Here are the key sentences extracted from your provided text, focusing on the current research, application, clinical cases, and institutional involvement in traditional Indian (herbal) medicine in the context of Western medicine and specific diseases:

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New Delhi India, November 1 HealthRoots, a leader in bringing rare international herbs in the Indian market, has launched its two flagship herbal products to prevent headaches, increase endurance, and reduce tiredness and stress.

Where Western medicine is concerned with medical professionals addressing the symptoms of sickness and disease, Eastern medicine takes approaches typically considered nonconventional in the West to treat the person.

Working with THIP Media, we wish to bring to light the ‘proven facts’ of Ayurveda,” Dr. P. Rammanohar from Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda said in a statement.

Under the collaboration, THIP Media’s chatbot RAKSHA will also be answering questions and clearing doubts about Ayurveda.

Sood said India has a very rich tradition of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani and all of them have a role to play.

It could be to build up immunity or strength or to address the symptoms of a disease, adding “whatever you think, it is possible”.

"The Ayush ministry is doing that."

Yoga, Ayurveda Could be Effective in Treating High-Risk Covid-19 Cases, Claims IIT-Delhi Research
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IIT Delhi researchers suggest that in addition to the treatment for COVID-19, Yoga and Ayurveda maybe instrumental in relieving such patients from anxiety and aid in speedy post-treatment recovery
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The findings of the study have appeared in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.

“On the whole, the belief of the patients in the efficacy of these traditional systems of medicine was extremely enhanced," said Dr Alka Mishra who administered Ayurveda treatment to some patients.

Healthy Directions Partners with Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary to Combine the Tradition Of Ayurvedic Practice with Modern-Day Science.

Part of the practice is the use of essential herbs that have been revered for millennia, and are now supported by a growing body of scientific evidence.

Traditional Indian medicine set to make a global debut, seeking inclusion in WHO’s ICD-11 list.

The inclusion of Ayurveda and related systems on the WHO list will provide it with a common language that allows health professionals to share standardised information across the world.

These sentences highlight case examples (such as COVID-19), ongoing scientific research, institutional collaborations, the application of Indian herbal medicine in the modern context, and the movement toward global standardization and integration of traditional Indian medicine with modern healthcare systems.

Here are key sentences extracted from the provided text based on their importance to your information request about current research and applications of traditional Indian medicine, especially Indian herbal medicine, its application alongside Western medicine, specifics of disease treatment, and mention of institutions:

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**In India, under the auspices of the WHO, a summit on alternative medicine has been opened.

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- Direct mention of an India-based institutional and international initiative relevant to traditional medicine research and policy.

**Russian scientists have created a compound based on synthetic curcumin and fluorine, which has a pronounced anticancer effect.

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- Highlights current scientific research using curcumin, a compound derived from turmeric (an important Indian medicinal herb), in developing anti-cancer therapies.

**It complements therapy and is designed to improve the condition of the organs and systems of the patient.

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- Indicates the role of herbal compounds as adjunct therapies in treating patients, reflecting modern integrative approaches.

**At the Department of Phytotherapy, we teach to treat medicinal plants as seriously as medicines.

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- Shows institutionalized education in phytotherapy (herbal medicine), suggesting there are formal research and training centers for herbal medicine application.

**Maybe it makes sense to expand the use of such tools in the framework of complex therapy?

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- Suggests the growing consideration for integrating herbal medicine with conventional treatments for complex, chronic diseases.

**In order for the drug to be registered, it must undergo serious clinical trials that will prove the effectiveness of the drug.

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- Reflects the requirement for scientific validation and clinical trials for herbal medicines, aligning with Western medical standards.

**For example, in the case of chronic diseases that do not go away for years.

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- Suggests a domain where herbal or traditional therapies are commonly considered in practice—chronic ailments.

**The most common ailments that come to healers are diseases of the spine and joints.

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- Indicates prevalent use of herbal treatments for specific clinical issues (musculoskeletal disorders) in practice.

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Key sentences extracted from the text, focusing on current research, applications, and institutions related to traditional Indian (Ayurvedic) herbal medicine in the context of modern Western medicine:

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**It is based on the use of medicinal herbs to improve health and cure diseases.

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**The World Health Organization is interested in alternative medicine.

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**A new WHO centre intends to explore this.

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**As in other studies of entire medical systems, high-quality research is difficult.

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**People in some cultures do not go to a modern health care center to seek help for certain types of diseases.

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**Anthropologists argue that the two systems can complement each other.

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**In fact, in regions and people where access to modern medical treatments is limited, religion, beliefs, practices and traditional medical centers are the alternatives available.

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**There is no doubt that Western medicine is better than traditional medicine in many respects, as many of its achievements are based on scientific facts.

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**People often consult them and get treatment that may not be possible by modern psychiatrists.

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**Results of a study published in a British journal**

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**Fig has a long history of widespread use in traditional medical practices, such as Chinese and Indian medicine systems.

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**Contains fiber that helps slow down digestion, as well as reduce the risk of chronic diseases**

These sentences reflect the major points about the current state, global interest, integration, comparative advantages, research challenges, and examples (e.g., fig for chronic diseases) in Indian traditional (herbal) medicine in comparison to Western medicine, as well as references to institutions and efforts like the WHO's involvement.

Key sentences extracted from the text, based on your focus on the current research and application of traditional Indian herbal medicine (not Chinese medicine), especially regarding modern contexts, disease treatment, and institutional context (please note that the given text is about Chinese medicine, not Indian medicine):

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"It must be combined with modern research to open the mind."

"Moreover, even the efficacy of flower clearing fever has not been verified by modern medical methods such as blind test."

"Every Chinese herb contains chemicals that are effective for the human body, and centuries of practice have been able to sum up which drugs have the effects of which reappear."

"In other words, its effects can be reliably predicted."

"We can make good use of the experience of herbs."

"On the one hand, we face this historical treasure and know that this drug will not have much toxic side effects."

"Even so, it is possible to obtain approval, but it requires a series of evaluations and studies to see its utility and cost to the health care system as a whole."

"Even in China, it is important to consider the practice, not purely based on historical experience."

"This is also the reason why even the flowers are still in the medical observation period."

"The traditional research mode is difficult to solve the scientific principle of complex Chinese medicine treatment of complex diseases, and needs to be changed and innovated in the research mode."

"Multidisciplinary approach to promote the development of TCM."

"In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tim believes that more and more people around the world are willing to accept Chinese medicine."

"He stressed that Western medicine is a very good medical system, but sometimes it is not enough."

"Tim concluded with his own experience in TCM, 'I did see many COVID-19 patients recover quickly and even become healthier after receiving TCM treatment.

I really think there is still a lot of room for TCM to contribute.'"

**Note:** The text you provided is entirely about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), its research, efficacy, challenges in scientific validation, and integration with Western medicine.

