND FOUR TRADITIONAL-STYLE FORMULAS Wangbi Chongji Shuguan Wenjing Chongji and Shuguan Qingluo Chongji Fengshi Xiandan NOTES ON SOME KEY INGREDIENTS SUMMARY REFERENCES RECOMMENDED PRESCRIPTIONS CLINICAL EVALUATIONS OF INTERNAL THERAPIES TOPICAL TREATMENTS HAIR LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY REFERENCES BACKGROUND ACUPUNCTURE THE METHOD OF WANG LETING THE METHOD OF CHENG YONGDE HERBS REFERENCES APPENDIX. ITM FORMULARY BACKGROUND THE CHINESE MEDICAL APPROACH HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS ABOUT SENILE DEMENTIA USING DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS NEW PLANT DRUG FOR ALZHEIMER'S: HUPERZINE PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF HUPERZINE OTHER CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS FROM CHINESE HERBS SOURCES BACKGROUND CONSTITUENTS MEDICINAL USES IN CHINA REFERENCES HOW DOES AMLA PRODUCE THE DESIRED EFFECTS? REFERENCES Interactions with Dietary Supplements Vitamin E Does Not Protect Cancer Cells Against Radiation Vitamins C and E Fight Side Effects of Pelvic Radiation for Cancer THE ALTERNATIVE: AVOIDING EVEN NORMAL LEVELS OF ANTIOXIDANT INTAKE Vitamins and Chemotherapy Study: avoiding vitamins A, E might improve cancer therapy SHOULD HERBS BE WORRISOME ADJUNCTS TO CANCER THERAPIES? REASONABLE PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE REFERENCES APPENDIX 1. BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE CANCER THERAPIES Radiation Chemotherapy SPECIES OF DEER DEER FARMING ANTLER PREPARATIONS ANTLER CONSTITUENTS DOSAGE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE COMMENTARIES REFERENCES References REPORTS OF TOXICITY AND ENSUING FDA ACTION HERB SUBSTITUTION AT THE BELGIAN CLINIC WERE THE HERBS MISUSED? A TERRIBLE SCENARIO SEARCHING THE LITERATURE FOR EVIDENCE OF HARM APPENDIX: Use of Aristolochia Plants in Chinese Medicine and Other Herbal Systems REFERENCES FRAGRANT HERBS MEDICINAL FUNCTIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF AROMATIC HERBS PHARMACOLOGY OF TERPENOIDS INCORPORATION OF AROMATICS IN PRESCRIPTIONS FORMULAS PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR ABDOMINAL AND CHEST PAINS FORMULAS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATISM, AND INJURIES FORMULAS FOR AIDING DIGESTION AND RELIEVING STOMACH ACHES FORMULAS USED FOR LUMPS, SWELLINGS, AND TUMORS FORMULAS USED FOR INTESTINAL PAINS AND PARASITES FORMULA SOURCE TEXTS APPENDIX 1: Botanical Sources of Terpenoids APPENDIX 1: What is a Yei'bi'chi Dance? APPENDIX 2: Yei'bi'chi Rugs INTRODUCTION BASIS OF THE ANALYSIS MAIN HERBS IN THE SELECTED FORMULAS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMMONLY USED HERBS REPRESENTATIVE FORMULAS RESEARCH EFFORTS MECHANISM OF ACTION REFERENCES GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT HERB SAFETY ASARUM SAFROLE, SASSAFRAS, AND ROOT BEER LITERATURE COMMENTS ABOUT ASARUM SAFETY ISSUES IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET FUTURE USE OF ASARUM AND OTHER HERBS LIMITING HERB ACCESS ON THE BASIS OF HERB CONSTITUENTS REFERENCES IS ASTRAGALUS STRONG OR MILD? ASTRAGALUS INGREDIENTS AND ACTIONS FLAVONOIDS SAPONINS POLYSACCHARIDES DOSAGE AND EFFECT TRADITIONAL INDICATIONS FOR ASTRAGALUS REFERENCES ACTIVE COMPONENTS REPRESENTATIVE FORMULAS IN WHICH WHITE ATRACTYLODES IS A MAIN COMPONENT REPRESENTATIVE FORMULAS IN WHICH RED ATRACTYLODES IS A MAIN COMPONENT REFERENCES APPENDIX: A Case Study of Atractylodes lancea and Exhaustion of Wild Plant Resources BACKGROUND TO THE DISEASE CATEGORY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS (SCLERODERMA) SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) MYASTHENIA GRAVIS