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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

Please note that the most twenty recent research archive items are free to view but access to the thousands of items in the archive require a journal subscription.

Rehmannia decoction enhances recovery from spinal injury

Categories: Neurological, Back

Di Huang Yin Zi (DHYZ, Rehmannia Decoction), a traditional Chinese herbal formula used to treat neurological disorders, has been found to improve neurological function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), and may be an effective adjuvant therap ...

Acupuncture reduces whiplash pain

Categories: Neck, Miscellaneous

Just one session of acupuncture treatment can result in improvement in pain sensitivity for patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), according to a Belgian study.

Acupuncture can improve tinnitus

Categories: Ear/hearing disorders

An Iranian study suggests that acupuncture can improve tinnitus.

Korean hand acupuncture helps IBS symptoms

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders

Korean hand acupuncture (KHA) has been shown to be effective in relieving symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Herbal formula increases pregnancy rates in IVF

Categories: Infertility

Chinese researchers have found that adding Er Zhi Tian Gui granules (ETG, Two Ultimates Tian Gui Granules) to the treatment regime of women undergoing IVF can reduce the dosage of gonadotropin (Gn) required for ovarian stimulation and shorten treatme ...

Acupuncture soothes dry eyes

Categories: Eye disorders

Acupuncture out-performs artificial tears in the treatment of dry eye syndrome, according to South Korean researchers.

Acupuncture better than antidepressants for PTSD

Categories: Psychological / emotional

A study of Chinese earthquake victims suggests that electro-acupuncture (EA) is more effective than paroxetine for treating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Acupuncture increases effect of antidepressants

Categories: Psychological / emotional

Research carried out in China has found that both manual and electro-acupuncture can improve quality of life for depressed patients undergoing treatment with the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil).

Acupuncture helps restore bowel function after surgery

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders

Clinicians in Hong Kong have found that electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment reduces both the duration of post-operative ileus (POI - hypomotility of the gastrointestinal tract following surgery) and length of hospital stay following laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. In a prospective study, 165 cancer patients undergoing laparoscopy were assigned randomly to three groups, who received EA o ...

Dang Gui Decoction effective for menopausal symptoms

Categories: Gynaecology, Menopausal syndrome

A phase II clinical trial of a Chinese herbal decoction, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (DBT, Dang Gui Decoction to Tonify the Blood), has shown that it can significantly improve physical and psychological scores and significantly reduce vasomotor symptoms for ...

Acupuncture helps with dry mouth due to cancer treatment

Categories: Cancer, Nose and mouth

A multi-centre trial carried out in the UK has concluded that acupuncture can provide significant symptom relief for cancer patients with radiation-induced xerostomia.

Acupuncture helps with breast cancer fatigue

Categories: Fatigue, Cancer

A study by UK researchers has found acupuncture to be effective at managing cancer-related fatigue (CRF).

Acupuncture provides additional benefit for IBS

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders

A large trial of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has shown that the treatment has significant benefits.

Meditation and ear acupuncture help cocaine addicts abstain

Categories: Substance abuse

An American study has found that adding breathing-based integrative meditation and ear acupressure (IMEA) to outpatient treatment of cocaine addiction decreases drug cravings and leads to higher abstinence rates.

Herbal formula reduces Tourette's tics

Categories: Babies & children / paediatrics, Psychological / emotional, Neurological

A Chinese herbal formula, 'Ningdong granules' (NDG), has been shown to reduce tics in children with Tourette's syndrome.

NICE recommends acupuncture for headache

Categories: Headache & migraine

NICE (the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has published new clinical guidelines on the treatment of headaches.

Ginseng prevents hypotension during dialysis

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Herb research

Chewing slices of ginseng root while having haemodialysis can prevent patients' blood pressure from dropping dangerously, according to Taiwanese investigators.

Salvia improves oxidative stress in diabetes

Categories: Diabetes, Heart / Cardiac, Herb research

An extract of Dan Shen (Radix Salvia Miltiorrhizae) can reduce oxidative stress in diabetic patients with chronic heart disease (CHD).

Placebo effect makes evolutionary sense

Categories: Acupuncture research

Up until now, the placebo effect has seemed to make no sense…if people are able to heal themselves unaided, why does the body wait for a sugar pill to prompt recovery?

The placebo effect and how therapeutic rituals affect the brain

Categories: Acupuncture research

A review by an Italian author has examined the placebo effect in terms of the 'therapeutic ritual' created around the patient and how this plays a crucial role in the therapeutic outcome.