**For your planned report focusing on traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, etc.

), you will need to use content and evidence specific to Indian herbal medicine, its research base, modern application, disease treatment cases, and Indian research institutions and hospitals.

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Content: Exploring the healing world of herbs – new book

The world of herbs is explored in a fascinating new book from West Ashling-based Christine Iverson.

The Herbal Apothecary has been published by Summersdale at £14.99 and is available online and also at Tuppenny Barn Organics, The Weald and Downland Living Museum, Artisan at the Barn in Petworth and Pulborough plus high street book stores.

Christine explained: “For centuries our ancestors have looked to herbs and spices not just for food, but also for healing. Every medieval village would have resident ‘cunning folk’ who would have the knowledge to find a plant that could be turned into a herbal remedy, a potion or a charm. So much of this knowledge was passed down verbally as very few poorer people were able to read and write sadly meaning that much of this knowledge has been lost over time. As J R R Tolkien once said ‘Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.’ My aim is to give my readers the confidence to rediscover the natural art of herbalism and ensure that the folklore of our ancestors isn’t forgotten forever.

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“When carrying out research for The Herbal Apothecary, I was amazed to discover that many of the herbs and spices that we have at home don’t just add flavour to cooking but are also packed full of healing properties. Garlic is both antibiotic and immune boosting whilst rosemary can not only enhance your memory but is useful in the treatment of an itchy scalp and dandruff. Cinnamon has really useful antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties as well as adding flavour to sweet and savoury cooking. With a few additions from your larder, it’s really easy to create your very own kitchen apothecary enabling you to treat minor ailments as well as enjoying cost-effective beauty treatments.

“Making a simple herbal remedy for a family member with a sore throat or problem skin is such a great skill to learn and can save you money. Knowing when to seek medical attention is also a great skill. Common sense must be your watchword as some herbs and spices are not suitable for everyone. Always do your research.

“The Herbal Apothecary is the fourth book in the Apothecary series and seemed like a logical next step in my writing career. Previously I have concentrated on healing plants found in the UK whereas this new publication has taken me all around the world following in the footsteps of the ancient spice traders. The folklore and superstitions of other cultures is absolutely fascinating. Did you know that carrying or wearing cloves will make you more attractive and keep your friendships strong and that turmeric has a really important role in Hindu weddings and even has a whole ceremony named after it? Sadly, there were also huge sacrifices and loss of life suffered by many cultures at the hands of greedy merchants to enable all of us to have a jam-packed spice rack at home.

“There is a definite upsurge in interest in natural remedies especially since Covid and I find that my readers also really enjoy the history, folklore and superstition attached to each herb."

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New Delhi India, November 1 HealthRoots, a leader in bringing rare international herbs in the Indian market, has launched its two flagship herbal products to prevent headaches, increase endurance, and reduce tiredness and stress.

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Content: HealthRoots launches two flagship herbal products made from rare herbs sourced internationally

New Delhi India, November 1 HealthRoots, a leader in bringing rare international herbs in the Indian market, has launched its two flagship herbal products to prevent headaches, increase endurance, and reduce tiredness and stress.

PTI | New Delhi | Updated: 01-11-2022 16:34 IST | Created: 01-11-2022 16:34 IST
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New Delhi (India), November 1: HealthRoots, a leader in bringing rare international herbs in the Indian market, has launched its two flagship herbal products to prevent headaches, increase endurance, and reduce tiredness and stress. The company stated that Migoherb, a highly purified version of the herb Butterburr, has been launched to prevent headaches, and the Siberian Plant Rhodiola herb 'Redrive Am' has been launched to prevent headaches, increase endurance, and reduce tiredness and stress. When environmental pollution is at its peak and medical science is rapidly growing, innovation and care are hand-in-hand. Necessities give rise to inventions, and crises give rise to opportunities, as happened with the Doctor who founded HealthRoots. ''I am a doctor by profession and also a patient of frequent severe migraine headaches,'' Healthroots' founder Dr.Singla explained. ''Extreme migraines were frustrating since there seemed to be no way to stop them. One day, though, an American physician suggested trying herbal medicine in an effort to put an end to these migraines. I took the prescribed medications with some trepidation, but they actually helped me get control of the migraine. Talking about it with my other close friends and family reinforced my interest in the natural realm. Consequently, a group of field experts conceptualised and brought the brand to life.'' Team Healthroots' incredible successes have been made possible by their persistent efforts and resolve to deliver the greatest outcomes while preserving environmental harmony. They thoroughly inspect each and every ingredient to ensure that a user receives everything required to solve their issue at prices that are competitive with those of competing drugs. They hope to treat many additional illnesses using Ayurvedic remedies eventually. Healthroots now offers a drug called Redrive Am, which is derived from the Rhodiola plant, at a time when stress is a major contributing reason to a variety of health problems. Their primary focus is on the treatment of conditions like migraine headaches, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome. Over the course of many years, the medical professionals at Healthroots have dedicated countless hours to learning everything they can about the efficacy of herbs in treating a wide range of chronic diseases. Several books were reviewed as part of their investigation into the best herbal formulas in use around the world and how to bring them to India.

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

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New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

Where Western medicine is concerned with medical professionals addressing the symptoms of sickness and disease, Eastern medicine takes approaches typically considered nonconventional in the West to treat the person.

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Content: Where Western medicine is concerned with medical professionals addressing the symptoms of sickness and disease, Eastern medicine takes approaches typically considered nonconventional in the West to treat the person. Kai Van Bodhi believes in blending traditional Eastern medicine with modern science.

Kai Van Bodhi is well-versed in a wide variety of topics and fields. He’s an acupuncturist, herbalist, life coach, and more with a master’s degree in Oriental medicine. In Lake Arrowhead, he offers his services as a men’s coach, where he works with high-achieving men. He “helps men live so that they can die without regret.” He does this with a variety of techniques, such as herbs, breathing, and meditation. But the most important aspect of his courses is the abundant nature and wilderness of Lake Arrowhead.

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

Working with THIP Media, we wish to bring to light the ‘proven facts’ of Ayurveda,” Dr. P. Rammanohar from Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda said in a statement.

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Content: THIP Media and ĀCĀRA join hands to Fact Check Ayurveda-based misinformation in India

Under the collaboration, THIP Media’s chatbot RAKSHA will also be answering questions and clearing doubts about Ayurveda. RAKSHA, an acronym for Readily Accessible Knowledge and Support for Health Action (RAKSHA) is a chatbot by The Healthy Indian Project.

THIP Media and Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda on Friday announced their collaboration to check fake claims, myths, misinformation, and dis-information around Ayurveda.

THIP Media, the media arm of The Healthy Indian Project, is a health information and Fact check platform and is a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).