HASHIMOTO'S THYROIDITIS GRAVES' DISEASE INSULIN-DEPENDENT (TYPE 1) DIABETES INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE HEMATOLOGIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES UNDERSTANDING THE DISEASES CHINESE MEDICINE AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES TRADITIONAL APPROACHES INTO THE MODERN TIME UNDERLYING DISORDER BRANCHES MODERN ANALYSIS REFERENCES NAMES OF THE HERBS AYURVEDA: WHAT IT MEANS SOURCES OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION TRIDOSHA: THE UNDERPINNING OF AYURVEDIC THEORY TRANSLATING TRIDOSHA THE DOSHAS IN THE BODY CONCEPTS OF DISEASE PROGRESSION INDIAN CONCEPTS OF HERB PROPERTIES HERBS FROM INDIA TABLETS Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage 1. The Human and the Universe 2. Three Doshas 3. Seven Dhatus and the Malas The Srotas Summary References Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage INTRODUCTION SOURCES OF INFORMATION TRANSLATING TRIDOSHA BASIS OF HERBAL PRESCRIBING CONCEPTS OF DISEASE PROGRESSION OVERLAP OF CHINESE AND INDIAN CONCEPTS OF HERB PROPERTIES DOCTRINE OF TASTES AND INFLUENCE ON THE DOSHAS TRADITIONAL INDICATIONS FOR HERB USE AYURVEDIC FORMULAS AND THEIR METHOD OF USE PROBLEMS WITH BRINGING AYURVEDIC REMEDIES TO THE WEST STATUS OF AYURVEDA IN INDIA MODERN MARKET DEVELOPMENTS APPENDIX 1. Ayurvedic Distribution APPENDIX 2. The Story Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, an Ayurvedic Medical Center APPENDIX 3. Ayurvedic Natural Health Center, Goa, India Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage AYURVEDA: WHAT IT MEANS SOURCES OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION TRIDOSHA: THE UNDERPINNING OF AYURVEDIC THEORY TRANSLATING TRIDOSHA THE DOSHAS IN THE BODY CONCEPTS OF DISEASE PROGRESSION INDIAN CONCEPTS OF HERB PROPERTIES HERBS FROM INDIA TABLETS NAMES OF THE HERBS Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage Formulation Notes Indications for Use Manufacturing Dosage A Bag of Pearls 2004 Edition ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS BAMBOO IN TRADITIONAL FORMULAS APPENDIX 1: Differentiating Bamboo Materials Used in Chinese Medicine APPENDIX 2: Bamboo Vinegar REFERENCES SAFETY AND REGULATION I. Report from World Tibet Network News: "Both Western and Himalayan Medicine Supported in Bhutan" (Dateline Thimphu, Bhutan, Associated Press, June 16, 2001) II. Bhutan Health Services Report on the Introduction and Status of Traditional Medicine. III. Report by Tashi Gyeltshen, about Tsheringma, an Herb Tea; Published in Kuensel, Bhutan's National Newspaper, December 9, 2000 IV. Extensive Article "The Art of Healing," Text and Photographs by Robert Dompnier, Originally Appeared in Tashi Delek (Druk Air's In-Flight Magazine), May-June 1998 SOWA RIGPA SOURCES OF MEDICAL TRADITION SOWA RIGPA IN BHUTAN AND PHYSICIANS OF THIS CENTURY V. Report on a Bhutanese Traditional Doctor, Dungtsho Peme Dorji, Published in Tashi Delek (Druk Air's In-Flight Magazine), May-June 1998 HERB SOURCE AND TRADITIONAL USE ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGY Polyacetylenes Flavonoids CLINICAL TRIALS CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES PERIPHERAL POINTS BLOOD-LETTING MODERN VIEWS SUMMARY APPENDIX 1. Clinical Application of Twelve Well Points by Duan Gongbao. APPENDIX 2. Clinical Application of Blood-Letting Therapy by Yang Haixia APPENDIX 3. Summary of Major Blood-Letting Points Summary of Peripheral Points for Blood-Letting Summary of Body Points for Blood-letting REFERENCES A Bag of Pearls 2004 Edition RELATIONSHIP OF BORNEOL, ARTEMISIA, AND MOXA BORNEOL TOPICAL APPLICATIONS OF BORNEOL A VIEW OF BORNEOL VIA THE