For centuries, practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have relied on herbs and plants, in conjunction with mind-body practices, for health and well-being. In TCM, medicinal plants and ...

Background: Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is increasingly used in the West, but the evidence on its effectiveness is a matter of debate. We compared the characteristics, study quality and results of ...

Traditional Chinese medicine has been refining its treatment of the common cold for more than 2,000 years. In Chinese medicine, symptoms of a cold -- headache, chills, fever, cough, runny nose -- are ...

A number of traditional Chinese herbs may help control blood sugar levels in people at high risk of diabetes, a new research review suggests. The review, which examined 16 clinical trials of 15 ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Changes made to state laws have opened the door for certified herbal therapists to prescribe custom Chinese herbal therapy blends and traditional formulas to patients within a ...

As far as alternative methods for alleviating painful periods go, traditional Chinese medicine is a popular one. You might have already found yourself on an acupuncture table in an attempt to kick ...

Growing up, there was always an abundance of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) in my kitchen cabinets. From herbs to dried mushrooms to white flower oil, my popo (grandmother in Chinese) would ...

For generations, traditional Chinese medicine arrived with ceremony as dried roots and peels carefully measured from wooden ...

The chunks of brown bark, yellowish slivers of roots and dried light-green flower buds look more like garden mulch than medicine. But millions of Chinese believe this traditional herbal remedy _ "Ba ...

For people with elevated blood sugar levels, taking Chinese herbal medicines may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, early research from China suggests. Nearly 400 people in China with prediabetes ...