Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 In issue #5, 2004 on pages 390-392 of the Zhong Yi Za Zhi (Journal of ), there's an article which is a literature survey on recent Chinese medical research and osteoporosis. The following singles have been proven to increase osteoblastosis: Yin Yang Huo Huang Qi Xu Duan Du Zhong Bu Gu Zhi Dan Shen was shown to markedly slow osteoclastosis as well as slow postmenopausal bone loss. As for polypharmacy formulas, positive research has been carried out using protocols for the following patterns: 1. Yang vacuity 2. Yin vacuity 3. Kidney yin & yang dual vacuity 4. Spleen-kidney dual vacuity 5. Qi & blood dual vacuity A lot of the cited research was done on rats. The authors equate osteoporosis with bone wilting (gu wei) and say that it is closely associated with the three viscera of the kidneys, liver, and spleen. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 , " Bob Flaws " <pemachophel2001> wrote: > In issue #5, 2004 on pages 390-392 of the Zhong Yi Za Zhi (Journal of > ), there's an article which is a literature survey on > recent Chinese medical research and osteoporosis. The following > singles have been proven to increase osteoblastosis: > > Yin Yang Huo > Huang Qi > Xu Duan > Du Zhong > Bu Gu Zhi I also read this article, very nice. What I was wondering from the more western minded members, is the following: I have a 4th stage avascular necrosis (head of the femor) patient and was wondering where does osteoblastic activity take place. IS it anywhere that the bone needs to regrow or regenerate? More specifically since there is not vascular flow in this region (head of the femur) can osteoblastic activity occur? Any insights? - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Jason, Check this out, it may offer some answers. http://www.nsbri.org/HumanPhysSpace/focus6/ep_development.html " ......This is accomplished as bone is continually deposited by osteoblasts, while at the same time, it is continually being reabsorbed (broken down and digested by the body) by osteoclasts (Figure 5). Osteoblasts are found on the outer surfaces of the bones and in the bone cavities. A small amount of osteoblastic activity occurs continually in all living bones (on about 4% of all surfaces at any given time) so that at least some new bone is being formed constantly..... " There is also some info on the hormones involved in osteoblastic activity. Daniel C. Luthi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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