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Hi All,

 

In case you missed these sites, see:

 

(1) Taiwan Dept of Health site [Comm on Chin Med & Pharmacy] at

http://www.ccmp.gov.tw/en/information/formula.asp?

 

The data on 197 herbal formulas are in summary form only, i.e. no

depth of detail.

 

(2) Herbcentral pages at

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/herbcentral/a.html

 

The data are not very detailed but cover many herbs and give some

idea of their uses.

 

(3) A site [in Chinese, but with an English version also] for data on

acupuncture and herbal medicine: http://www.fx120.net/english/

 

Its TCM section is at: http://www.fx120.net/english/tcm/index.htm

 

There are some useful data there, but range of coverage and depth of

info is disappointing in many cases. But the search engine at

www.120so.com/search.aspx?query=Medicine & oldquery=Health & cols=

is useful.

 

Also see:

http://www.fx120.net/english/tcm/TCMT/TCMAC/TCMAT/lm6053_1.htm

There are links to great detail on Acupuncture Treatment of Asthma,

and on Scalp AP on that page.

 

ZANGFU treatment [links to great data]:

http://www.fx120.net/english/tcm/TCMT/TCMZF/lm6050_1.htm

 

" Cranberries May Help Keep Arteries Clear 2006-1-19 " came up on

http://www.fx120.net/english/HN/NEWA/200504040903179039.htm

 

In a study in pigs, cranberry juice helped relax blood vessels clogged

with high blood cholesterol and narrowed by atherosclerosis, according

to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of

Veterinary Medicine.

 

The pigs used in the study had a genetic defect -- familial

hypercholesterolemia (FH) -- that causes them to develop high blood

cholesterol, which in turn causes atherosclerosis and vascular

dysfunction. However, some of these pigs were fed cranberry juice

powder, made from whole cranberries, for six months and their blood

vessels started to function like those in normal pigs.

 

FH pigs that weren't fed the cranberry powder had much less vascular

relaxation than either normal pigs or the FH pigs that ate the cranberry

powder.

 

The study was to be presented Sunday at the Congress of the

International Union of Physiological Sciences, in San Diego.

 

Since the abnormal functioning of blood vessels is an important

component of heart disease, finding ways to improve vascular function

in patients with high cholesterol and atherosclerosis is critical to helping

protect these patients from consequence such as heart attack or stroke,

study lead researcher Kris Kruse-Elliott said in a prepared statement.

 

The value of fruits and vegetables in our diet has recently been an area

of intense research, and studies like this help us to understand the

specific mechanisms by which the nutrients we consume can protect

against heart disease, she said.

 

The research team now plans to determine which components of

cranberries are most important in improving vascular relaxation.

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