By Cathy
on July 31, 2011
This past weekend, Forbes published a story about a billionaire family who's family fortune is growing due to their investments in Chinese herbal medicine.
The company, called Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical gained 5.6% to close at 47.20 yuan, or $7.37. A rise 29% on its first day of trading. Most of money will be used to expand production of Chinese herbal medicines for cardio-cerebrovascular illness and the flu.
The Yiling’s 2010 revenue was approximately 1.6 billion yuan last year.
The family of chairman Wu Yiling, who with his children own 59% of the herb company, is currently worth $1.7 billion.
Wu is a graduate of Hebei Medical University with a bachelor’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM, and also holds a master’s degree in medicine from the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
China had a record 115 billionaires on the 2011 Forbes Billionaires list published earlier this …
By Cathy
on June 19, 2011
By: John McKenzie
By his own account, Dr. Randal Zusman, Director of blood-pressure medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, is a pill pusher. "I am very aggressive in the treatment of high blood pressure using drugs, using pills," he says.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Middle-aged Americans face a staggering 90 percent chance of developing the condition, according to a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
But the drugs used to treat it must be taken daily, usually for a lifetime. And they may have side effects, such as fatigue, depression and dizziness.
So Zusman is looking for alternatives for relieving hypertension. He thinks he may have found one in the ancient Chinese technique of acupuncture.
"There is an extensive literature from Asian and Russian communities …
By Susan M
on April 30, 2011
Every young teenage girl can't wait til they get their period, so they have experienced the right of passage into adulthood. Unfortunately, they are unaware of Premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Luckily, there is a cure to the cramps, fatigue and mood swings that does not involve amphetamines. Asian cultures have been using
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to treat the hormonal imbalances that accompany menstrual cycle related symptoms for centuries. Chinese medicine calls this an imbalance of Qi in the reproductive and other related organs. Acupuncture and herbs can re-establish the flow of Qi and bring a balance to the body allowing the body to function optimally without hormone regulators such as a birth control pills.
Often the underlying problem with PMS is the hormonal imbalance. Estrogen levels are commonly to high in relation to progesterone levels. What’s causing this imbalance? The most common cause
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By Sal S
on April 16, 2011
If you are pre-diabetic and were told that you would have to completely give up sweets (aka, one of the seven wonders of life), worry no more. Asian countries have been using Chinese Herbs for centuries to treat pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance or IGT), the precursor of diabetes but now there is some scientific evidence to support the Traditional Chinese Medicine claims.
The prestigious Cochran Review has just published a study they conducted on 1391 participants which says “evidence suggests Chinese herbal medicines are able to lower and normalize high blood glucose.”
Pre-diabetes is recognized by higher than normal blood sugar levels. People with pre-diabetes are advised to change their diets to control their blood glucose levels and prevent progression to diabetes. Chinese herbs are believed to work in a number of different ways to help normalize blood
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By Jennifer Dubowsky
on April 13, 2011
Eastern Medicine can be just as or even more effective as Western Medicine. Many people are not believers in Chinese Medicine. If you thought or still think Eastern Medicine is a hoax, check out this article and you may be enlightened by what you read.
Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM, can treat many health issues. While Chinese Medicine is well known for pain relief, there is so much more it can do. Improved fertility, digestive disorders,allergies/sinus infections, stress relief, insomnia, women’s issues are just a few of the problems that can be addressed with Chinese Medicine.
Let me go over some basics. Chinese Medicine encompasses more than just Acupuncture. It also includes Cupping, Moxabustion, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Tuina. I will give a brief description of each.
*Acupuncture – Acupuncture is the insertion of very fine needles into
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By Jennifer Dubowsky
on March 21, 2011
Every month women dread getting their period due to menstrual cramps, severe emotional roller coasters, bloat and fatigue. There is more to the menstrual cycle than those symptoms.
Chinese medicine describes 4 universal stages of the menstrual cycle.
The 4 stages include:
Stage 1 – Chinese medicine considers the actual bleeding period as stage 1. These days comprise the transition from yang to yin in your cycle. You go from being at your most yang with higher temperatures to lower temperatures accompanied by bleeding.
Stage 2- The follicular phase, in TCM terms, is the growth of yin. Think in terms of the growing follicle which contains the egg soon to be released
Stage 3- Ovulation, in TCM, is the transition back from yin to yang in the cycle. You go from growing an egg to releasing it.
Stage 4- TCM …
By Kath Bartlett L.Ac.
on January 18, 2011
Stop masking the problem with prescriptions drugs. CURE the problem with Chinese Medicine. Eastern medicine works to cure the problem or the disease from the source.
Chinese Herbs work differently than prescription medicines. Drugs generally work to suppress a symptom, not cure a disease. An example is diabetes, cholesterol or hypertension medications that control blood sugar, lipids (fats: cholesterol) or pressure only while you take them. If you stop the drug, the symptom persists.
In contrast to pharmaceuticals, Chinese medicine works to cure the disease. The herbs are slower acting: often they do not provide the immediate effect people have come to expect from drugs, such as pain killers or mind altering drugs: anti-depressants, anxiety and insomnia medications. This is because Chinese medicine is working at a deep level to change the
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By Sal S
on January 3, 2011
The CNN news piece called Around the World in 60 Seconds, has inspired me to enlighten my audience on what is happening around the world in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The spread of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM ) around the world in 60 seconds.
Hope you like numbers, in regards to TCM here’s some interesting ones. In the past 10 years, TCM has spread to over 160 countries and regions around the world with total exports of TCM products exceeding $1 billion. The treatment, education and scientific and technological communities of TCM have continuously expanded. 70 countries have signed 94 governmental agreements on TCM content. There are currently 47 TCM institutions of higher learning in China and over 600,000 qualified TCM medical practitioners over 370,000 of which are certified TCM physicians.
In America alone, 30 million people have tried acupuncture. The
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