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		<title>Some commonly used Chinese herbs</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2010/09/some-commonly-used-chinese-herbs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some commonly used Chinese herbs: The flower of Albizzia and its bark is used to soothe the mood of the person because of its calming properties. It is often used for those who are in the middle of emotional difficulty. Alisma strengthens water metabolism in the body and is used to reduce weight. It can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Five Flavours of Herbal Medicines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The herbal medicines are grouped under five flavors, i.e., acridness, sweetness, sourness, bitterness and saltiness, which exert different effects. Generally speaking, acridness serves to expel and to activate; sweetness, to invigorate, to regulate and to moderate; sourness, to astringe and to preserve; bitterness, to lower, to release and to dry; saltiness, to soften and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ginkgo biloba: no effect on mental decline, dementia or Alzheimer&#8217;s disease</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/12/ginkgo-biloba-no-effect-on-mental-decline-dementia-or-alzheimers-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General TCM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DeKosky and colleagues reported in the Dec. 23/30 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association that the hot-selling herbal supplement ginkgo biloba doesn&#8217;t slow age-related mental decline.     The six-year clinical study has already shown that ginkgo does not prevent dementia or Alzheimer&#8217;s disease in the elderly. Ginkgo-Biloba Challenged     Now study leader [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of Tamiflu: Chinese herbal medication to treat the H1N1 flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/12/end-of-tamiflu-chinese-herbal-medication-to-treat-the-h1n1-flu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese medical specialists announced Thursday they had developed a Chinese herbal medication to treat the A/H1N1 flu. Seven months of scientific and clinical studies showed the remedy, called &#8220;Jin Hua Qing Gan Fang,&#8221; was effective in treating A/H1N1 flu patients, said Wang Chen, president of Beijing&#8217;s Chaoyang Hospital. &#8220;It can shorten patients&#8217; fever period and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions that May Prevent H1N1 Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/11/traditional-chinese-medicine-prescriptions-that-may-prevent-h1n1-swine-flu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General TCM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some TCM prescription that may prevent swine flu: Prescription 1 : Applying to physical sturdy or over-alcohol crowd, it is consisted of: Puerarin 15 grams, Radix scutellariae 10 grams, Wrinkled Gianthyssop Herb 10 grams, Raw Wheat seed 10 grams, Raw liquorice 5 grams. Efficacy: removing heat and dampness, relief evil through surface. Prescription 2: Applying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Herbal and Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/10/chinese-herbal-and-swine-flu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yahoo Malaysia news reported that doctors at Ditan Hospital in Beijing claimed that a combination of various Chinese herbs had a 75 percent cure rate in the 117 patients treated there for swine flu. http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090723/tts-flu-herbs-993ba14.html The government had allocated 10 million yuan (about $1.5 milliom US) to research treatment of swine flu using traditional Chinese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional Chinese Herbs May Help People at High Risk of Diabetes</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/10/traditional-chinese-herbs-may-help-people-at-high-risk-of-diabetes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/10/traditional-chinese-herbs-may-help-people-at-high-risk-of-diabetes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of traditional Chinese herbs may help control blood sugar levels in people at high risk of diabetes, a new research review suggests. The review, which examined 16 clinical trials of 15 different herbal formulations, found that the herbs generally helped lower blood sugar levels in people with &#8220;pre-diabetes&#8221; &#8212; those with impaired blood-sugar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Chinese herbal medicine combat endometriosis?</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/10/can-chinese-herbal-medicine-combat-endometriosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may, according to a new review published by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international nonprofit that analyzes health care information. The review, which looked at results of two randomized studies of Chinese herbal medicine involving 158 women, suggested that Chinese herbs may provide better relief of pelvic pain and other symptoms than one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Herbal Medicine and Endometriosis</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/07/chinese-herbal-medicine-and-endometriosis-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/07/chinese-herbal-medicine-and-endometriosis-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese herbal medicine may have the same benefits as conventional medicines for women with endometriosis, but with fewer side effects, according to a large review of the research. But better quality studies are needed to be sure. What do we know already? Endometriosis is a painful condition affecting some women. Cells from the womb lining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acupuncture, herbal medicine become more popular in US</title>
		<link>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/06/acupuncture-herbal-medicine-become-more-popular-in-us/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tcmpage.com/2009/06/acupuncture-herbal-medicine-become-more-popular-in-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Dr. Francis Yu started his acupuncture clinic in California in 1970s, most of his patients were Chinese. But now, half of his patients are non-Chinese. &#8220;More non-Chinese Americans begin to accept the Chinese way of treatment, such as acupuncture, cupping and herbal medicine. Another truth is, at least in California, nearly half of those [...]]]></description>
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