“India’s pluralistic medical systems, less penetration of doctors, and regional language barriers create a perfect breeding ground of misinformation and disinformation about health, which often thrives on social media and WhatsApp forwards. Ayurvedic medicine remains one of India’s traditional health care systems and enjoys massive popularity. But, it is necessary to call out common myths and home remedies being claimed as scientifically proven Ayurveda facts. We are proud to be able to collaborate with ĀCĀRA for this initiative. With this alliance, we take a step forward to get support from ĀCĀRA’s knowledgeable and respected Ayurveda medical practitioners and researchers to build THIP Media as verified health information and fact check platform,” Sudipta Sengupta, Founder and CEO of The Healthy Indian Project said in a statement.

Commenting on the collaboration, Dr. P. Rammanohar from Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda says, “Ayurveda has been highly misunderstood concerning its medicines and treatment procedures. Unregulated advertisements, false claims, and prevailing myths on social media tarnish the reputation of this ancient health care system, whereas its positive contributions and potential are being undermined. The Indian Government has shown keen interest in mainstream Ayurveda in recent days. Favourable research policies have been formulated, allocated funds, and done studies even during the COVID-19 pandemic. At ĀCĀRA, we have been focusing on research to understand how Ayurveda can be deployed to better human health. Working with THIP Media, we wish to bring to light the ‘proven facts’ of Ayurveda,” Dr. P. Rammanohar from Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda said in a statement.

Under the collaboration, THIP Media’s chatbot RAKSHA will also be answering questions and clearing doubts about Ayurveda. RAKSHA, an acronym for Readily Accessible Knowledge and Support for Health Action (RAKSHA) is a chatbot by The Healthy Indian Project.

“Right knowledge is the first step of staying healthy. Any Indian citizen can Ask Raksha about any Ayurveda based questions they want answers to or share any health or Ayurveda-related message they want to get Fact Checked. All they have to do is send a message on whatsapp to +91-85078-85079. If RAKSHA knows the answer, she will reply back immediately. If RAKSHA doesn’t know the answer then she will refer the question to the internal editorial team who will then work with members of ĀCĀRA to get an answer as fast as possible. Through our partnership with ĀCĀRA we aim to make scientifically validated, evidence based knowledge about Ayurveda reach to all Indians and save them from misinformation,” Neelam Singh, Editor, THIP Media said in a statement.

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

Under the collaboration, THIP Media’s chatbot RAKSHA will also be answering questions and clearing doubts about Ayurveda.

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Content: THIP Media and ĀCĀRA join hands to Fact Check Ayurveda-based misinformation in India

Under the collaboration, THIP Media’s chatbot RAKSHA will also be answering questions and clearing doubts about Ayurveda. RAKSHA, an acronym for Readily Accessible Knowledge and Support for Health Action (RAKSHA) is a chatbot by The Healthy Indian Project.

THIP Media and Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda on Friday announced their collaboration to check fake claims, myths, misinformation, and dis-information around Ayurveda.

THIP Media, the media arm of The Healthy Indian Project, is a health information and Fact check platform and is a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).

“India’s pluralistic medical systems, less penetration of doctors, and regional language barriers create a perfect breeding ground of misinformation and disinformation about health, which often thrives on social media and WhatsApp forwards. Ayurvedic medicine remains one of India’s traditional health care systems and enjoys massive popularity. But, it is necessary to call out common myths and home remedies being claimed as scientifically proven Ayurveda facts. We are proud to be able to collaborate with ĀCĀRA for this initiative. With this alliance, we take a step forward to get support from ĀCĀRA’s knowledgeable and respected Ayurveda medical practitioners and researchers to build THIP Media as verified health information and fact check platform,” Sudipta Sengupta, Founder and CEO of The Healthy Indian Project said in a statement.

Commenting on the collaboration, Dr. P. Rammanohar from Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda says, “Ayurveda has been highly misunderstood concerning its medicines and treatment procedures. Unregulated advertisements, false claims, and prevailing myths on social media tarnish the reputation of this ancient health care system, whereas its positive contributions and potential are being undermined. The Indian Government has shown keen interest in mainstream Ayurveda in recent days. Favourable research policies have been formulated, allocated funds, and done studies even during the COVID-19 pandemic. At ĀCĀRA, we have been focusing on research to understand how Ayurveda can be deployed to better human health. Working with THIP Media, we wish to bring to light the ‘proven facts’ of Ayurveda,” Dr. P. Rammanohar from Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda said in a statement.

Under the collaboration, THIP Media’s chatbot RAKSHA will also be answering questions and clearing doubts about Ayurveda. RAKSHA, an acronym for Readily Accessible Knowledge and Support for Health Action (RAKSHA) is a chatbot by The Healthy Indian Project.

“Right knowledge is the first step of staying healthy. Any Indian citizen can Ask Raksha about any Ayurveda based questions they want answers to or share any health or Ayurveda-related message they want to get Fact Checked. All they have to do is send a message on whatsapp to +91-85078-85079. If RAKSHA knows the answer, she will reply back immediately. If RAKSHA doesn’t know the answer then she will refer the question to the internal editorial team who will then work with members of ĀCĀRA to get an answer as fast as possible. Through our partnership with ĀCĀRA we aim to make scientifically validated, evidence based knowledge about Ayurveda reach to all Indians and save them from misinformation,” Neelam Singh, Editor, THIP Media said in a statement.

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During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

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New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

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New Delhi: In a bid to bolster the fight against future pandemics, India's top scientific advisor Prof Ajay Kumar Sood has urged G20 countries to collaborate in developing vaccine platforms by cooperating with each other in the pre-competitive research and development phase.

In a video interview Sood, who will chair the Chief Scientific Advisors' Roundtable (CSAR) of G20 countries next week, said India will also present its traditional systems of medicine and seek to harness the knowledge of indigenous communities of different countries.

Making a strong pitch for collaboration among G20 nations in drug development, Sood, the principal scientific advisor to the government, said there is enormous scope for cooperation in the pre-competitive research and development space.

"Once it reaches a certain level of maturity, of course different countries will have their take. But pre-competitive R&D (research and development) space is what we think should be something where we should work," he said.

Sood identified emerging technologies for environmental surveillance as another area for cooperation.

"This is something which has to be done by all countries. A lot of it is happening but there are many other countries which will need a helping hand. So, we should be ready to take everyone along," he said.

Pre-competitive collaboration involves two or more companies operating within the same industry coming together to address a shared problem or pain point that doesn't impact direct business competition or contribute to unfair advantage.

"When there is a pandemic, you cannot live in isolation. We have seen it in COVID, all countries will have to fight it together and it has to be eradicated or controlled at all places. If it does not, then it will linger on and that is what you are seeing for COVID," Sood said.

He said the CSAR meeting in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar from March 28-30 will also focus on harnessing the benefits of traditional knowledge in healthcare.

