Chinese herbology

cancer patients in an immediate manner. As a physician, I could alleviate the pain they have to endure, use my knowledge to help them achieve remission and perhaps even develop new treatment options. Having spent my early years in China, I grew up with both Western medicine that my parents practiced and Traditional Chinese Medicine that has been passed down for thousands of years. When I got sick, I took painkillers and antibiotics alongside herbal medicine. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, diseases are thought to be due to imbalances of the life energy force qi. While it has curative treatments, such as acupuncture and acupressure, a vital part of Traditional Chinese medicine is eating a balanced diet as well as meditating and exercising. I can 't speak to the effectiveness of its treatments, but I have always felt a greater emphasis on promoting a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention. My upbringing meant that I was exposed to and more importantly can appreciate that there are different approaches to medicine and healing. I moved to the US when I was eleven years old. Having immigrated at a relatively young age, I quickly become bilingual in both English and Chinese. Being fluent in two languages makes it easier for me to not only communicate with a larger number of people but also form deeper connections through a common language. I had the opportunity to experience and understand two seemingly very different cultures, whose differences and similarities have only…

Severe fall in white blood cell counts. Hair loss Inflammation of the lungs. No guideline or systematic reviews ( Cecchino 2013; Elson 2016; Hajenius 2009; Kumar 2016; Mol 2008; Pfeifer 2013; NICE 2012) have published the rates and percentages of these side effects compared with expectant management. A recent systematic review of one dose versus two doses of Methotrexate (Yang 2017) includes some AEs but no rates. Expectant management Expectant management is seen as significantly less…

What is Chinese Skullcap? Chinese skullcap root is a medicinal root that has been used in China for hundreds of generations. In traditional Chinese herbal medicine, the roots, what they believed to be the most powerful part of the plant, was dried and powdered. They would drink the powder in hot water or use it in prepared foods. Now, the most popular use for skullcap is in combating nervous disorders, such as anxiety, stress, or hysteria. Research has found that the high levels of antioxidants…

it could set a precedent and open the door to allow the legalization of other drugs. The second group is in favor of legalization, but with restrictions on who would be allowed to purchase and use the substance. The third group is in favor of legalization without any restrictions at all. No matter someone’s stance on the subject, the debate of legalizing of marijuana warrants discussion because the issue is much bigger than simply making the substance legal or not. Some background is needed…

(Singh, 2008; Quigley, 1996; Newton, 2003). Thus many, if not all, traditional Chinese medicine is considered pseudoscience because it lacks scientific evidence proving its effectiveness (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 2013). Any effects from following traditional Chinese medicine is more likely to be psychological, as opposed to any actual biological healing taking place (Wikipedia). It is still important…

Medieval Chinese Medicine Medieval Chinese medicine influenced modern day medicine, as well as advancing their own knowledge y inventing and discovering. Firstly, Chinese medicine was a system created 3,000 years ago. Through medieval Chinese medicine fatigue and food/herbal causes, atmospheric forces, acupuncture, t’ai chi, and discoveries for disease prevention were all formed. These elements helped shape the medicine used today and helped medieval Chinese medicine tremendously. Chinese…

Taoism is a religion most commonly seen in China. Taoism does share some similarities with two religions we have discussed previously, including Buddhism and Confucianism. This religion started with a man named Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu was born around 604 B.C and was known in the Taoism religion as “the Old Boy.” People were not very certain about Lao Tzu because there were different conspiracies about different parts of his life. Some legends about Lao Tzu included people believing he was in his…

searches, the Chinese government routinely restricts access to, or outright blocks, several of Google’s products. Products such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Google Translate are the most affected. These actions by the Chinese government have a direct effect on Google’s market share in China and overall revenue. In early 2010, just before the troubles between Google and China escalated to where they are now, Google had a 36% market share of search advertising in China, equating…

Brogan O’Connor Fuerholzer 6th Abraham Lincoln once said that “you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. The global population kept growing since last few decades, which cause a series problems. China is first identified when talking about the overpopulation problem. Just like honest Abe stated, China has to take action to control their growing numbers. Yet for them, the future holds a continuation of destruction and demise that overpopulation has already wrought…

Jewish businesses and synagogues, discriminatory laws, and other bigoted attacks influenced their decision to move to the U.S. Hence, policymakers should recognize and take into account that immigrants are still coming to America for the same righteous reasons: abundant economic opportunity, non-negotiable tolerance, and freedom for all; three things America should be profoundly proud to provide. Upon arrival in the U.S., immigrants at all levels of the economic ladder have contributed to the…