BETTER-KNOWN CAMPHOR BORNEOL SAFETY CONCERNS ARTEMISIA MOXIBUSTION DEMON CHASING REFERENCES ORIENTAL MEDICINE WESTERN HERBAL MEDICINE REFERENCES ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT AND HERBS REFERENCES DRUGS AND NURSING HERBS AND NURSING STEPS TO TAKE APPENDIX 1: Lists of Drugs in Relation to Safety for Breast Feeding. APPENDIX 2: Herbs Mentioned in the Literature as of Concern A POSSIBLE BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISM INVOLVING CHRONIC EMOTIONAL STRESS A POSSIBLE MECHANISM INVOLVING SHORT-TERM EMOTIONAL STRESS REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Concerns About Attributing Cancer Causation to Emotions CAUSE OF CANCER TREATMENT TOXIN-REMOVING THERAPY RESOLVING ACCUMULATIONS CIRCULATION NORMALIZING PROTECTION FROM SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY QI: A BASIC CONCEPT IN RELATION TO CANCER HERBS COMMONLY USED IN ANTICANCER FORMULAS Examples of Antitoxin Herbs Used in Cancer Therapy Examples of Mass-Reducing Herbs Used in Cancer Therapy Examples of Blood-Vitalizing Herbs Used in Cancer Therapy Examples of Tonic Herbs Used in Cancer Therapy COMMONLY USED HERBS AND THEIR ACTIVE COMPONENTS SAMPLE THERAPIES REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Guanxin Suhe Wan: Effective Medicine or Deadly Poison? VITALIZING BLOOD CIRCULATION HERB COLOR AND ACTION DETECTING THE NEED FOR QI TONICS LOWERING FATS HYPERTENSION NAMING INTERNAL PHENOMENA HERBS FOR INTERNAL WIND ANIMALS AND HERBAL MEDICINE ANIMAL SOURCES OF TREATMENT FOR INTERNAL WIND ANOTHER CARDIAC PROBLEM: THE COLD HEART OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS HERBS COMMONLY USED IN TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS Herbs That "Vitalize Blood Circulation": Herbs That "Tonify The Qi": Herbs That Clear The Accumulated "Phlegm-Mist": Herbs That Calm "Internal Wind" (Relieve Spasms): Herbs That "Warm The Yang" (Stimulate The Weak Heart): Herbs That "Nourish The Yin": UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSE OF CATARACTS AND PROGRESSION OF CATARACTS RECENT CHINESE EXPERIENCE TREATING CATARACTS CHINESE HERBAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CATARACTS A CASE OF SUCCESSFUL CATARACT TREATMENT IN A DIABETIC WOMAN ILLUSTRATIONS OF TOPICAL PREPARATIONS FOR CATARACT REFERENCES Chang Chin-yueh (Zhang Jingyue) Chang Chung Ching (Zhang Zhongjing) Chang Tzu-Ho (Zhang Zihe) BACKGROUND ANCIENT TRADITION CICADA IN TRADITIONAL FORMULAS PHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL EVALUATIONS REFERENCES Ch'ao Yuan-fang (Chao Yuanfang) Acupuncture Herbs Suggested Protocols Acupuncture Basics for Shen Disorder Herbal Basics for Shen Disorder Final Thoughts References Johann Künzle and His Contemporaries Modern Herbal Knowledge from this European Tradition Contributions of Herbalist Priests in Central Europe 1. Selecting a Remedy 2. Dosage of Herbs 3. Duration of Use 4. Other Things To Do 5. Cautions Subjects of Study Herbal Therapies for Senile Dementia 1. Treatment Based on General Differentiation Using Traditional Formulas 2. Treatment by Regulating and Nourishing Heart and Kidney 3. Treatment Based on Differentiationof Blood Stasis and Phlegm Accumulation 4. Treatment by Modern Prescriptions Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder References Appendix: Frequently-mentioned formulas Healing Colloquium Time to Heal (by Charles Whitehead) Healing and the NSC (by Walter Matthews) TRADITIONAL CHINESE CONCEPTS OF SOUP INGREDIENTS Chien Chen (Jian Zhen) Chien Yi (Qian Yi) USE IN TRADITIONAL FORMULAS MODERN EVALUATIONS SUMMARY REFERENCES TRADITIONAL FORMULAS WITH CHING-HAO FOR INTERNAL USE MODERN STUDIES USING