qing gan huo xue fang and liver fibrosis

[Guest guest]

A promising article:

 

http://tinyurl.com/e74bq

 

" Effect of Chinese medicine Qinggan Huoxuefang on inducing HSC apoptosis in

alcoholic liver fibrosis rats "

 

This article is part of a global trend that finds that liver cirrhosis may

well be reversible.

Chinese medicine may have something to offer in this regard. Take a look at

the references at the end of the article for further research (both English

and Chinese articles).

 

The formula ( qing gan huo xue fang ) is made up of the following

ingredients:

 

chai hu 9

huang qin 9

dan shen 15

bie jia 9

ge gen 15

 

Regards,

 

Tom.

 

Acupunctuurpraktijk Tom Verhaeghe

Stationsplein 59

B-8770 Ingelmunster

051 699 005

tom.verhaeghe

www.chinese-geneeskunde.be

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

What a brilliant yet simple formula!

 

Chai Hu and huang qin as pair herbs clear liver

depression, harmonize the shao yang and eliminate GB

and liver heat. Dan Shen dispels blood stasis and

promotes new tissue, Bie Jia nourishes yin to

extinguish liver wind, hardens softness, treats

hepatomegaly increases plasma protein, treats costal

chondritis, and Ge Gen assists Chai Hu and Huang Qin

to release the Shao Yang, treats damp heat along with

Huang qin, and has a marked anti-alchoholic effect.

 

Is this a modern formula?

 

Yehuda Frischman, LAc

 

--- Tom Verhaeghe <tom.verhaeghe

wrote:

 

> A promising article:

>

> http://tinyurl.com/e74bq

>

> " Effect of Chinese medicine Qinggan Huoxuefang on

> inducing HSC apoptosis in

> alcoholic liver fibrosis rats "

>

> This article is part of a global trend that finds

> that liver cirrhosis may

> well be reversible.

> Chinese medicine may have something to offer in this

> regard. Take a look at

> the references at the end of the article for further

> research (both English

> and Chinese articles).

>

> The formula ( qing gan huo xue fang ) is made up of

> the following

> ingredients:

>

> chai hu 9

> huang qin 9

> dan shen 15

> bie jia 9

> ge gen 15

>

> Regards,

>

> Tom.

>

> Acupunctuurpraktijk Tom Verhaeghe

> Stationsplein 59

> B-8770 Ingelmunster

> 051 699 005

> tom.verhaeghe

> www.chinese-geneeskunde.be

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, yehuda frischman

< wrote:

>

> What a brilliant yet simple formula!

>

> Chai Hu and huang qin as pair herbs clear liver

> depression, harmonize the shao yang and eliminate GB

> and liver heat. Dan Shen dispels blood stasis and

> promotes new tissue, Bie Jia nourishes yin to

> extinguish liver wind, hardens softness, treats

> hepatomegaly increases plasma protein, treats costal

> chondritis, and Ge Gen assists Chai Hu and Huang Qin

> to release the Shao Yang, treats damp heat along with

> Huang qin, and has a marked anti-alchoholic effect.

>

> Is this a modern formula?

>

> Yehuda Frischman, LAc

 

 

As far as I know, this is not a classical formula, although it has the

elegance to become one...

I googled a few Chinese websites and found that the formula is

increasingly being researched in China.

 

This page http://tinyurl.com/msblc says that Shanghai Uni of TCM did

the following study:

Out of 120 patients with Alcoholic Liver Disease 60 got qing gan huo

xue fang, 30 received xiao chai hu tang and 30 received western

medical treatment.

QGHXF produced the best results and significantly improved Liver

enzyme function, reduced liver fibrosis, reduced lipid peroxidation,

and clearly improved fatty liver (adiposis hepatica),...

 

Tom.

[Guest guest]

, yehuda frischman

< wrote:

> What a brilliant yet simple formula!

 

I translated a study design for cirrhosis research awhile back for our

dept head in the CM division at Chang Gung hospital in Taiwan. I

remember that they were getting pretty good results for xue fu zhu yu

tang, and they had reviewed some other studies that showed that xue fu

zhu yu tang outperformed placebo in humans and outperformed other

drugs in rats.

 

Eric

[Guest guest]

WM is starting to look at multi system relationships

 

Hormonal and reproductive factors are associated with chronic low back pain and

chronic upper extremity pain in women--the MORGEN study. Spine. 2006 Jun

1;31(13):1496-502. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of 11,428 women aged

20-59 years who were included in a postal questionnaire survey in the Dutch

general population. OBJECTIVE: To examine how hormonal and reproductive factors

are associated with chronic low back pain (LBP) and chronic upper extremity pain

(UEP) in women. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Although LBP is suggested to be

linked to hormonal and reproductive factors in women, results from previous

studies are inconclusive. In addition, the association with chronic UEP is

unknown. METHODS: Multivariate logistic regression models were used to examine

associations between hormonal and reproductive factors (independent variables)

and, respectively, chronic LBP, chronic UEP and combined chronic LBP/UEP.

Associations were adjusted for age, level of education, working status, smoking,

and overweight. RESULTS: Past pregnancy, young maternal age at first birth,

duration of oral contraceptive use, and use of estrogens during menopause were

associated with chronic LBP, while young age at menarche was associated with

chronic UEP. Irregular or prolonged menstruation and hysterectomy were

associated both with chronic LBP and chronic UEP. No positive associations were

found for current pregnancy and number of children. CONCLUSIONS: In adult women,

hormonal and reproductive factors are associated with chronic musculoskeletal

pain in general. Factors related to increased estrogen levels may specifically

increase the risk of chronic LBP.

 

 

 

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This is why we need injections in our scope of practice

[Evaluation on clinical therapeutic effect of needle-knife therapy on cervical

spondylosis] Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006 May;26(5):316-8.

OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic effects of needle-knife therapy and

acupuncture on cervical spondylosis. METHODS: Multi-central clinical randomized

controlled trial was adopted. The patients were divided into a needle-knife

treatment group treated with needle-knife therapy at the upper and lower

interspinal ligaments of the affected vertebral body and bilateral posterior

joint capsules; and the acupuncture control group were treated with acupuncture

at Laozhen, Ashi points and cervical Jiaji points, etc. The short-term and the

long-term therapeutic effects were observed at the end of the therapeutic course

and 6 months after the end of the therapeutic course. RESULTS: The short-term

therapeutic effect and the long-term therapeutic effect were 91.3% and 94.7% in

the needle-knife treatment group and 59.4% and 56.6% in the acupuncture control

group, respectively, with a very significant difference between the two groups

(P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The needle-knife treatment in the therapeutic effect on

cervical spondylosis is superior to acupuncture treatment.

 

 

 

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