Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) formulas are the major components of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) interventions. The general reporting quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CHM formulas is disappointing, although CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement extensions for herbal medicinal interventions and acupuncture interventions are available. A group of TCM...

The model of regulations on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Taiwan is often categorized as “equalization” or “non-discriminatory,” though in reality the TCM practice is unequally regulated or even marginalized. The thesis of this Article is that medical licensing law in Taiwan played a major role in marginalizing TCM in the medical system and thus delayed the acceptance of TCM by orthodox...

BACKGROUND Functional constipation is a common clinical complaint. Although the effectiveness of Ma Zi Ren Wan for alleviating functional constipation symptoms has been proven in a previous randomized placebo-controlled study, further evidence is needed to make clinical recommendations about Chinese herbal medicine. In particular, a comparison with conventional western medicine for functional c...

Patients' own account of the clinical progress is particularly important in situations of pain control, mental disturbances, and chronic problems. Chinese medicine does not directly target against a symptom or pathology, but emphasizes the maintenance of harmony between the vital forces of an individual. To achieve the harmony, usually long-termed treatment is required by consideration of the c...

OBJECTIVES To survey the pattern of traditional Chinese medicine usage among chronic hepatitis B patients. DESIGN Self-administered questionnaire survey. SETTING Hepatitis clinic at a university hospital in Hong Kong. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Proportion of chronic hepatitis B patients who have ever used traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and factors associa...

1Postdoctoral Workstation of Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 2The Futian Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 3The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 4Shenzhen Institute of Geriatrics, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 5Department of Rheumatolo...