CHING-HAO DERIVATIVES FOR MALARIA OTHER PARASITES AND INFECTIONS IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS SIDE EFFECTS AND TOXICITY REFERENCES BACKGROUND CHOLORGENIC ACIDS OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING LIVER/GALLBLADDER HEALTH A TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERB FORMULA FOR PURGING THE GALLBLADDER REFERENCES Varieties Chrysanthemum Active Components Chrysanthemum Dosage and Duration of Use References Chu Tan-Chi (Zhu Danxi/Zhu Zhenheng) APPENDIX 1: Therapeutic Interpretation Based on Chyawanprash Ingredients Digestive system effects: Respiratory system effects: APPENDIX 2: Parallels to Chinese Herbal Medicine BACKGROUND TRADITIONAL USES ENDANGERED SPECIES ISSUE REFERENCES Pesticides (Applied During the Cultivation of Herbs) Fumigants (Applied after the Harvest of Herbs) Sulfur Irradiation (after Import) Sterilizing Gases (Applied after Powdering) Bacteria, Mold and Yeast Viruses (that May Be Present in Animal Products) Heavy Metals Western Drugs in Patent Medicines Other Contaminants in Raw Materials Additives in Manufacturing Growth of Bacteria, Fungi, or Insects after Purchase Incorrect Herb Material Provided Steps Being Taken to Avoid Problems in the Future Background: the herb and its constituents Codonopsis versus Ginseng Advice for Using Codonopsis REFERENCES Appendix: Codonopsis as food and beverage BACKGROUND COFFEE HISTORY COFFEE IN CHINESE MEDICINE: A HEALTH BEVERAGE PROPER ADVICE CHLOROGENIC ACID AND RELATED COMPOUNDS APPENDIX: The Chinese Coffee Story REFERENCES CHINESE HERBAL THERAPIES AND OTHER MEASURES SUGGESTED THERAPIES THE ANTIVIRAL HERBS REFERENCES TRADITIONAL USE AS DIGESTIVE AID CRATAEGUS FOR CARDIAC DISEASE REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Chengde Qingsongling Beverage Group Co. BACKGROUND APPENDIX: Cynomorium Review BASIS FOR SELECTING HERB THERAPIES HERBS OF POTENTIAL VALUE ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY REFERENCES BACKGROUND DAIRY AS THE GOOD STUFF THE AVOIDANCE PROBLEM CHINESE MEDICINE AND MILK MILK CONTENTS AND DIGESTABILITY MILK ALLERGY AND LACTOSE INTOLERANCE HOW MUCH DAIRY IS TOO MUCH IN THE DIET? MODERN MILK MILK ONLY FOR BABIES? DAMP, PHLEGM, AND DAIRY REFERENCES THE HISTORY AND BASIS OF THE FORMULA APPENDIX: Xiaofeng San (Tang-kuei and Arctium Formula) REFERENCES THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSE OF DEGENERATION TREATMENT STRATEGIES OVERVIEW HERBAL THERAPIES Tonics Blood-Vitalizers Dispel Phlegm and Phlegm-Mist Calm Internal Wind EXAMPLE OF COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS: PARKINSON'S DISEASE CHINESE MEDICINE CLINICAL REPORTS OF HERB THERAPY FOR PARKINSON'S ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY APPENDIX. Two Formulations Suitable for Neurodegenerative Diseases Developed by the Author REFERENCES BACKGROUND METHODS RESULTS PHARMACOKINETICS DISCUSSION REFERENCES BRIEF HISTORY OF CHINESE MEDICINE AND DIABETES MODERN HISTORY OF EVALUATING HERBS AND FORMULAS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS DIFFERENTIAL THERAPY DOSAGE AND FORM OF ADMINISTRATION COMBINING DIABETES DRUGS WITH HERBS ACUPUNCTURE FOR DIABETES APPLYING THE ACUPUNCTURE TECHNIQUES HERE REFERENCES HISTORICAL BACKGROUND EVALUATING HERBS AND FORMULAS LABORATORY ANALYSIS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS DOSAGE AND FORM OF ADMINISTRATION COMBINING INSULIN AND OTHER DRUGS WITH HERBS EXPECTED OUTCOMES REFERENCES BACKGROUND THE SITUATION CHANGES DICTAMNUS REFERENCES APPENDIX: Reports of Liver Toxicity from Herbal Medicines EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION: QIANJIN ZHIDAI WAN EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION: IRIDOID COMPLEX REFERENCES DECOCTIONS DRIED DECOCTIONS POWDERS SPECIALTY DRIED EXTRACTS TINCTURES AND OTHER ALCOHOL EXTRACTS GETTING THE RIGHT DOSAGE CONCLUSION APPENDIX: Time of Day to Take the Herbs Rule 1: Light herbs after meals, heavy herbs before meals. Rule 2: Tonics in the morning, quick-acting herbs in the evening. Rule 3: Penetrating and resolving herbs should not be taken with foods. DOSAGE TIMING IN MODERN LITERATURE REFERENCES Table 1. Frequently Seen Disorders at the Drepung Dispensary Table 2. Review of the Main Western Drugs and Their Uses Table 3. Review of the Ayurvedic Formulas and Their Uses APPENDIX: An American Seeing Through Tibetan Eyes by Chela Kunasz DRYNARIA References Zhou X, et.al., Promotion of bone formation by naringin in a titanium particle-induced diabetic murine calvarial osteolysis model, Journal of Orthopedic Research 2010; 28(4): 451–456. Method of Use The Herbs of Drynaria 12 REFERENCES. HISTORY AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES THE USE OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICES MEDICAL REPORTS FROM CHINA SUMMARY REFERENCES SUMMARY: THE CHINESE METHODS FOR DEALING WITH EXCESSIVE EMOTIONS APPENDIX: How Emotions May Contribute to Cancer A POSSIBLE MECHANISM INVOLVING SHORT-TERM EMOTIONAL STRESS REFERENCES TO APPENDIX BACKGROUND THE SITUATION IN CHINA GOSSYPOL THERAPY COMPLEX FORMULAS FOR STAGNANT BLOOD A NEW TREATMENT METHOD FROM SHANGHAI: SIMPLIFIED THERAPY CONTINUING EFFORTS: RETURN TO COMPLEX FORMULAS METHOD OF THERAPY AND DOSAGE U.S. EXPERIENCE REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Shixiao San APPENDIX 2: Xuefu Zhuyu Tang and Shaofu Zhuyu Tang for Treating Blood Stasis Pharmacology: Clinical Applications: SHAOFU ZHUYU TANG AND GEXIA ZHUYU TANG BACKGROUND ADDENDUM: SAFETY OR SECURITY? REFERENCES MODERN RESEARCH ON THE ACTIVE COMPONENTS REFERENCES USING XIAN IN HERB NAMES ERXIAN TANG HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS PRODUCING THE PILLS APPENDIX: Wang Ang REFERENCES CHINESE HERBS AND ANTI-AGING THERAPIES CONSIDERATIONS FOR ANTI-DEPRESSANTS AND MAO LEVELS ONE POSSIBLE TREATMENT FROM THE ORIENT GENISTEIN AND BREAST CANCER ONE POSSIBLE TREATMENT FROM THE WEST REFERENCES BACKGROUND TRADITIONAL USES OF EUCOMMIA EUCOMMIA COMPARED TO AND USED WITH OTHER TONIC HERBS MODERN USES OF EUCOMMIA CONCERNS ABOUT ALLERGIC REACTION TO LATEX REFERENCES References Famous Chinese Physicians of the Past REFERENCES THE HERBS USED TO AID FERTILITY HOW THE HERBS ARE ACQUIRED AND CONSUMED THE SUCCESS RATE FOR CHINESE HERB TREATMENTS DURATION OF TREATMENT TO ATTAIN FERTILITY SAFETY OF THE HERBS MECHANISM OF ACTION COMBINING CHINESE HERBS AND WESTERN THERAPIES INFERTILITY PROBLEMS NOT OVERCOME BY USING CHINESE HERBS USE OF HERBS WHEN PREGNANCY OCCURS THREATENED MISCARRIAGE ROLE OF ACUPUNCTURE BACKGROUND CHINESE MEDICAL THEORY OF ABDOMINAL MASSES, SUCH AS FIBROIDS Background Etiology and Pathogenesis Differentiation and Treatment Ju Syndromes (Qi Masses) Ji Syndromes (Blood-Stasis Masses) CLINICAL PRACTICE IN CHINA REFERENCES APPENDIX 1. Additional Descriptions of Fibroid Treatment Strategies APPENDIX 2: Xiao Liu Fang BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES Study 1: Treatment of Liver Fibrosis with Qinggan Capsule (1) Study 2: Treatment of Liver Fibrosis with Ginkgo Leaf (2) Study 3: Treatment of Liver Fibrosis with Ruangan Granules (3) Study 4: Pharmacology Study of Benefit Liver Granules (4) Study 5: Applying Salvia Active Component to Hepatic Stellate Cells (5) BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE REVIEW ARTICLE ON TREATMENTS FOR LIVER FIBROSIS (6) SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS REFERENCES POSSIBLE CAUSATIVE FACTORS CHINESE MEDICAL VIEWS SUMMARY REFERENCES CHINESE HERBS AND INFLUENZA A REGIMEN FOR SEVERE INFLUENZA PREVENTION STRATEGIES ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS DOSAGE TOXICITY AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OTHER LILACEAE HERBS REFERENCES APPENDIX: Commentaries on Distinguishing chuanbeimu and Zhibeimu ACUPUNCTURE WITH DISTAL POINTS ACUPUNCTURE WITH LOCAL POINTS COMMENTARY ON ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY HERB THERAPY REFERENCES TANNINS USED AS MEDICINAL AGENTS: STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ORIGIN CHINESE HERBAL USE OF TANNIN-CONTAINING HERBS MODERN KNOWLEDGE OF GALLSTONES, THEIR SYMPTOMS, AND THEIR CAUSE MODERN CHINESE TREATMENTS FOR GALLSTONES STONE SHRINKING WITH CHINESE HERBS STONE EXPULSION WITH CHINESE HERBS PROPOSAL FOR COMPREHENSIVE GALLSTONE THERAPY REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Da Chengqi Tang APPENDIX 2: Acupuncture for Gallstones ACTIVE COMPONENTS GARDENIA IN FORMULAS APPENDIX 1: Gardenia and Saffron as Sources of the Yellow Pigment Crocin APPENDIX 2: Yinchenhao Decoction REFERENCES ARMILLARIA AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GASTRODIA LESSONS LEARNED REFERENCES APPENDIX 1. Current Listing of Gastrodia Indications for Use APPENDIX 2. Traditional Formulas with Gastrodia APPENDIX 3. Review of Clinical Applications for Gastrodia Tuber, Armellaria Fermentation Liquid, and Armellaria Fungus Mycelium. CHINESE DESCRIPTION OF GASTRODIA AS A FUNGUS A LEGEND OF GASTRODIA MAN HARVESTING AND PROCESSING OF GASTRODIA IN CHINA GASTRODIA IN OTHER CULTURES BACKGROUND CHINESE METHODS OF TREATMENT TESTING FOR ANTICANCER ACTIVITY ANTICANCER HERBS USING QI TONICS BLOOD-VITALIZING HERBS PHLEGM-RESOLVING HERBS FORMULAS GENERALIZED CANCER FORMULAS DOSAGE OF HERBS DIET AND NUTRITION REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Books About Treating Cancer with Chinese Herbs APPENDIX 2: Where to Get Herbs for Treatment of Cancer HONEY CRYSTALS MEDICAL HISTORY INVESTIGATIONS BEGIN A LESSON IN HERBAL MEDICINE ESOTERIC ASPECTS SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS REFERENCES A HISTORY OF CONTRADICTORY IDEAS ABOUT GINSENG AND ITS SAFETY UNNECESSARY ALARMS? REFERENCES GINSENG IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE LITERATURE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CONCEPTS MEDICINAL USE OF GINSENG IN ANCIENT CHINESE MEDICINE UPDATING THE CONCEPT OF GINSENG GINSENG MISUSE AND GINSENG SUBSTITUTES WESTERN VIEW OF GINSENG IDENTIFICATION OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR AMOUNTS PHARMACOLOGY EXPERIMENTS GINSENG AND ENERGY: A NEW TWIST CHALLENGES ARISING WITH GINSENG PRODUCTS AND THEIR USE SHRINKING DOSAGE RECOMMENDATIONS AND EUROPEAN RESEARCH SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS REFERENCES CHINESE VIEW SPECIFIC TREATMENT STRATEGIES EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL REMEDIES TOPICAL TREATMENTS REFERENCES TABLES OF HERBS USED IN TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA BACKGROUND GLUTAMINE Dosage, Absorption, and Metabolism Glutamine and Cancer Summary of Applications of Glutamine GLUTAMATE Monosodium glutamate Glutamate in Neurological Diseases SUMMARY REFERENCES APPENDIX: Amino Acids: Exercise and Eat or Be Sedentary and Take Supplements BACKGROUND CHINESE MEDICINAL MATERIALS APPENDIX: ITM Formulary with Shen-Chu or Malt BACKGROUND GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS SOME QUESTIONS; ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL MATTERS CONCLUDING REMARKS