"Traditional medicine has a very important role to play but it should be put in scientific context. All that work has to be done. When you have traditional medicines, how can we put it on a platform where it meets the acceptance of science," he said.

Sood said India has a very rich tradition of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani and all of them have a role to play. It could be to build up immunity or strength or to address the symptoms of a disease, adding " whatever you think, it is possible".

"We should not try to limit ourselves to only what we call modern medicine," he said, making a strong pitch for diversity in various systems of medicine.

Sood also talked about harnessing the knowledge repositories of indigenous communities in G20 countries for the benefit of humankind.

"These are very, very old traditions. The goal should be, what we call traditional knowledge, it is really tested over centuries. It is very important that we take this traditional knowledge along with the other streams," Sood said.

Sood said the Ayush ministry is working on scientific validation of traditional systems of medicine.

"The Ayush ministry is doing that. This word was coined a few years back ayurvedic biology to address the issue of scientific validity. I am sure that in other countries there are parallel efforts. Because these tribal, traditional things are also very important and we need to learn from them," Sood said.

The three-day meeting in Ramnagar will focus on four broad themes Opportunities in One Health for better disease control and pandemic preparedness; Synergising global efforts to expand the access to scholarly scientific knowledge; Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in science and technology (S&T); and an Institutional mechanism for inclusive, continuous and action-oriented global S&T policy dialogue.

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Once it reaches a certain level of maturity, of course different countries will have their take. But pre-competitive R&D (research and development) space is what we think should be something where we should work:

New Delhi: In a bid to bolster the fight against future pandemics, India's top scientific advisor Prof Ajay Kumar Sood has urged G20 countries to collaborate in developing vaccine platforms by cooperating with each other in the pre-competitive research and development phase.

In a video interview Sood, who will chair the Chief Scientific Advisors' Roundtable (CSAR) of G20 countries next week, said India will also present its traditional systems of medicine and seek to harness the knowledge of indigenous communities of different countries.

Making a strong pitch for collaboration among G20 nations in drug development, Sood, the principal scientific advisor to the government, said there is enormous scope for cooperation in the pre-competitive research and development space.

"Once it reaches a certain level of maturity, of course different countries will have their take. But pre-competitive R&D (research and development) space is what we think should be something where we should work," he said.

Sood identified emerging technologies for environmental surveillance as another area for cooperation.

"This is something which has to be done by all countries. A lot of it is happening but there are many other countries which will need a helping hand. So, we should be ready to take everyone along," he said.

Pre-competitive collaboration involves two or more companies operating within the same industry coming together to address a shared problem or pain point that doesn't impact direct business competition or contribute to unfair advantage.

"When there is a pandemic, you cannot live in isolation. We have seen it in COVID, all countries will have to fight it together and it has to be eradicated or controlled at all places. If it does not, then it will linger on and that is what you are seeing for COVID," Sood said.

He said the CSAR meeting in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar from March 28-30 will also focus on harnessing the benefits of traditional knowledge in healthcare.

"Traditional medicine has a very important role to play but it should be put in scientific context. All that work has to be done. When you have traditional medicines, how can we put it on a platform where it meets the acceptance of science," he said.

Sood said India has a very rich tradition of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani and all of them have a role to play. It could be to build up immunity or strength or to address the symptoms of a disease, adding " whatever you think, it is possible".

"We should not try to limit ourselves to only what we call modern medicine," he said, making a strong pitch for diversity in various systems of medicine.

Sood also talked about harnessing the knowledge repositories of indigenous communities in G20 countries for the benefit of humankind.

"These are very, very old traditions. The goal should be, what we call traditional knowledge, it is really tested over centuries. It is very important that we take this traditional knowledge along with the other streams," Sood said.

Sood said the Ayush ministry is working on scientific validation of traditional systems of medicine.

"The Ayush ministry is doing that. This word was coined a few years back ayurvedic biology to address the issue of scientific validity. I am sure that in other countries there are parallel efforts. Because these tribal, traditional things are also very important and we need to learn from them," Sood said.

The three-day meeting in Ramnagar will focus on four broad themes Opportunities in One Health for better disease control and pandemic preparedness; Synergising global efforts to expand the access to scholarly scientific knowledge; Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in science and technology (S&T); and an Institutional mechanism for inclusive, continuous and action-oriented global S&T policy dialogue.

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During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

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Once it reaches a certain level of maturity, of course different countries will have their take. But pre-competitive R&D (research and development) space is what we think should be something where we should work:

New Delhi: In a bid to bolster the fight against future pandemics, India's top scientific advisor Prof Ajay Kumar Sood has urged G20 countries to collaborate in developing vaccine platforms by cooperating with each other in the pre-competitive research and development phase.

In a video interview Sood, who will chair the Chief Scientific Advisors' Roundtable (CSAR) of G20 countries next week, said India will also present its traditional systems of medicine and seek to harness the knowledge of indigenous communities of different countries.

Making a strong pitch for collaboration among G20 nations in drug development, Sood, the principal scientific advisor to the government, said there is enormous scope for cooperation in the pre-competitive research and development space.

"Once it reaches a certain level of maturity, of course different countries will have their take. But pre-competitive R&D (research and development) space is what we think should be something where we should work," he said.

Sood identified emerging technologies for environmental surveillance as another area for cooperation.

"This is something which has to be done by all countries. A lot of it is happening but there are many other countries which will need a helping hand. So, we should be ready to take everyone along," he said.

Pre-competitive collaboration involves two or more companies operating within the same industry coming together to address a shared problem or pain point that doesn't impact direct business competition or contribute to unfair advantage.

"When there is a pandemic, you cannot live in isolation. We have seen it in COVID, all countries will have to fight it together and it has to be eradicated or controlled at all places. If it does not, then it will linger on and that is what you are seeing for COVID," Sood said.

He said the CSAR meeting in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar from March 28-30 will also focus on harnessing the benefits of traditional knowledge in healthcare.

"Traditional medicine has a very important role to play but it should be put in scientific context. All that work has to be done. When you have traditional medicines, how can we put it on a platform where it meets the acceptance of science," he said.

Sood said India has a very rich tradition of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani and all of them have a role to play. It could be to build up immunity or strength or to address the symptoms of a disease, adding " whatever you think, it is possible".

"We should not try to limit ourselves to only what we call modern medicine," he said, making a strong pitch for diversity in various systems of medicine.

Sood also talked about harnessing the knowledge repositories of indigenous communities in G20 countries for the benefit of humankind.

"These are very, very old traditions. The goal should be, what we call traditional knowledge, it is really tested over centuries. It is very important that we take this traditional knowledge along with the other streams," Sood said.

Sood said the Ayush ministry is working on scientific validation of traditional systems of medicine.

