Traditional Chinese Medicine at Xian Medical University

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoo Kee Tsang
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Treatment Techniques ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical University

One aim of the student elective during medical training is to see different cultural and social aspects of practice. This article concerns a student visit from the University of Wales College of Medicine to the Imperial City of Xi'an in China, which offers a medical school with teaching in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. The visiting student can learn of the traditional theories and methods of diagnosis and have a chance to see and use treatment techniques such as acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, herbal medicine, Chinese massage and qigong. The Chinese people in general use both Western and traditional medicine, trying one and switching to the other if the first is ineffective, and Chinese traditional doctors make use of Western diagnostic techniques when necessary.

An Investigation into the Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Orofacial Disorders

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Au ◽  
J Cresswell
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Traditional Herbal Medicine ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Treatment Techniques ◽  
Medical University

While on student elective from the Dental School of Bristol University, the authors had the chance to study the basic principles of traditional Chinese medicine and to observe the treatment of orofacial disease in a modern general hospital in Shanghai and in a specialist stomatological hospital at Beijing Medical University. The background to traditional herbal medicine and various forms of acupuncture encountered during their visit is discussed, as are some case histories. They report that clinical experience in China suggests that the combination of traditional Chinese and Western treatment techniques offers better results than either method alone.

scholarly journals Bilateral Integrative Medicine, Obviously

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven H. Stumpf ◽  
Simon J. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Integrative Medicine ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Integrative Education ◽  
Education Model ◽  
New Generation

Unstated and unacknowledged bias has a profound impact on the nature and implementation of integrative education models. Integrative education is the process of training conventional biomedical and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in each tradition such that patient care may be effectively coordinated. A bilateral education model ensures that students in each tradition are cross-taught by experts from the ‘other’ tradition, imparting knowledge and values in unison. Acculturation is foundational to bilateral integrative medical education and practice. Principles are discussed for an open-minded bilateral educational model that can result in a new generation of integrative medicine teachers.

scholarly journals Arsenic Bioaccessibility of Realgar Influenced by the Other Traditional Chinese Medicines in Niuhuang Jiedu Tablet and the Roles of Gut Microbiota

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenfeng Xu ◽  
Shuo Xu ◽  
Shanshan Zhang ◽  
Xuejun Wu ◽  
Pengfei Jin
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Incubation Medium ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
The Other ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicines ◽  
Chinese Medicines ◽  
Scutellariae Radix

Niuhuang Jiedu tablet (NJT), a realgar (As2S2) containing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is a well-known formula. The safety of NJT is of growing concern since arsenic (As) is considered as one of the most toxic elements. NJT was demonstrated to be safer than realgar by our previous experiments and some other studies. The toxicity of realgar has been shown to be related to the amount of soluble or bioaccessible arsenic. In this study, the influences of the other TCMs in NJT on the bioaccessibility of arsenic from realgar, and the roles of gut microbiota during this process were investigated in vitro. Results showed that Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), and Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) could significantly reduce the bioaccessibility of arsenic from realgar in artificial gastrointestinal fluids. Gut microbiota played an important role in decreasing the bioaccessibility of realgar because it was demonstrated to be able to absorb the soluble arsenic from realgar in the incubation medium. Dahuang, Huangqin, and Jiegeng could modulate the gut microbiota to enhance its arsenic absorption activity.

Efficacy of Shitei-To, a Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulation, Against Convulsions in Mice

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 107-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiko Minamil ◽  
Hiroki Shibata ◽  
Yoshiki Nunoura ◽  
Masahiro Nomoto ◽  
Takeo Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
The Other ◽  
Repeated Treatment ◽  
Maximal Electroshock ◽  
Chemical Agents ◽  
Clonic Convulsions ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulation ◽  
Electroshock Seizures ◽  
Anticonvulsant Effects

The anticonvulsant effects of Shitei- To and its components on maximal electroshock seizures and chemical convulsions were examined. Shitei-To significantly prolonged the latency to bicuculline (2.0 mg/kg, s.c.)-induced clonic convulsions. Repeated treatment with Shitei-To also significantly prolonged the latency to strychnine (1.5 mg/kg, i.p.)- and pentylenetetrazol (90 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced clonic convulsions. On the other hand, Shitei-To had no effect on maximal electroshock seizures. Of the components of Shitei-To, Shitei had almost the same effect as Shitei-To against the clonic convulsions induced by the three chemical agents tested. These findings suggest that Shitei-To has anticonvulsant effects.

