Enhanced Biogas Yield of Chinese Herbal Medicine Extraction Residue by Hydrothermal Pretreatment

Pretreatment of feedstock for enhanced biogas production

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine

Lida Teng, BSc, is a PhD student at the Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, School of Pharmacy, University of London; Debbie Shaw, BSc, is a research scientist at the Medical Toxicology Unit, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Joanne Barnes, PhD, MRPharmS, is associate professor in herbal medicines at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Scie...

Biogas Production from Chinese Herb-extraction Residues: Influence of Biomass Composition on Methane Yield

The Chinese traditional medicine industry is developing quickly in China, and there is a growing demand for the reasonable treatment of Chinese herb-extraction residues (CHER) that are generated during the process of preparing such medicines. Different from other biomass materials, the nutrient composition of CHER discharged from different producers may vary widely, which makes the study of CHE...

Chinese herbal medicine for endometriosis.

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of tissue that is morphologically and biologically similar to normal endometrium in locations outside the uterus. Surgical and hormonal treatment of endometriosis have unpleasant side effects and high rates of relapse. In China, treatment of endometriosis using Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is routine and considerable research into the r...

Is the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine on polycystic ovarian syndrome enhanced by acupuncture in rats?

The objective of the present study is to investigate whether acupuncture could significantly enhance the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) rats by testosterone propionate. Forty female Sprague–Dawley rats were equally divided into normal control group (Group A), model group (Group B), CHM combined with acupuncture group (Group C) and CHM gr...