"The Ayush ministry is doing that. This word was coined a few years back ayurvedic biology to address the issue of scientific validity. I am sure that in other countries there are parallel efforts. Because these tribal, traditional things are also very important and we need to learn from them," Sood said.

The three-day meeting in Ramnagar will focus on four broad themes Opportunities in One Health for better disease control and pandemic preparedness; Synergising global efforts to expand the access to scholarly scientific knowledge; Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in science and technology (S&T); and an Institutional mechanism for inclusive, continuous and action-oriented global S&T policy dialogue.

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During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

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IIT Delhi researchers suggest that in addition to the treatment for COVID-19, Yoga and Ayurveda maybe instrumental in relieving such patients from anxiety and aid in speedy post-treatment recovery

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Yoga and Ayurveda maybe effective in the treatment of high-risk cases of COVID-19, suggests a research study by IIT Delhi on successful treatment of 30 high-risk COVID-19 patients. This study was conducted by a team of researchers at IIT Delhi and Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar.

The researchers claimed that that high-risk COVID-19 patients undergo severe anxiety, which may further deteriorate their condition. They further suggest that in addition to the treatment for COVID-19, Yoga and Ayurveda maybe instrumental in relieving such patients from anxiety and aid in speedy post-treatment recovery.

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The findings of the study have appeared in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. The research team consists of Dr Sumitra A Bentur, Private practitioner, Greater Noida (West), Uttar Pradesh, Dr Alka Mishra, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand; Dr Yogish Kumar, Advait Clinic, Delhi, Dr Sonika Thakral, IIT Delhi, Sanjiv, IIT Delhi and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi, Prof Rahul Garg, IIT Delhi.

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As per the institute, the patients were prescribed Ayurvedic medicines through telemedicine, and administered a personalized therapeutic yoga programme using video conferencing. Almost all the patients were classified as high-risk owing to one or more of co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease (which are known to lead to severe outcomes in cases of COVID-19), and/or age above 60, said IIT Delhi.

“The treatment given to the patients was personalized (in accordance with the classical texts) and took account of each patient’s medical history and the symptoms presented, which made it more effective as compared to a fixed standardized treatment plan," said the IIT.

The treatment included ayurvedic medicines, daily yoga-sessions including deep relaxation techniques, pranayama and basic asanas and some lifestyle modifications. Based on the administered treatment, the cases were categorized into YAS (Yoga-Ayurveda based treatment, with possibly allopathic supplements: 4 patients), YASP (Yoga-Ayurveda based treatment, with possibly allopathic supplements and paracetamol: 6 patients), YAM (Yoga-Ayurveda based treatment, and Modern Western Medicine (MWM), that is, allopathy as adjunct: 6 patients), MYA (first tried MWM, later switched to Yoga-Ayurveda: 14 patients). added the institute.

The patients, most of whom presented with many symptoms prior to the yoga and Ayurveda treatment, were followed-up telephonically regularly until recovery. More than half of symptomatic patients started improving within 5 days (90 per cent within 9 days), more than 60 per cent reported at least 90 per cent recovery within 10 days, added IIT Delhi.

Six patients with oxygen saturation (SpO2) below 95 per cent, benefited through Makarasana and Shithilasana; none progressed to composite endpoints (consisting of admission to Intensive Care Unit, invasive ventilation or death). Considering that approximately 19.3 per cent of the patients with these comorbidities progress to composite end points, the p-value was found to be 7.21 x 10−3.

“The study also demonstrates an urgent need to scientifically examine the Traditional Indian Knowledge systems at the top academic institutions. A timely and suitably designed randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of Ayurveda and Yoga based personalized integrative treatment for COVID-19 would have equipped the people with much more credible and dependable information about their use in managing COVID-19" said Prof Rahul Garg, IIT Delhi, who conceptualized the project.

“Most patients reported that the therapy had a profound impact on their recovery process, with many experiencing improvements with respect to their comorbidities too. By the end of the treatment, several patients had decided to adopt Yoga in their lifestyle, and several turned to the Ayurveda doctors in the team for management/treatment of their comorbidities", said Dr Sonika Thakral who coordinated with the patients for routine follow-up.

“On the whole, the belief of the patients in the efficacy of these traditional systems of medicine was extremely enhanced," said Dr Alka Mishra who administered Ayurveda treatment to some patients. “We are observing an increasing trend towards ancient systems of medicine", said Dr Yogesh Kumar who also administered Ayurveda treatment to some patients.

“The said interventions are believed to have collectively accelerated the recovery process by checking anxiety, instilling peace of mind and enhancing the overall well-being of the patients," said Dr Sumitra A Bentur, private practitioner, who designed the Yoga intervention and conducted Yoga sessions for some of the patients.

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In what areas have the medical uses of traditional Indian medicine been studied?

What does traditional Indian medicine generally treat?

It addresses the psychological aspects of health conditions.

What is the traditional Indian medical system called?

What mental health problems does traditional Indian medicine treat?

Support the management of symptoms related to mental health.

The findings of the study have appeared in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

“On the whole, the belief of the patients in the efficacy of these traditional systems of medicine was extremely enhanced," said Dr Alka Mishra who administered Ayurveda treatment to some patients.

What is the traditional Indian medical system called?

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

Healthy Directions Partners with Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary to Combine the Tradition Of Ayurvedic Practice with Modern-Day Science.

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BETHESDA, M.d., March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In Ayurvedic medicine, the body, mind and spirit are treated using a holistic approach. Part of the practice is the use of essential herbs that have been revered for millennia, and are now supported by a growing body of scientific evidence. This pairing of traditional use with clinical science creates uniquely modern Ayurvedic blends that can serve as a bridge to a new world of health and vitality. This is the motivation for neurologist and Ayurvedic practitioner, Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary’s development of Prajna Ayurveda herbals with Healthy Directions, which she says have a remarkable ability to reset and restore the body and mind.

Integrating traditional Ayurvedic practices and modern-day science has been Chaudhary’s method for decades and has helped her successfully restore thousands of patients back to health, as well as transform her own health. Partnering with Healthy Directions, an established 30-year-old manufacturer and marketer of doctor-formulated nutritional supplements, has empowered Chaudhary to develop herbal formulas made with powder from the whole plant, as it has been used for thousands of years, along with powerful extracts of the plant that have been clinically researched for specific health benefits.

“What impresses me about Healthy Directions is how well developed they are as a company in terms of the mind and the heart, and particularly the heart,” said Chaudhary. “The heart is the source of all healing in Ayurveda, so for me, it was so important to make a decision to partner with people who I know are heart-centered, and who really care about their customers.”