APPENDIX Benefits Controversies HOW TO ENJOY GREEN TEA LEARN ABOUT GREEN TEA BACKGROUND CONSTITUENTS AND ACTIVITY MEMBERS OF THE GENUS THELESPERMA What is Jintu? Where is Jintu? Why Jintu? Welcome to Jintu! Have questions? Getting Started Being Adventurous Pursuing The Nutrition Angle Topical Relief QI CONTROLS BLOOD APPLYING THE PRINCIPLE GUI PI TANG UTERINE BLEEDING CONCLUSION REFERENCES INTRODUCTION PRINCIPAL HERBS/ACTIVE COMPONENTS FOR TREATING HEPATITIS B Licorice and Its Component Glycyrrhizin Schizandra and Its Component Schizandrin Salvia and Its Components the Tanshinones Hu-Chang and Its Anthraquinone Components Curcuma and Its Essential Oil Components Ligustrum and Its Component Oleanolic Acid Silybum and Its Component Silymarin A PROTOCOL FOR TREATMENT DURATION OF TREATMENT SAMPLE STUDIES POSSIBLE ADVERSE REACTIONS TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE HERB THERAPY HERB DOSAGES RESULTS OF ONE CHINESE CLINICAL TRIAL REFERENCE SOURCES 1. THE DISEASE, ITS PREVALENCE, AND MODERN MEDICAL TREATMENTS 2. CHINESE MEDICAL THERAPIES "Pure water has no fish" REFERENCES VIRAL HEPATITIS BACKGROUND HIDDEN EPIDEMIC HOW THE EPIDEMIC CAME ABOUT VARIABLE MANIFESTATION OF THE DISEASE MONITORING TREATMENT OUTCOMES WESTERN MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS CHINESE MEDICAL ANALYSIS OF HEPATITIS C REPORTS OF EFFECTIVE THERAPY FOR HEPATITIS C SUMMARY OF CHINESE WORK USING THE TREATMENTS IN THE U.S. REFERENCES 1. THE HERBS TO USE 2. EFFECTS OF THE HERBS DESCRIBED OUTSIDE OF CHINA Liver Enzymes Versus Viral Load Assays 3. DOSAGE ISSUES 4. PROPOSED GUIDELINES 5. HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS REFERENCES APPENDIX 1: Glycyrrhizin and Bile APPENDIX 2: Silymarin APPENDIX: The Most Common Concern: Hypertension HERBALS AND DRUG INTERACTIONS SEARCH MECHANISM ADVICE TO PATIENTS APPENDIX: The Problem of Blood Thinning How Do Herbs & Blood Thinners Mix? Blood Thickening and Thinning Deciding What's Safe Thoughtful Research REFERENCES FIFTEEN COMMONLY-USED CHINESE HERBS Astragalus (huangqi) Atractylodes (baizhu) Bupleurum (chaihu) Cinnamon (guizhi and rougi) Coptis (huanglian) Ginger (jiang) Ginseng (renshen) Hoelen (fuling) Licorice (gancao) Ma-huang (mahuang) Peony (baishao and chihshao) Rehmannia (dihuang) Rhubarb (dahuang) Salvia (danshen) Tang-kuei (danggui) EXAMPLES OF HERB COMBINING TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS OF TIME AND TREATMENT TIME OF DAY TO TAKE HERBS Rule 1: Light herbs after meals, heavy herbs before meals. Rule 2: Tonics in the morning, quick-acting herbs in the evening. Rule 3: Penetrating and resolving herbs should not be taken with foods. INCONSISTENCIES IN MODERN LITERATURE NEW RULES New Rule 1: Take herbs before meals, except when they cause irritation. New Rule 2. Separate foods, drugs, and herbs, unless there is good reason to do otherwise. New Rule 3: Use stimulants in the morning, insomnia remedies at night. New Rule 4: Encourage getting a full daily dose of herbs even if timing is ignored. HONEYBUSH: THE PLANT AND ITS HISTORY OF USE MANUFACTURE OF TEA HEALTH EFFECTS CONSUMING THE TEA REFERENCES PROCESSING OF HO-SHOU-WU HO-SHOU-WU ARRIVES IN AMERICA, VIA HAWAII AND OREGON HO-SHOU-WU IN TRADITIONAL FORMULAS SUBSTITUTES AND ALTERNATIVES, AND POTENTIAL MISTAKES IN IDENTITY ALOPECIA ANTIAGING EFFECTS SIDE EFFECTS, ADVERSE REACTIONS REFERENCES FIGURES Huang Fu (Huangfu Mi) Hua To (Hua Tuo) REFERENCES APPENDIX: HUA TUO ACUPUNCTURE POINTS. REFERENCES BACKGROUND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL APPROACH SAMPLE CLINICAL TRIALS IN CHINA REFERENCES APPENDIX 1. