ABSTRACT This paper explores and contrasts the western medical (WM) and the traditional Chinese medical (TCM) approaches to fertility management. Although the likelihood of success using the WM approach has been well researched and TCM has not, it appears that, based on the best available evidence, the TCM approach may be just as effective as well as more economical. Moreover, …
Menopause And The Perimenopausal Syndrome – Western and TCM approaches
Abstract Chinese herbal medicine provides safe and effective treatment for perimenopausal symptoms, while also supporting general health and well-being. The Western medical approach, according to which the menopausal transition is regarded as a disease, provides only symptom relief and exposes a woman to increasing risks the longer the treatment is maintained. The main issues in relation to these differing approaches …
Effective Treatment For Common Skin Disorders With Chinese Herbal Formulas
In TCM skin conditions are understood in terms of this system’s unique interpretation of the clinical features of the lesions as they present in each case. Through differentiating the nature of the lesions and taking into account the other more general clinical features of the patient, the practitioner is able to deduce the underlying pathogenesis as well as formulate a …
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – A Review Of Approaches In Contemporary TCM, Together With Clinical Protocols Using Prepared Chinese Herbal Medicines
INTRODUCTION Over the past decade our understanding of the pathogenesis as well as diagnosis and treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) has improved dramatically, both in Western medicine and in TCM. While the quality of Western clinical studies has been high, and the research into causes and pathophysiology has burgeoned, treatment outcomes are still quite poor, specifically in terms of …
Traditional Chinese Medicine And Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Part 2 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Gerd)
INTRODUCTION I was intrigued by a statement in David Healey’s recent book, which implied that the vested interests of industry had influenced the diagnosis and treatment of gastric reflux in a similar way to that in which normal human sadness had been transformed into a multibillion dollars’ a year business through the marketing of ‘depressive disorders’ and their treatment with …
Traditional Chinese Medicine And Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Part 1 Functional Dyspepsia
Introduction The common functional gastrointestinal disorders (i.e. functional dyspepsia and gastroesophageal reflux disease) occur with very high prevalence (40 – 60%) throughout the Western world, and although the nomenclature suggests that they be treated with the aim or restoring normal function, Western medicine (WM) has not yet arrived at this relatively enlightened perspective. Instead they are regarded as ‘functional’ disorders …
The Emotions In Traditional Chinese Medicine – Part 3 Treatments For Emotion-based Disorders – Uncovering The Shen
Introduction The advantage of having several different theoretical paradigms to draw upon in clinic is that some patients may accord more closely with one paradigm than another. The symptoms become more intelligible and the solution to their clinical problems become more amenable when viewed through the lens of a more suitable theoretical model. In terms the topic under discussion, certain …
The Emotions In Traditional Chinese Medicine – Part 2 TCM Patterns and Herbal Formulas
Introduction In this paper, we focus on some of the key Chinese herbal formulas that may be used in the treatment of emotion-related disorders. The central concept is that extremes of emotion not only impair normal mental and emotional functioning; but also become pathogenic factors, affecting the internal organ systems to produce physical, emotional and behavioural abnormalities. In part one, …
The Emotions In Traditional Chinese Medicine – Part 1 The Five Elements
Abstract The paradigm of the Five Elements provides a practical framework for understanding the emotions in health and disease. The relationships that are described within this paradigm allow effective therapeutic interventions in patients with emotion based problems, utilizing various physical and psychological modalities. The basic concepts of this paradigm are discussed along with the general principles of its clinical application, …
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