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Precious herb ‘Tin Ma’ fights depression
CM NEWS - An ancient, precious and expensive Chinese herb might possess anti-depressant effect, according to a new study by scientists at the National Taiwan University. Read more »
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Acupuncture ‘increases IVF success’ by 65%
Times - Women who undergo IVF increase their chances of pregnancy if they are also treated with acupuncture, a new analysis suggests.
The benefits may be large — a 65% increase in the chance of becoming pregnant, and a 91% increase in the number of live births. Read more »
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Period pain hurts? Try Chinese herbs
CM NEWS - Got enough of that terrible period pain? Traditional Chinese medicine might offer hope for relief, according to a large scale review on the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine on primary dysmenorhoea.
What is dysmenorrhoea? Dysmenorrhoea is a very common complaint that refers to painful menstrual cramps in abdomen. Primary dysmenorrhoea refers to pain of an unknown cause (i.e. no medical condition is identified). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or the contraceptive pill have been used successfully for treatment but more women are looking for non-drug therapies.
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‘Happy tree’ yields a cancer-fighting drug
Vancouver Sun - B.C. cancer patients who don’t get better on standard treatment will be offered a locally developed experimental drug using a nanotechnology smart bomb type of treatment derived from the bark of the “happy tree,” indigenous to China. Read more »
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■ hypertension
Fat-free milk may help ease hypertension
CM NEWS - Women who drank more fat free milk and had higher intakes of calcium and vitamin D from foods, and not supplements, tended to have a lower risk for developing hypertension or high blood pressure, according to a new study published in the American Heart Association journal, Hypertension. Read more »
■ cholesterol
Asparagus root lowers cholesterol, nurtures heart
CM NEWS - Asparagus roots, or tian dong (天冬 or 天門冬) can lower cholesterol and blood lipid, thus help prevent atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases, a new study says. Read more »
■ gynecology
Vaginal dryness? Try this Thai plant
CM NEWS - A special herb which contains much higher plant-based female sex hormone than soy does shows positive results in alleviating vaginal dryness in postmenopausal women, a new study finds. Read more »
■ kidney
Herb stops cyst formation in kidney
CM NEWS - Substance triptolide derived from Chinese medicinal herb lei gong teng (雷公藤, Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f., Radix Tripterygium wilfordii, three-wing-nut) has the potential to stop cyst formation in polycystic kidney disease, as reported by the Daily India. This could mean a hope for the first treatment for the disease other than kidney transplant or frequent dialysis. Read more »
■ Heart
On Vacation
Hello readers,
Sorry I haven’t updated this site for a while. I’m on a long vacation 
Certainly I will resume writing more articles once I’m back. Stay tuned.
Susanna Ng
Chinese Medicine News
■ Diabetes
Black tea may beat diabetes
CM NEWS, NHS news - “Scientists claim a cup of tea may help cure diabetes,” according to the Daily Mirror. They and other news sources (BBC) report on research that found that some constituents of black tea (theaflavins and thearubigins) mimic the action of insulin in the body. For a long time green tea has been believed to have beneficial health properties and it is now suggested that black tea may also have some potential. Read more »
■ Cancer
‘Happy tree’ yields a cancer-fighting drug
Vancouver Sun - B.C. cancer patients who don’t get better on standard treatment will be offered a locally developed experimental drug using a nanotechnology smart bomb type of treatment derived from the bark of the “happy tree,” indigenous to China. Read more »
Broccoli sprouts cut bladder cancer risk by half
CM NEWS, American Association for Cancer Research release – A concentrated extract of freeze dried broccoli sprouts cut development of bladder tumours in an animal model by more than half, according to a report in the March 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Read more »
Germans search for new anti-cancer drugs from TCM
CM NEWS - A group of German scientists launched a systematic compound search in 76 Chinese medicinal plants that are believed to be effective against malignant tumours and other growths. The success rates so far are satisfactory. Read more »
■ lingzhi / reishi
Lingzhi slows progress of Alzheimer’s
CM NEWS - The legendary lingzhi mushroom has been shown to have another potential therapeutic function: to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more »
■ Catepillar fungus
‘Gold-plated’ catepillar fungus boosts immunity, lowers blood sugar
CM NEWS - Cordyceps sinensis, or commonly known as catepillar fungus and dong chong xia cao (冬蟲夏草) in Chinese, is an expensive traditional Chinese medicine well-known for its anti-tumour, immunostimulant and antioxidant functions. The catepillar fungus has also been proven to be anti-diabetic. Read more »
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