Chinese herb relieves daily asthma symptoms

[donnay]

Chinese herb relieves daily asthma symptoms

Press TV
March 6, 2012

A traditional Chinese herbal remedy may be significantly helpful in relieving daily symptoms of asthmatic patients, Japanese researchers say.

A study of more than 270 patients with asthma who either received a Chances mixture or standard treatment demonstrated that the herbal treatment worked better in removing symptoms compared to inhaled steroid and a bronchodilator.

After 16 days of treatment, 94 percent of those who took the herbal remedy became completely free from asthma symptoms while about three-fourths of those taking standard medications still had daily wheeze and other symptoms, says the report presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI).

The herbal medicine used in the study was a remedy used in kampo, the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine.

The mixture included Scutellaria root, Coptis rhizome, gardenia fruit, hoelen, cinnamon bark, and Glycyrrhiza (aka licorice) root, said lead author and head of the Yoshiteru Shimoide Clinic of Internal Medicine in Kagoshima City Dr. Yoshiteru Shimoide.

Although the Japanese team did not study the possible side effects of the herbal treatment, a major problem facing kampo medicine is known to be the product’s quality, which may cause serious health outcomes.

Presence of some poisonous plants in the mixture, for instance, had led to kidney damage in some patients.

Health experts warned patients with asthma to avoid testing such treatments at home before their efficacy and safety are proven in large and long term clinical trials.

[LibertyEagle]

That's way cool. Hopefully, they can get this remedied soon.

Presence of some poisonous plants in the mixture, for instance, had led to kidney damage in some patients.

[tttppp]

Chinese herb relieves daily asthma symptoms

Press TV
March 6, 2012

A traditional Chinese herbal remedy may be significantly helpful in relieving daily symptoms of asthmatic patients, Japanese researchers say.

A study of more than 270 patients with asthma who either received a Chances mixture or standard treatment demonstrated that the herbal treatment worked better in removing symptoms compared to inhaled steroid and a bronchodilator.

After 16 days of treatment, 94 percent of those who took the herbal remedy became completely free from asthma symptoms while about three-fourths of those taking standard medications still had daily wheeze and other symptoms, says the report presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI).

The herbal medicine used in the study was a remedy used in kampo, the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine.

The mixture included Scutellaria root, Coptis rhizome, gardenia fruit, hoelen, cinnamon bark, and Glycyrrhiza (aka licorice) root, said lead author and head of the Yoshiteru Shimoide Clinic of Internal Medicine in Kagoshima City Dr. Yoshiteru Shimoide.

Although the Japanese team did not study the possible side effects of the herbal treatment, a major problem facing kampo medicine is known to be the product’s quality, which may cause serious health outcomes.

Presence of some poisonous plants in the mixture, for instance, had led to kidney damage in some patients.

Health experts warned patients with asthma to avoid testing such treatments at home before their efficacy and safety are proven in large and long term clinical trials.

Chinese traditional medicine (acupuncture and herbs) has been curing things like asthma for thousands of years. There's no need to try experimental herbal mixtures by people who are not even experts in herbs.

[donnay]

Chinese traditional medicine (acupuncture and herbs) has been curing things like asthma for thousands of years. There's no need to try experimental herbal mixtures by people who are not even experts in herbs.

I have a friend who is currently undergoing acupuncture and swears by it!

I would caution people to research many of the herbs before trying to DIY. For instance; Kava-Kava is great for anxiety, but long term can do damage to your liver. So it is always a good rule of thumb to research and deal with a Naturopathic physician or and herbalists who have more knowledge and more experiences with different herbs.

[tttppp]

I have a friend who is currently undergoing acupuncture and swears by it!

I would caution people to research many of the herbs before trying to DIY. For instance; Kava-Kava is great for anxiety, but long term can do damage to your liver. So it is always a good rule of thumb to research and deal with a Naturopathic physician or and herbalists who have more knowledge and more experiences with different herbs.

Unless you are an expert, you should not being doing it yourself. Even if you take herbs that are good for someone with your condition, it can cause you serious problems if you don't take the right combination of herbs. For example, I used to take two herbs myself which screwed up my blood pressure. I eventually went to an expert and told him about the herbs I used to take. He explained that one was good for me but needed to be combined with other herbs, and the other herb I took, he eventually put me on that herb once my condition had improved. So there's a lot that goes into taking the right herbs. You need the right combination of herbs and only an expert can do that.

[Zippyjuan]

Sounds like it may be promising. Everything may have side effects which need to be looked at as well.

Although the Japanese team did not study the possible side effects of the herbal treatment, a major problem facing kampo medicine is known to be the product’s quality, which may cause serious health outcomes.

Presence of some poisonous plants in the mixture, for instance, had led to kidney damage in some patients.