Xiao-Chai-Hu-Tang is a blended traditional oriental medicine, which consists of seven crude extracts of Bzipleuri radix, Pinetliae ttiber, SZuteltariae r dix, Ziz.yPhi .frticttts, Ginseng radix, Glycvrrhizae radix and Zingiberis rhiaoma. It has been reported (1, 17, 29) that Xiao-Chai-Hu-Tang has many pharmacologic efli2cts including anti-inflammatory action, anti-allergic action, immunoactivat...

The purpose of this survey was to document the experience of Korean Medicine doctors (KMD) who provided postoperative care to patients through integrative medicine and to understand their opinions about integrative medicine utilization. Three researchers (two with a KMD license) of the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine conducted the survey. The questionnaire was distributed via e-mail to the...

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Chinese scalp acupuncture is a contemporary acupuncture technique integrating traditional Chinese needling methods with Western medical knowledge of representative areas of the cerebral cortex. It has been proven to be a most effective technique for treating acute and chronic central nervous system disorders. Scalp acupuncture often produces remarkable results with just a few needles and usuall...

This article covers introductory concepts regarding Oriental medicine, its historical context, yin and yang principles, and Five-Phase theory. It discusses organ theory, patient examination, diagnosis, the meridian network system, and treatment modalities such as acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, giving a brief overview of the different acupuncture and Oriental medical styles practiced i...

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is currently the best-preserved and most influential traditional medical system with the largest number of users worldwide. In recent years, the trend of TCM adoption has increased greatly, but the process of TCM internationalization has suffered from a series of setbacks for both internal and external reasons. Thus, the process of TCM internationalization fac...

I examine financial linkages in East Asia before the 1997-98 crisis by testing long-run and causal relationships between Japan’s saving and eight other Asian economies’ domestic investment. The results suggest that there is a long-run (cointegrating) relationship between Japan’s saving and the domestic investments of four of the five crisis economies and Taiwan. There is also evidence that Japa...

The Asian crisis represented a watershed in monetary policy-making in east Asia. Suddenly gone, in many cases, was the guiding principle of stability of the currency against the US dollar. Suddenly gone, in some cases, was the senior management of the central bank itself. New goals, and new means to achieve them, were needed. In a number of Asian central banks, new leaders faced the challenge o...

Access to electrification in rural areas of East Timor is extremely limited with as few as 5% of rural households connected to electricity. The government of East Timor intends to increase rural access to electricity significantly in the coming decade. The introduction of small PV systems is envisaged for many households in the most remote areas. Several agencies have piloted the introduction o...

Since the publication of "Application Guideline for Western Traditional Herbal Medicines as OTC Drugs" in 2007, only two European ethnopharmaceuticals, Vitis vinifera L., folium extract (Antistax) and Vitex agnus-castus L., fructus extract (Prefemin), have been approved as OTC drugs in Japan. In this review, we describe the current regulation of Western ethnopharmaceuticals in Japan, summarize ...