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Usefulness and effectiveness of herbal medicines in stroke: Narrative review
ABSTRACT Stroke causes various disabilities, reducing the quality of life and motivation for life. It is also one of the major causes of death in the aging population. Therefore, prevention and treatment are crucial. In conventional medicine, thrombolysis and various surgical techniques have been developed and used to treat stroke, but, despite the advancements and benefits, many patients still experience various disabilities. In East Asian countries, herbal prescriptions have been widely used for the treatment and prevention of stroke. Recently, the efficacy of herbal complexes as an adjunct to conventional treatment has ...
Source: Traditional and Kampo Medicine - September 30, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ki ‐Ho Cho, Seungwon Kwon Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research

Evidence Base of Clinical Studies on Qi Gong: A Bibliometric Analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Qigong research publications have been increasing gradually. Reports on study types, participants, Qigong Intervention, and outcomes are diverse and inconsistent. There is an urgent need to develop a set of reporting standards for various interventions of Qigong. Further trials of high methodological quality with sufficient sample size and real world studies are needed to verify the effects of Qigong in health and disease management. PMID: 32444061 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - April 30, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zhang YP, Hu RX, Han M, Lai BY, Liang SB, Chen BJ, Robinson N, Chen K, Liu JP Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research

< em > Angelica gigas < /em > : Signature Compounds, < em > In Vivo < /em > Anticancer, Analgesic, Neuroprotective and Other Activities, and the Clinical Translation Challenges
Am J Chin Med. 2022 Jul 23:1-53. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X2250063X. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAngelica gigas Nakai (AGN) root is a medicinal herbal widely used in traditional medicine in Korea. AGN root ethanolic extract dietary supplements are marketed in the United States for memory health and pain management. We comprehensively reviewed the anticancer, analgesic, pro-memory and other bio-activities of AGN extract and its signature phytochemicals decursin, decursinol angelate, and decursinol a decade ago in 2012 and updated their anticancer activities in 2015. In the last decade, significant progress has been made for u...
Source: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine - July 25, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Junxuan L ü Cheng Jiang Todd D Schell Monika Joshi Jay D Raman Chengguo Xing Source Type: research