News tagged with traditional herbal medicine


Hong Kong prescribes new dose of old Chinese medicine

The young woman pours a pack of brown powder into a glass of hot water, stirs it well and drinks the murky mixture down, hoping the traditional Chinese medicine will cure her feverish cold.

Medications created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Chinese medicine may hold the key to treating diabetes

(Medical Xpress)—Traditional Chinese medicine could be a key weapon in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, a joint international study has found.

Diabetes created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nestle ventures into Chinese medicine with pharma deal

The world's biggest food group Nestle is moving into traditional Chinese medicine by joining forces with Chinese pharma group Chi-Med, the Swiss group said on Wednesday.

Other created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spice allergy: Sugar and spice and everything not so nice

Imagine a world where you could never dine away from home, wear makeup, smell of sweet perfumes or eat a large percentage of food on store shelves. According to allergists at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology ...

Immunology created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Herbal remedy blamed for high cancer rate in Taiwan: study

A toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy is linked to more than half of all cases of urinary tract cancer in Taiwan where use of traditional medicine is widespread, said a US study Monday.

Cancer created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0