The literal meaning of Prajna (Praw-g-ńa) is “transcendental wisdom,” which in Ayurveda refers to the peace and balance that comes from being fully present in your body and mind. Chaudhary says it is the ultimate expression of wellness. There are four essential herbs that make up the foundation of all the Prajna Ayurveda formulas. These herbs are among Ayurveda's most trusted herbal medicines, that Chaudhary says can bring about transformational shifts in your physical health and overall well-being:

  • Prajna® Triphala is taken at night to cleanse and “sweep” the day away. This lesser-known herb has been traditionally used to support digestion and elimination, while also nourishing both mind and body for the day ahead.
  • Prajna® Ashwagandha is a popular “multi-tasker” herb that brings daily harmony, calm, and positivity by helping balance hormones and reducing levels of cortisol—the body’s primary stress hormone.
  • Prajna® Brahmi has been used by Ayurvedic practitioners for centuries as a tonic for overall mind and memory support as well as for its calming effects on the nervous system.
  • Prajna® Guggul is a purifying Ayurvedic herb traditionally used for its cleansing effects and to support a healthy inflammatory response and cholesterol health.

The Prajna Ayurveda herbs by Healthy Directions are responsibly sourced in India, blended traditionally, produced in vegan capsules, triple-tested to assure quality, purity and potency and contain no hidden allergens such as gluten, dairy, egg or soy. Each affordably priced product is balanced for use by all three Ayurvedic mind-body dosha types, and incorporates Ayurvedic healing practices of sound medicine and sacred geometry. As part of the Prajna Ayurveda product line, Chaudhary has also developed the Veda Wellness products that uses essential Ayurvedic herbs with clinically-studied ingredients for modern-day health concerns, including: Veda Rescue, Veda Lean, Veda Balance Brain and Veda Balance Gut to target specific health concerns. Learn more about Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary’s Prajna Ayurveda herb line and “Om Namo Narayani” (I honor the divine energy that resides in all of us) at: https://www.healthydirections.com/dr-kulreet-chaudhary.

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

Part of the practice is the use of essential herbs that have been revered for millennia, and are now supported by a growing body of scientific evidence.

What treatment did Former Kenyan President's daughter Rosemary Odinga get that helped her regain eyesight?

Traditional Indian medicine Ayurvedic treatment.

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

Traditional Indian medicine set to make a global debut, seeking inclusion in WHO’s ICD-11 list.

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Content: Traditional Indian medicine set to make a global debut, seeking inclusion in WHO’s ICD-11 list

The inclusion of Ayurveda and related systems on the WHO list will provide it with a common language that allows health professionals to share standardised information across the world

October 14, 2023 06:17 pm | Updated 06:17 pm IST - NEW DELHI

A view of the World Health Organisation headquarters.

In a move meant to put the Indian system of medicine on the world map and provide it with a common standardised language, the Union government has sought for Ayurveda and related systems to be included in the 11th revision of the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD), as the second module of a supplementary chapter on traditional medicine conditions.

The ICD provides a common language that allows health professionals to share standardised information across the world. The traditional medicine module of the 11th revision provides a list of diagnostics categories to collect and report on traditional medicine conditions in a standardised and internationally comparable manner.

Speaking exclusively to The Hindu about the development, Ministry of Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha said: “We are hopeful that the addition of Module-2 for Ayurveda could happen as early as by next January.”

To aid regulation, research

“Ayurveda and related Indian traditional health care systems are formally recognised and widely practised health care systems in India, which is making a strong and valid point for its inclusion,” said Mr. Kotecha, adding that efforts to effectively regulate traditional medicine as an integral part of the health system require standardised and evidence-based information.

Mr. Kotecha further explained that the traditional medicine chapter under ICD-11 is a formative step for the integration of such forms of medicine into a classification standard used in conventional medicine. “It also provides the means for doing research and evaluation to establish its efficacy,” he said.

The Ministry added that this chapter would also help to respond to growing demands for more and better regulation of traditional medicine, and its integration in mainstream health care and health information systems.

ICD-11 covers Chinese medicine

After a decade of repeated consultations, ICD-11 had facilitated the inclusion of Module-1, which covers traditional medicine conditions originating in ancient China, which are now commonly used in China, Japan, Korea, and elsewhere around the world.

The eleventh revision contains around 17,000 unique codes and more than 1,20,000 codable terms, which are now entirely digital. ICD-11 came into effect from January 2022.

The joint use of ICD-11’s chapter on traditional medicine along with other chapters on neoplasm, patient safety, and injuries, can enhance the reporting of adverse events. It will enable the integration of traditional medicine into insurance coverage and reimbursement systems, in line with larger WHO objectives relating to universal health coverage. It will also link traditional medicine practices with global conventional medicine’s norms and standard development.

The development of Module-2 for Ayurveda-related diagnostic systems is being actively supported by the Ministry of Ayush. It extensively banks on the implementation experience gained on the ground by the National Ayush Morbidity and Standardised Terminologies Electronic portal, and the Ayush Health Information Management System, the Ministry said.

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Tips for Self-Care during Pregnancy

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to smooth and healthy delivery.

Edited by: Health Desk
New Delhi Published on: December 26, 2021 10:28 IST

The phase of pregnancy modifies the whole lifestyle of a woman as this period needs extra attention and care. Pregnancy tends to bring about a gamut of physical to emotional changes, mood swings, food cravings are the most common ones. It became of utmost importance to eat more nutritious food and keep the body and mind in a calming stage. The habits and lifestyle followed by a pregnant mother not only affects the health of the mother but also affects the infant's health. Everybody talks about the beauty of being a mother but nobody wants to discuss the complications during pregnancy. The sudden increase in blood pressure, chances of anaemia, bacterial infections, weight change, joint mobility, morning sickness, mood swings are some of the most common complexities of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, a woman must take care of her diet intake and well-being as she is not feeding herself but eating for two individuals. Eating fresh fruits, fresh veggies, high fibers, and protein-rich food are good for the mother and the baby. Taking good care of health during pregnancy leads to a smooth and healthy delivery.

The psychological health of a mother is as important as physical health, taking care of emotions, happiness, and spiritual nourishment leads to a smooth pregnancy period. A pregnant woman can also follow a healthy diet month by month depending on the requirement of each month, considering a healthy diet post-pregnancy is necessary till the recovery period.

Ayurveda recommended some do and don'ts a woman should consider during pregnancy.

Do’s during Pregnancy

•  Follow a Sattvic diet including fresh fruits such as peach, pears, mango, and coconut, sprouted veggies, juices, herbal tea, and seeds. Sattvic diet calms the mind and provides energy to the muscles and bones which is extremely beneficial for women at the time of giving birth.

•  Favor the Appetite when desired, consuming foods with nutritional benefits such as protein, healthy carbohydrates are a must in pregnancy. The intake of plenty of water, juices, and fiber-rich food keep the hunger at rest for a longer period.

•  Doing Pranayam is effective in improving health and erecting the posture of the women, for the difficulty while sitting also practicing the breathing exercise balances the oxygen supply to the tissues.

