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- Mitchell B Stargrove, ND, LAc

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Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:26 AM

[paracelsus] study: Chinese herbs for angina

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Yao WB, Yao MM. Treatment of 150 cases of angina pectoris due to coronary heart disease with lung-soothing liver-outthrusting decoction (shu fei da gan tang). Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2000: 1(3):156-161.

 

"A group of 150 patients with angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease was treated with an herbal formula (shu fei da gan tang) twice daily for a month. The formula was shown to be "markedly effective" or "effective" in reducing pain and shortness of breath in nearly 90% of patients."__________________________.............Paracelsus - Clinical Practice in the Healing Arts..................... sponsored by Integrative Medical Arts - IBISmedical.com ........http://franklin.oit.unc.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=paracelsus* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *You are currently d to paracelsus as: chemenwayTo send a blank email to leave-paracelsus-104370S* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *visit the HealthWWWeb and Integrative Medical Arts websites:.. http://www.HealthWWWeb.com .. http://www.integrativemedicalarts.com ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..learn more about IBIS - The Integrative BodyMind Information System, Interactions: IBIS Guide to Drug-Herb and Drug-Nutrients Interactions, and other IBISmedical.com Products......... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........Integrative Medicine, Natural Health and Alternative Therapies....

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At 7:51 AM -0700 1/11/01, Catherine Hemenway wrote:

Yao WB, Yao MM. Treatment of 150 cases

of angina pectoris due to coronary heart disease with lung-soothing

liver-outthrusting decoction (shu fei da gan tang). Clinical

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2000: 1(3):156-161.

 

" A group of 150 patients with

angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease was treated with an

herbal formula (shu fei da gan tang) twice daily for a month.

The formula was shown to be " markedly effective " or

" effective " in reducing pain and shortness of breath in

nearly 90% of patients. "

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I was the reviewer for this article, and I found the data quite

unconvincing. The journal published my dissenting reviewers comments.

I suggest anyone read the report carefully before drawing any

conclusions.

 

Rory

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Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2000: 1(3):156-161.

>>>where do you find this J

alon

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At 8:58 AM -0800 1/11/01, alonmarcus wrote:

>Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2000: 1(3):156-161.

> >>>where do you find this J

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www.harcourt-international.com/journals/caom

 

Rory