Herbal Medicine: Promising Treatment for Chemotherapy-Induced Ovarian Dysfunction

Traditional herbal medicine, Rikkunshito, for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Targeting Neurogenesis: A Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Post-Stroke Treatment with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Recent progress suggests that neural stem/progenitor cells can potentially develop into new functional neurons in adult brain, offering hope for regeneration therapies for stroke treatment. Targeting adult neurogenesis becomes a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for brain repair and recovery of neurological functions. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history with accumulated...

Herbal medicine for obesity treatment: a review

The obesity drug development is presently not a bright and successful story. So far, drugs reported to be effective, either from synthetic or natural sources, mostly stimulated controversy due to serious adverse effects, which ended with stopping clinical trials or even withdrawal from the market. However, obesity and its comorbidity have become rapidly a major problem in both developed and dev...

Chinese Herbal Medicine and Fluorouracil-Based Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

Background Chinese herbal medicines reportedly increase efficacy and minimize toxicity of chemotherapy; however, little attention has been paid to how poor study quality can bias outcomes. Methods We systematically searched MEDLINE, TCMLARS, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library for randomized controlled trials of Chinese herbal medicines combined with fluorouracil-based chemotherapy compared with the s...

Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a commonly diagnosed childhood disorder that affects approximately 3 to 7% of children. As a result, ADHD is one of the most common presenting problems among children referred to mental health professionals. Pharmacotherapy is the most commonly recommended intervention for ADHD and it has been shown to be the optimal treatment option in cases w...