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Thoughts from Dr. Luke: Acupuncture Without Needle
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What is Nano Herbs Light? Nano Herbs® Light (NHL) is a revolutionary acupuncture technology that allows patients to achieve the results of acupuncture without the use of needles. "Many of our practitioners utilize his magnificent, new age technology in their offices and they all report excellent success in their patients to manage various health disorders using his method of health system." ~ Dr. Devi S. Nambudripad, MD, DC, L.Ac.,Ph.D. NHL uses a combination of Traditional Chinese Medicines (Nano Herbs® and Nano Vita® Water ) and state of the art technology (Nano Light System – a dual light system that includes...
TCVM Research Update: Evidence-Based Application of Acupuncture for Pain Management in Companion Animal Medicine
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Evidence-Based Application of Acupuncture for Pain Management in Companion Animal Medicine by Janice L. Huntingford 1,2,* and Michael C. Petty 3 1Essex Animal Hospital, 355 Talbot St N, Essex, ON N8M 2W3, Canada 2Chi University, 9650 W Hwy 318, Reddick, FL 32686, USA 3Arbor Pointe Veterinary Hospital, Animal Pain Center, 42043 Ford Rd, Canton, MI 48187, USA *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9(6), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9060252 Received: 31 March 2022 / Revised: 3 May 2022 / Accepted: 18 May 2022 / Published: 26 May 2022 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Frontiers of Herbal Medicine...
Research Update: Comparison Between Healthcare Professionals and the General Population on ...
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Parameters Related to Natural Remedies Used During the COVID-19 Pandemic J Multidiscip Healthc. 2021; 14: 3523–3532. Published online 2021 Dec 24. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S343140 PMCID: PMC8714005 PMID: 34992379 Amna Alotiby 1 and Maram Alshareef 2 Abstract Introduction Herbal medicine is commonly used for symptom relief and treatment because of its availability and lack of prescription regulation. However, the use of herbs is associated with adverse effects, drug interaction, and sometimes life-threatening complications. During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, herbs were used when modern medicine failed to treat or immunize people against the virus in its early course. Although trials are still ongoing,...
Thoughts from Dr. Luke: Coronavirus Subvariant XBB.1.5 and Traditional Chinese Medicine
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After months and months of SARS-CoV-2, one has emerged in the United States which overwhelms the rest: XBB.1.5, an Omicron offshoot that the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning as the most transmissible yet. Roughly 75 percent of new cases in the northeastern United States at the moment are cases of this subvariant. But “the estimated infection rise doesn’t appear to be nearly as steep as the rise of the original Omicron variant BA.1. It doesn’t yet appear to be closely linked to hospitalizations in the places where it’s gained a foothold so far,” says Shaun Truelove, an infectious disease...
Research Update: Progress in Traditional Chinese Medicine Against Respiratory Viruses: A Review
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Front. Pharmacol., 31 August 2021Sec. Ethnopharmacology https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.743623 Bao-Hong Li1, Zhong-Yuan Li1, Miao-Miao Liu1, Jing-Zhen Tian1* and Qing-Hua Cui2,3* 1College of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China 2Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China 3Qingdao Academy of Chinese Medicinal Sciences, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, China Respiratory viruses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-1, SARS-CoV-2, influenza A viruses, and respiratory syncytial virus, pose a serious threat to society. Based on the guiding principles of “holism” and “syndrome differentiation and treatment”, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has unique...