•  Body Massage with herbal oils is helpful for the relaxation of the whole body and gives relief from muscle tension.

•  Practice Garbha Sanskar helps in educating the mind of the baby in the womb. It is an effective therapy that undergoes music therapy, mantra chanting, yogasana, and spiritual counseling.

Don'ts during Pregnancy
•   Avoid heavy diets and food such as eggplant, papaya, and raw eggs.

•   Stress during pregnancy can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Plenty of sleep and rest and sipping peppermint tea instead of coffee calms the person mentally and refreshes the mind.

•   Avoid uncomfortable positions, as sitting on hard surfaces with wrong positions may lead to pain.

•   Don’t hold urges such as sleeping, eating, and yawning.

•   Ashwagandha is unsafe in pregnancy as the component present in the herb can harm the infant. It must also be avoided during the breastfeeding phase.

Ayurveda is one of the oldest sciences of healing and medicine has numerous benefits. The process of childbirth and pregnancy takes a toll on the female body. Hence, natural healing and home remedies are the best-preferred choices over other medical treatments for the betterment of both mother and child.

(The author is Vikas Chawla, Founder and Director, Vedas Cure)

(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of India TV)

The inclusion of Ayurveda and related systems on the WHO list will provide it with a common language that allows health professionals to share standardised information across the world.

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Content: Traditional Indian medicine set to make a global debut, seeking inclusion in WHO’s ICD-11 list

The inclusion of Ayurveda and related systems on the WHO list will provide it with a common language that allows health professionals to share standardised information across the world

October 14, 2023 06:17 pm | Updated 06:17 pm IST - NEW DELHI

A view of the World Health Organisation headquarters.

In a move meant to put the Indian system of medicine on the world map and provide it with a common standardised language, the Union government has sought for Ayurveda and related systems to be included in the 11th revision of the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD), as the second module of a supplementary chapter on traditional medicine conditions.

The ICD provides a common language that allows health professionals to share standardised information across the world. The traditional medicine module of the 11th revision provides a list of diagnostics categories to collect and report on traditional medicine conditions in a standardised and internationally comparable manner.

Speaking exclusively to The Hindu about the development, Ministry of Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha said: “We are hopeful that the addition of Module-2 for Ayurveda could happen as early as by next January.”

To aid regulation, research

“Ayurveda and related Indian traditional health care systems are formally recognised and widely practised health care systems in India, which is making a strong and valid point for its inclusion,” said Mr. Kotecha, adding that efforts to effectively regulate traditional medicine as an integral part of the health system require standardised and evidence-based information.

Mr. Kotecha further explained that the traditional medicine chapter under ICD-11 is a formative step for the integration of such forms of medicine into a classification standard used in conventional medicine. “It also provides the means for doing research and evaluation to establish its efficacy,” he said.

The Ministry added that this chapter would also help to respond to growing demands for more and better regulation of traditional medicine, and its integration in mainstream health care and health information systems.

ICD-11 covers Chinese medicine

After a decade of repeated consultations, ICD-11 had facilitated the inclusion of Module-1, which covers traditional medicine conditions originating in ancient China, which are now commonly used in China, Japan, Korea, and elsewhere around the world.

The eleventh revision contains around 17,000 unique codes and more than 1,20,000 codable terms, which are now entirely digital. ICD-11 came into effect from January 2022.

The joint use of ICD-11’s chapter on traditional medicine along with other chapters on neoplasm, patient safety, and injuries, can enhance the reporting of adverse events. It will enable the integration of traditional medicine into insurance coverage and reimbursement systems, in line with larger WHO objectives relating to universal health coverage. It will also link traditional medicine practices with global conventional medicine’s norms and standard development.

The development of Module-2 for Ayurveda-related diagnostic systems is being actively supported by the Ministry of Ayush. It extensively banks on the implementation experience gained on the ground by the National Ayush Morbidity and Standardised Terminologies Electronic portal, and the Ayush Health Information Management System, the Ministry said.

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Content: WHO seeks scientific basis for alternative medicine
Alternative medicine under a magnifying glass.
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In India, under the auspices of the WHO, a summit on alternative medicine has been opened.
They want the best for the health care system.
In India, the summit on traditional medicine, held under the auspices of the WHO, kicked off.
The main purpose of the meeting in Gujarat is to intensify the debate about the need for scientific evidence for alternative therapies.
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Experts recognize that traditional medicine comes to the rescue when there is no access to systemic health care.
According to the WHO, in a survey five years ago, 170 of the 194 countries participating in the organization reported the use of alternative treatment, only 124 confirmed the existence of an appropriate legislative framework for regulating this area.
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What mental health problems does traditional Indian medicine treat?

Support the management of symptoms related to mental health.

