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Cinnamon bark (Cinnamomi Cortex [Rou Gui]) has a potential role in the prevention of many diseases, according to a review by American authors.

A Chinese group has demonstrated that crude extracts from a number of Chinese herbs have in vitro activity against Candida species isolated from patients with HIV/AIDS. Herbal extracts with anti-Candida activity included Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan), Tu Jin Pi (Cortex Pseudolarix), Gao Liang Jiang (Rhizoma Alpiniae officinarum), Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Ding xiang (Flos Caryophylli [Clove]), Ro ...

The formula Di Huang Yin Zi (DHYZ) may be a useful therapeutic option in patients with ischaemic stroke, according to an international team of investigators ...

In a collaborative study between Chinese and US cancer centres, the Chinese formula Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang (RSYRT, ‘Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi’) has been found to significantly reduce severe fatigue in cancer patients ...

A multi-centre clinical trial conducted in China has found that a Chinese herbal formula may have therapeutic value in patients with both hypertension and metabolic syndrome, comparing favourably with the anti-hypertension drug irbesartan.

A five-year, multicentre clinical study carried out in China has demonstrated that taking a kidney-tonifying herbal formula increased bone mineral density and significantly reduced the incidence of fragility fractures in postmenopausal women.

American scientists have developed a biological method of testing the effects of herbal formulae using a laboratory model based on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. This worm shares genes for aging and other traits with humans and other organisms. The researchers tested Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (SQDB), a mixture of ten herbs used to combat fatigue, and an 11-herb formula, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (HLXL ...