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS BACKGROUND ACUPUNCTURE IMMUNE ENHANCEMENT ANTI-CANCER HERBS NUTRITIONAL STATUS SYMPTOM RELIEF PREVENTING CANCER RECURRENCE THERAPIES AND SUPPLEMENTS SUMMARY Method of Use Cautions About Claims The Herbs of Ilex 15 WESTERN MEDICINE CHINESE MEDICINE REFERENCES Please visit our new website at iep-portland.org Bible Translation Used for Quotes Exegesis Quotations References to Jesus References to Pope Benedict XVI Author Web Site Management Origination GETTING IRON FROM THE DIET IRON SUPPLEMENTS APPENDIX. THERAPIES FOR EXCESSIVE MENSTRUAL BLEEDING REFERENCES Background The Extent and Nature of Acupuncture in Italy APPENDIX 1: Early European Exposure to Acupuncture APPENDIX 2: Soulié de Morant's Introduction of Chinese Medicine to Europe APPENDIX 3: French Acupuncture and the Barrier Points APPENDIX 4: TCM in Europe: Member Organizations of EuroTCM APPENDIX 5: Sample Acupuncture Research in Italy APPENDIX 6: Sample of Developments in Italian TCM SUMMARY REFERENCES WAICHI SUGIYAMA AND ABDOMINAL DIAGNOSIS THE LEGACY OF WAICHI SUGIYAMA APPENDIX 1: Abdominal Diagnosis in the Nan Jing APPENDIX 2: Excursions into Unreality Background: Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease A Proven Formula: Jianpiling Other Formulations and Differential Approach References VENTRICULIN ITM FORMULARY EXPLANATION OF INGREDIENTS REFERENCES HISTORICAL CONTEXT Cold/Cooling School, Led by Liu Wansu (1120-1200) Purgation School (or Attacking School), Led by Zhang Congzheng (1156-1228) Spleen/Stomach School, Led by Li Gao, (aka Li Dongyuan; 1180-1251) Nourishing Yin School, Led by Zhu Danxi (1281-1358) AFTERWARD REFERENCES THE TITLE OF YAN YONGHE'S BOOK REFERENCES APPENDIX 1. Yan's Home Area: Lushan APPENDIX 2. Formulas of the Jisheng Fang 1. Tonics and Warming Formulas for the Spleen and Kidney 2. Surface Relieving Formulas 3. Formulas for Accumulation Disorders, Heat Disorders, and Uprising Qi INTRODUCING CHINESE MEDICINE TO JAPAN TWO SCHOOLS OF KAMPO: GOSEIHA AND KOHOHA DECLINE OF KAMPO MEDICINE AND RISE OF WESTERN MEDICINE REVIVAL OF KAMPO INTRODUCTION OF KAMPO TO AMERICA VIA TAIWAN RESOURCES Garlic Prevents Hardening of Aorta, New Study Shows ADDING TO THE CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA WHAT IS KAVA? BOTANICAL RELATIONS PIPER SPECIES IN THE CHINESE PHARMACOPEIA PROPERTIES OF KAVA CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS RELATED CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS HERBS OF DIFFERENT BOTANICAL NATURE WITH SIMILAR ACTIONS PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION: ENERGY AND TASTE PHARMACOPEIA CATEGORY AND MERIDIAN AFFECTS EXAMPLE OF USE OF KAVA IN MODERN HERBAL PRESCRIPTIONS CONCLUDING REMARKS BACKGROUND ITM POLICY REFERENCES AHPA Update August 22, 2002 Canada Bans Kava Sales Ko Hung (Ge Hong) BIBLIOGRAPHY Table of nutrients in Kyo-Green St. Benedict and Monastic Labor Contributions of Monastic Labor to Society Moderation, Rest, and Concern for the Weak Avoiding Negative Attitudes APPENDIX 1: About the Botanical Names APPENDIX 2. Lauraceae Herbs in Chinese Medicine APPENDIX 3. Use of Essential Oils of Lauracea BACKGROUND ANTHRAQUINONES TRADITIONAL USE OF PURGATIVE THERAPY CHRONIC CONSTIPATION AND ITS RESOLUTION BLACK INTESTINES RECOMMENDATIONS: DOSAGE AND DURATION OF USE REFERENCES LEAD AND ITS NATURAL DISTRIBUTION ON EARTH THE SPRAYING OF EARTH WITH LEAD HEALTH PROBLEMS DETECTED CLEANING UP LEAD IN THE ENVIRONMENT LEAD IN CONSUMABLE ITEMS LEAD CONTENT OF CHINESE HERBS AND FORMULAS INTENTIONAL ADDITION OF LEAD-CONTAINING MATERIALS U.S. MADE FORMULAS CONTRIBUTION OF HERB PRODUCTS TO DAILY LEAD INTAKE SUMMARY RESOURCES APPENDIX 1: Lead Content in Calcium Supplem