Tackling infertility with Chinese herbal medicine

A Federal Government-funded study at Adelaide University has found traditional Chinese herbal medicine to be more effective in the treatment of female infertility achieving, on average, a 60 per cent pregnancy rate over four months compared with 30 per cent achieved with standard Western drug treatment or IVF over 12 months.The study, called the Efficacy of Traditional CHM in the Management of ...

Herbal education for doctors and more

If you’re a health care practitioner, you know that many people you treat use herbal supplements. But school did not teach you about these remedies, and unless you have studied the topic of herbal medicine on your own, you have more questions than answers.  So, where do you go to learn more?

Ghana-Burkina Faso deepens cooperation in herbal medicine practice

Kumasi, Jan. 24, GNA – A 10-member government delegation from Burkina-Faso has arrived in Ghana to explore ways of deepening cooperation between the two countries in the area of traditional medicine practice.

Do Herbal Meds Help Osteoarthritis? Probably Not

A comprehensive review of herbal medicine products in the latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) shows that there is little conclusive evidence to justify the widespread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of the painful joint condition osteoarthritis. The products involved contain devil's claw and recently, the UK drug regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare ...

Filipino Herbal Medicine

The high cost of conventional medicine in the Philippines has seen a return to natural herbal remedies.