Research

Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture) Treatment of Chronic Rhinitis in 75 Cases (Yu Shuzhuang et. al.): Sept. 1993 published in The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (JTCM) in Sussex, England. Chronic rhinitis is often referred to in common terms as "running nose" or nasal drainage or post-nasal drip seen in allergies, sinus problems or colds.  The 75 cases (disease duration ranging from 1 to 21 years) were differentiated into various types according to holistic medicine and were treated with an acupuncture prescription.  Treatment was given every other day by a "L.Ac." professional.  Short-term effects: 30 cases were cured, 15 markedly improved and 30 improved.  The treatments varied from 3-35 with 8.3 as an average.  Patients that cooperated in having more treatments benefited more.  The authors note that patients with dry painful nose additionally benefited from two more acupuncture points to their original acupuncture prescription.  Those with hypertrophic rhinitis also benefited from moxibustion with acupuncture.  Refer to Acupuncture and Moxibustion on this website.

An Observation on Combined Use of Chemotherapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM herbal prescription) to Relieve Cancer Pain (Lin Chuanrong et. al.): December 1996 published in The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, China.  In this study, 50 patients with stage III and IV malignant tumors (24 lung cancer, 20 breast cancer and 6 liver cancer) were divided into two groups.  Both received conventional chemotherapy, while the treatment group also received a TCM/holistic herbal prescription by a "L.Ac." medical professional.  Results were assessed by overall therapeutic effect, complete remission, partial remission and mild remission and pain relief.  In the lung cancer patients the overall therapeutic effect was 83% in the treatment group with TCM herbs compared to 58% in the control group without a Chinese herbal prescription.  For breast cancer patients, a overall therapeutic effect of 80% in the treatment group compared to 60% in the control group.  In the case of liver cancer the effective rate was the same in both groups.  As for pain relief, the effective rate was 68% in the treatment group with a TCM herbal prescription and 40% in the control group.  This is one of the many scientific research studies done that have shown that a TCM herbal prescription can relieve the side effects of chemotherapy drugs as well as cancer pain.  Refer to Herbal Medicine on this website.

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