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How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you… Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China. I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1 We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004. Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news

Effect of Alteplase Thrombolysis on Coagulation Function and Nerve Function of Patients with Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSION: Alteplase thrombolysis showed benefits in mitigating the coagulation function and nerve function damage of patients with ischemic stroke, especially within 3 hours after the onset, with a high safety profile.PMID:35586691 | PMC:PMC9110162 | DOI:10.1155/2022/9440271
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - May 19, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hong-Ying Zhao Guo-Tao Yang Hui-Fang Zhang Wen-Hao Wang Source Type: research

Network Meta-analysis: Aspirin plus Traditional Chinese Medicine for stroke prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Publication date: Available online 18 April 2020Source: Journal of Herbal MedicineAuthor(s): Zhangsheng Wang, Zeng Tang, Xu Peng, Wenqing Zhu, Xu Yingjia, Lei Ge, Junbo Ge
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - April 18, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Study of Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic Interaction of Bojungikki-Tang with Aspirin in Healthy Subjects and Ischemic Stroke Patients.
Conclusions: These results suggest that coadministration of BJIKT with aspirin may not result in herb-drug interaction. PMID: 29599812 [PubMed]
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - March 31, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research

Role of Antiplatelet Therapy in Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
Authors: Manaktala R, Kluger J Abstract Patients with atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of having a cardioembolic stroke. The use of oral anticoagulation is now well established to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation and a CHA2DS2-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years [2 points], diabetes mellitus, prior stroke/transient ischemic attack or thromboembolism [2 points], vascular disease, age 65 to 74 years, and sex category) score of greater than 1, beyond sex. However, the role of antiplatelet therapy, specifically aspirin in low-risk patients or as an alternative to o...
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - November 29, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research

Anti-embolic effect of Taorenchengqi Tang in rats with embolic stroke induced by occluding middle cerebral artery.
CONCLUSION: Either TRCQT alone or TRCQT plus aspirin exhibits potent neuroprotective effect by reducing infarct volume without changing the status of SAH, ICH and gastric bleeding possibly via inhibiting the platelet activation and increasing bleeding time. PMID: 31682375 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine - May 31, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Li J, Chang T, Chang N, Li J, Thanasekaran J, Chang CC Tags: J Tradit Chin Med Source Type: research

Influence of acupoint-injection on TXB 2 and 6-keto-PGF 1a in patients with pseudobulbar palsy: a randomized controlled trial
ConclusionXNJ-AI at Fengchi (GB 20) can improve the patients ’ swallowing function and balance the levels of TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1 α in plasma.
Source: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science - January 31, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Turmeric: Nature ’s Miracle Root for Disease
My friends Lelir and Westi in Bali don’t like to go to doctors. Nature is their pharmacy. You see, Lelir is a Balian. That means “herbal healer.” And Westi’s plantation is bursting with healing plants.  But one plant stands out above all the others. Lelir uses it to make a daily immune-boosting elixir as well as an anti-aging facial scrub. Balians use it as an antibiotic and for liver support. They boil it with milk and sugar to treat the common cold and allergies. Rural doctors make it into a paste with lime to ease sore joints. They make drinks to treat fevers and stomach pain. They mix it wi...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 20, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Natural Cures Source Type: news

Better than Aspirin for Your Heart
If you’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, the chances are you’ve been told to take low-dose aspirin every day as a preventative measure against heart attack and stroke. It’s most commonly prescribed for patients with congestive heart failure. This is the inability of your heart to pump as much blood as your body needs. And this is a big worry to me, because there is very little evidence that aspirin helps. In fact, regular use of aspirin — even baby aspirin — can do you more harm than good. Common Aspirin Beliefs The idea is that aspirin thins the blood, making it easier to pump.  It is also s...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 1, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Heart Health Source Type: news

Antrodia camphorata Potentiates Neuroprotection against Cerebral Ischemia in Rats via Downregulation of iNOS/HO-1/Bax and Activated Caspase-3 and Inhibition of Hydroxyl Radical Formation.
In this study, we sought to investigate the molecular mechanisms of neuroprotective effects of A. camphorata in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) rats. A selective occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) with whole blood clots was used to induce ischemic stroke in rats and they were orally treated with A. camphorata (0.25 and 0.75 g/kg/day) alone or combined with aspirin (5 mg/kg/day). To provide insight into the functions of A. camphorata mediated neuroprotection, the expression of Bax, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and activated caspase-3 was determined by Western blot a...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - September 19, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research