Traditional Chinese Herbs in Treatment of Neurological and Neurosurgical Disorders

Traditional Chinese herbs in treatment of neurological and neurosurgical disorders.

EDITOR'S NOTE With the rapid increase in communication and exchange of ideas between China and North America during the past decade, there has been considerable interest amongst Western physicians in traditional Chinese medicine and the use of herbal preparations for a variety of medical problems. The exact chemical constituents of many of these preparations are still unknown and few of the tre...

Antioxidant Activity of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs have been used for thousands of years to treat numerous ailments. In recent years, these herbs have been the focus of attention due to their medicinal and pharmacological benefi ts. In the present study, 25 types of herbs commonly used in Chinese medicinal culinary diets were quantitatively investigated for their various antioxidant activities. Using the 1,1-...

Affective Disorders, Monoamine Oxidase and Chinese herbs

Application of Traditional Chinese Medical Herbs in Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common viral pathogen of the lower respiratory tract, which, in the absence of effective management, causes millions of cases of severe illness per year. Many of these infections develop into fatal pneumonia. In a review of English and Chinese medical literature, recent traditional Chinese medical herb- (TCMH-) based progress in the area of prevention and ...

Diabetes Cognitive Impairments and the Effect of Traditional Chinese Herbs

The problem of cognitive impairment resulting from diabetes is gaining more acceptance and attention. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus have been proved to be associated with reduced performance on numerous domains of cognitive function. Although the exact mechanisms of cognitive impairments in diabetes have not been completely understood, hyperglycemia and insulin resistance seem to pla...