scholarly journals Study on Incompatibility of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Evidence from Formula Network, Chemical Space, and Metabolism Room

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Long ◽  
Xiao-Dong Zhang ◽  
Hong-Ying Wu ◽  
Jin Jin ◽  
Guang-Yun Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Chemical Space ◽  
Average Distance ◽  
Average Degree ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
The Other ◽  
Network Diameter ◽  
Lines Of Evidence

A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula network including 362 TCM formulas was built by using complex network methodologies. The properties of this network were analyzed including network diameter, average distance, clustering coefficient, and average degree. Meanwhile, we built a TCM chemical space and a TCM metabolism room under the theory of chemical space. The properties of chemical space and metabolism room were calculated and analyzed. The properties of the medicine pairs in “eighteen antagonisms and nineteen mutual inhibitors,” an ancient rule for TCM incompatibility, were studied based on the TCM formula network, chemical space, and metabolism room. The results showed that the properties of these incompatible medicine pairs are different from those of the other TCM based on the analysis of the TCM formula network, chemical space, and metabolism room. The lines of evidence derived from our work demonstrated that the ancient rule of TCM incompatibility, “eighteen antagonisms and nineteen mutual inhibitors,” is probably scientifically based.

scholarly journals Traditional Chinese Medicine Qingre Huoxue Treatment vs. the Combination of Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine for Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Gong ◽  
Wei-Xiang Liu ◽  
Xiao-Po Tang ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
The Other ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Das 28

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used successfully to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Qingre Huoxue treatment (Qingre Huoxue decoction (QRHXD)/Qingre Huoxue external preparation (QRHXEP)) is a therapeutic scheme of TCM for RA. To date, there have been few studies comparing the efficacy and safety of QRHXD and conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) for the treatment of active RA. This was investigated in a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial involving 468 Chinese patients with active RA [disease activity score (DAS)-28 > 3.2] treated with QRHXD/QRHXEP (TCM group), methotrexate plus hydroxychloroquine [Western medicine (WM) group], or both [integrative medicine (IM) group]. Patients were followed up for 24 weeks. The primary outcome measure was the change in DAS-28 from baseline to 24 weeks. The secondary outcome measures were treatment response rate according to American College of Rheumatology 20, 50, and 70% improvement criteria (ACR-20/50/70) and the rate of treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02551575). DAS-28 decreased in all three groups after treatment (p < 0.0001); the score was lowest in the TCM group (p < 0.05), while no difference was observed between the WM and IM groups (p > 0.05). At week 24, ACR-20 response was 73.04% with TCM, 80.17% with WM, and 73.95% with IM (based on the full analysis set [FAS], p > 0.05); ACR-50 responses were 40.87, 47.93, and 51.26%, respectively, (FAS, p > 0.05); and ACR-70 responses were 20.87, 22.31, and 25.21%, respectively, (FAS, p > 0.05). Thus, treatment efficacy was similar across groups based on ACR criteria. On the other hand, the rate of TRAEs was significantly lower in the TCM group compared to the other groups (p < 0.05). Thus, QRHXD/QRHXEP was effective in alleviating the symptoms of active RA—albeit to a lesser degree than csDMARDs—with fewer side effects. Importantly, combination with QRHXD enhanced the efficacy of csDMARDs. These results provide evidence that QRHXD can be used as an adjunct to csDMARDs for the management of RA, especially in patients who experience TRAEs with standard drugs.Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCTNCT025515.

scholarly journals Granular Computing Based Ontology Learning Model and Its Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Hongcan Yan ◽  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Baoxiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Granular Computing ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ontology Learning ◽  
Tree Model ◽  
Ontology Model ◽  
Tree Generation ◽  
Granule Structure ◽  
Ontology Tree

Abstract The cores of granular computing are the granule, the granule layer and the granule structure. In this paper the concepts “Ontology granule” and “Compatible granule” were defined, applying the granular computing ideas and an ontology model, an Ontology granular set; and thus ontology tree generation algorithms were proposed. These algorithms produce an initial ontology granular set with a compatible class, and extend the other ontology granules by the vector of intension IG, building a lattice hierarchy and a conception tree model of ontology with the vector of relation RG. The empirical research of the traditional Chinese medicine ontology shows that these algorithms are correct and efficient, and provide a good technical way for ontology learning.

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