Natural medicine is a system of therapy that administrates natural agents and their derivatives to treat human diseases.This medicine has been used to treat many kinds of human diseases for thousands of years.The trea...Natural medicine is a system of therapy that administrates natural agents and their derivatives to treat human diseases.This medicine has been used to treat many kinds of human diseases for thousands of years.The treatment protocols of natural medicine are integrative in nature,and are required to utilize the most appropriate therapies to address the needs of the individual patient.Because of the relative convenience,safety and efficacy,natural medicine is now increasing worldwide.Naturopathic doctors are licensed in many areas of the world and regulated partly by law in these areas,which is quite different from various other forms of complementary and alternative medicine.Liver diseases,such as hepatitis,liver cirrhosis and liver carcinoma,are serious health problems worldwide.Nearly half of the natural agents used in treatment of liver diseases today are natural products and their derivatives.Although natural medicine is beneficial and safe,physicians should pay close attention to the potential side-effects of the naturopathic agents,which lead to liver injury,interstitial pneumonia and acute respiratory failure.Therefore,when administrating naturopathic protocols to patients for the treatment of liver diseases,we should try our best to prevent and avoid as much as possible the negative impact of these medicines.This article highlights the current practice and recommended improvement of natural medicines in the treatment of liver diseases and gives some specific examples to emphasize the prevention and management of adverse reactions of the natural agents and suggests that natural medicine should be cautiously used to treat liver problems.展开更多
Objective: To observe the treatment effect of acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) on nausea and vomiting induced by Amifostine for myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS). Methods...Objective: To observe the treatment effect of acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) on nausea and vomiting induced by Amifostine for myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS). Methods: Totally 124 eligible subjects intervened by Amifostine were randomized into 2 groups by the visiting order, an observation group and a control group, 62 in each group. The control group was intervened by conventional treatment, while the observation group was by acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae)in addition to the same conventional treatment. The occurrence rate of nausea and vomiting in the two groups were observed. Results: After intervention, the occurrence rate of nausea and vomiting in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.01). Conclusion: Acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) can produce a content effect on nausea and vomiting induced by Amifostine for MDS.展开更多
文摘Natural medicine is a system of therapy that administrates natural agents and their derivatives to treat human diseases.This medicine has been used to treat many kinds of human diseases for thousands of years.The treatment protocols of natural medicine are integrative in nature,and are required to utilize the most appropriate therapies to address the needs of the individual patient.Because of the relative convenience,safety and efficacy,natural medicine is now increasing worldwide.Naturopathic doctors are licensed in many areas of the world and regulated partly by law in these areas,which is quite different from various other forms of complementary and alternative medicine.Liver diseases,such as hepatitis,liver cirrhosis and liver carcinoma,are serious health problems worldwide.Nearly half of the natural agents used in treatment of liver diseases today are natural products and their derivatives.Although natural medicine is beneficial and safe,physicians should pay close attention to the potential side-effects of the naturopathic agents,which lead to liver injury,interstitial pneumonia and acute respiratory failure.Therefore,when administrating naturopathic protocols to patients for the treatment of liver diseases,we should try our best to prevent and avoid as much as possible the negative impact of these medicines.This article highlights the current practice and recommended improvement of natural medicines in the treatment of liver diseases and gives some specific examples to emphasize the prevention and management of adverse reactions of the natural agents and suggests that natural medicine should be cautiously used to treat liver problems.
基金supported by Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
文摘Objective: To observe the treatment effect of acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) on nausea and vomiting induced by Amifostine for myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS). Methods: Totally 124 eligible subjects intervened by Amifostine were randomized into 2 groups by the visiting order, an observation group and a control group, 62 in each group. The control group was intervened by conventional treatment, while the observation group was by acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae)in addition to the same conventional treatment. The occurrence rate of nausea and vomiting in the two groups were observed. Results: After intervention, the occurrence rate of nausea and vomiting in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0.01). Conclusion: Acupoint sticking at Shenque(CV 8) with ginger-prepared Ban Xia(Rhizoma Pinelliae) can produce a content effect on nausea and vomiting induced by Amifostine for MDS.
