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Research Archive
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Sophora root as good as drugs for ulcerative colitis
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
A Chinese herbal medicine containing Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae flavescentis) has been shown to be as effective as the anti-inflammatory drug mesalamine for treating ulcerative colitis (UC).
Acupuncture improves menopause symptoms
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A pilot RCT carried out in the USA has found that while both traditional acupuncture (TA) and sham acupuncture (SA) can improve menopause-related vasomotor symptoms (VMS), only TA shows an impact on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Acupuncture reduces stress of infertility
Categories: Infertility
Acupuncture can help reduce stress for women experiencing infertility, according to Australian researchers.
Acupuncture helps cancer survivors with lymphoedema
Categories: Cancer
An exploratory study from the UK suggests that acupuncture and moxibustion can help improve quality of life for cancer survivors with lymphoedema.
Acupuncture for autism
Two systematic reviews have examined the use of acupuncture for autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Acupuncture for TMD
Categories: Temperomandibular / Jaw
A systematic review by Swiss authors supports the use of acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
Acupuncture better than drugs for migraine
Categories: Headache & migraine
cupuncture compares favourably with the drug topiramate for reducing migraine frequency, according to Taiwanese investigators.
Herbal formula treats PCOS effectively
Categories: Gynaecology, Infertility
A Chinese study has found that a Chinese herbal formula compares favourably with drug therapy for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Acupuncture reduces self-harming behaviour
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Self-administered acupuncture can reduce the frequency of self-injury and reduce emotional distress for patients who regularly engage in deliberate self-harm (DSH).
Remote needling can suppress trigger point pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Chinese research has confirmed that the irritability of a myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle can be suppressed by needling remote acupoints.
Adjunctive herbal therapy beneficial in Sjogren's syndrome
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Immunity
Chinese herbal medicine can help alleviate disease symptoms and improve quality of life for patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS), when added to standard drug therapy, according to Chinese researchers.
Herbs ease hot flushes
Categories: Menopausal syndrome
A mixture of traditional Chinese herbs thought to have weak oestrogen-like activity may help ease menopausal hot flushes, a small clinical trial suggests.
Herbal formula helps earthquake survivors with PTSD
Categories: Psychological / emotional
Chinese doctors have published a study describing the successful use of a modified form of Xiao Yao San (Free and Easy Wanderer) to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
Electro-stimulation of acupoints reduces postoperative pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Acupuncture research
Acupoint electrical stimulation (AES) can effectively reduce postoperative pain and analgesic usage, according to an RCT carried out in Taiwan.
Acupuncture helps cancer patients' dry mouth
Categories: Cancer, Nose and mouth
Acupuncture given concurrently with radiotherapy can significantly reduce xerostomia (dry mouth) and improve quality of life for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Acupuncture and sham equally effective for chemo nausea
Categories: Acupuncture research
An RCT carried out by Swedish researchers has found that acupuncture which causes deqi and sham acupuncture are experienced by patients as equally effective at treating radiotherapy-induced nausea.
Electro-acupuncture as effective as drugs for labour induction
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
A Brazilian group has shown that electro-acupuncture (EA) can be used to promote labour as efficiently as the prostaglandin analogue misoprostol, but with fewer obstetric complications.
Moxibustion shortens labour and reduces pain
Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Moxibustion at Sanyinjiao SP-6 may be able to markedly shorten the active phase of the first stage of labour and decrease pain due to uterine contractions, according to Taiwanese researchers.
Acupuncture reduces dental anxiety
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Dental
An Austrian research group has shown that auricular acupuncture can be used to effectively reduce anxiety in patients awaiting dental treatment.
Acupuncture helps asthma rehabilitation
Categories: Respiratory disorders
The addition of acupuncture to an inpatient asthma rehabilitation programme results in improvement in bronchial hyper-reactivity and reduced anxiety for paediatric patients.
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