**In India, under the auspices of the WHO, a summit on alternative medicine has been opened.

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Experts recognize that traditional medicine comes to the rescue when there is no access to systemic health care.
According to the WHO, in a survey five years ago, 170 of the 194 countries participating in the organization reported the use of alternative treatment, only 124 confirmed the existence of an appropriate legislative framework for regulating this area.
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In India, under the auspices of the WHO, a summit on alternative medicine has been opened.
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The main purpose of the meeting in Gujarat is to intensify the debate about the need for scientific evidence for alternative therapies.
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Experts recognize that traditional medicine comes to the rescue when there is no access to systemic health care.
According to the WHO, in a survey five years ago, 170 of the 194 countries participating in the organization reported the use of alternative treatment, only 124 confirmed the existence of an appropriate legislative framework for regulating this area.
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Content: “The patient should be observed by a specialist doctor ”: a phytotherapist about the medicinal use of plants
Phytotherapist told about the scope of application of medicinal plants
Recipes of traditional medicine often find scientific confirmation - for example, recently a group of scientists discovered in ginseng compounds that can potentially slow down the development of osteoporosis.
Phytotherapy, based on both ancient traditions and modern scientific research, can complement the basic drug therapy and support the patient ’ s body during the recovery period.
At the same time, herbs are not used for the treatment, their main purpose is prevention.
About it in an interview with RT said candidate of medical Sciences, head of the Department of herbal medicine Institute of Oriental medicine RUDN Elena Korsun.
However, phytopreparations and even dietary supplements should be prescribed by a phytotherapist, since medicinal herbs have a number of contraindications.
The specialist also told whether phytoestrogens can replace synthetic hormones.
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- Phytotherapy has ancient roots - the first collections of medicinal herbs appeared in China, according to legend, several thousand years ago.
Now some recipes of traditional medicine find scientific confirmation - for example, scientists have recently discovered in ginseng compounds that can inhibit the development of osteoporosis.
In general, Eastern folk medicine is famous all over the world.
What are the traditions of herbal medicine in Russia?
— Treatment with various medicinal herbs in Russia has been practiced for many centuries.
In the 12th-18th centuries, the so-called monastic phytotherapy developed.
At the same time, there was a continuous accumulation and preservation of knowledge about trauma within the framework of traditional medicine.
In the 18th century, professional educational institutions for doctors began to appear in Russia.
Herbal medicines accounted for the lion ’ s share of medicines, this can be seen in the example of the first Russian national pharmacopoeias – lists of officially recognized medicines and requirements for their quality.
This is no longer traditional, but rather official medicine.
For example, in the XIX century came out "Russian medical herbalist, or Description of domestic medicinal plants", its author was a famous doctor - surgeon Ivan Kashinsky.
The XIX century is the century of the birth of scientific phytotherapy, phytopharmacology, clinical research of the properties of medicinal plants.
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About the second half of the XVII century recipes of traditional medicine, primarily herbal medicine, began to collect naturalist scientists.
Scientists went on expeditions to remote villages across the country and recorded herbalist recipes that had been passed down from generation to generation.
In each region, in each geographical zone grow their own plants, so the traditions of herbal medicine are different.
It has not yet been possible to fully accumulate this knowledge, since each village had its own herbalists with their own traditions of treating ailments.
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Tell us, please, why are there so often biologically active substances in plants?
Is it true that they often serve plants to protect against herbivores?
Biologically active substances in plants are very diverse and perform a huge number of functions.
In general, all living organisms are characterized by reactions of primary metabolism associated with energy metabolism - the synthesis of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, etc.
Secondary metabolism, or synthesis, is inherent mainly in plants and fungi - these reactions lead to the formation of a number of biologically active compounds.
These are organic acids, glycosides, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, antibiotics and phytoncides, terpenes and terpenoids, essential oils.
In addition, plants are able to produce hormone-like compounds: phytoestrogens, phytoecdysteroids.
They play an important role for the physiology of plants, regulating their growth and reproduction, protection from insects.
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Biologically active substances, in addition to protecting against herbivores, protect plants from adverse environmental factors.
Strikingly, but in different parts of plants throughout the growing season, the chemical composition changes, there is an accumulation of various substances during budding, flowering, fruiting, which depends, among other things, on the conditions of the external environment.
Throughout this time, the plant is a unique living chemical factory.
For the study of these processes, there is even a separate scientific field - comparative phytochemistry.
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In its pure form, medicinal plants are biologically active additives, not drugs.
What place do they find in clinical practice today?
Medicinal plants are, in essence, raw materials, the starting material from which the drug can be produced - crushed collection of herbs, extract, individual components.
Of course, herbal supplements on the market are represented by much more than herbal medicines.
The fact is that dietary supplements are much faster and cheaper to register and bring to the market than drugs.
In order for the drug to be registered, it must undergo serious clinical trials that will prove the effectiveness of the drug.
And for dietary supplements, there are basically the same requirements as for food products.
Now doctors in Russia do not have the right to prescribe dietary supplements in clinical practice.
In October 2023, a legislative initiative was put forward, according to which such a practice may appear, but so far this law has not been adopted.
Allow doctors to prescribe dietary supplements is proposed to reduce their use as part of self-medication.
Because there are cases when patients with oncology, endocrine diseases try to cure themselves with dietary supplements.
It could end badly.
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As a rule, people without medical education, taking herbal remedies without a systematic approach, a deep understanding of the pathogenesis of diseases, do not know about the possible side effects of such supplements.
Therefore, it will be right if the BAA will still be doctors.
At the same time, we are aware that future doctors need to teach the basics of herbal medicine for this.
The reverse, dangerous side of this phenomenon is when some experts promise to cure herbs such serious ailments as cancer, for example.
In this case, dietary supplements often have very aggressive marketing.
What can you say about this phenomenon?
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Such cases and unscrupulous marketing of dietary supplements, of course, cast a shadow on scientific herbal medicine.
The consumer should not be misled about the real effectiveness of dietary supplements.
As for cancer, the entire medical community has an absolutely clear position: such a patient should be observed by an oncologist, receive treatment in accordance with the diagnosis.
In the case of such serious ailments, experiments cannot be carried out, cancer is very dangerous and is able to progress quickly.
Phytotherapy in this case can not replace chemotherapy, radiation therapy and other methods from the arsenal of oncologists.
Phytopreparations can help reduce intoxication, have a restorative, stress-protective effect only in addition to the main therapy.
For example, to support the gastrointestinal tract, you can prescribe herbal preparations with anti-inflammatory, regenerating effect or herbal hepatoprotectors to facilitate the work of the liver.
But no more, it is impossible to replace antitumor therapy with herbs in any case.
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In what cases can herbal medicine act independently, and not as an addition to the main treatment?
The main purpose of herbal medicine is primary and secondary prevention, as well as rehabilitation.
Primary prevention is aimed at preventing diseases in the presence of risk factors - for example, with genetic conditioning, in adverse climatic conditions.
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Secondary prevention is used already in the presence of a chronic disease in order to prevent its recurrence.
It complements therapy and is designed to improve the condition of the organs and systems of the patient.
For example, herbal medicine can help to recover from a course of antibiotics - many antifungal, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective plants are known.
But without basic treatment, we do not use phytotherapy.
The patient should still be seen by a specialist doctor.
What can you say about the phytoestrogens that are now being offered by dietary supplement manufacturers as a safer replacement for synthesized human hormones in endocrinology?
It is impossible to replace human hormones with plant hormones.
However, to reduce individual manifestations of the menopausal period by such means is real.
For example, the leaves of sage are effective against vegetative manifestations in this period, improve memory and cognitive functions, support the formation of estradiol in the adrenal glands.
By the age when a person is prescribed synthetic estrogens, he usually accumulates a lot of concomitant diseases, while herbal remedies can be used to correct the side effects of such problems.
So, with increased irritability, herbal preparations will help stabilize the nervous system.
And some herbal remedies help prevent the development of osteoporosis.
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Often the attitude to herbs is quite easy, it is believed that they can not harm the body.
Are there really contraindications in this case, and is an overdose of herbal tinctures and decoctions possible?
- Of course it's possible.
At the Department of Phytotherapy, we teach to treat medicinal plants as seriously as medicines.
Be sure to take into account the effect of phytopreparations on the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, there are a number of phytopreparations containing bitterness, which have a sokogonny and (with inflammation of the gastric mucosa) irritating effect.
Also, individual intolerance to some components of the phytopreparation, for example, individual plants in the composition of grass collections, is not excluded.
And all this, of course, is taken into account when prescribing phytotherapists who assess the effectiveness of plants and eliminate possible risks from their use.
Safety in herbal medicine is no less important than effectiveness.
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Why do doctors, at least in Russia, not prescribe herbal medicines so often?
Maybe it makes sense to expand the use of such tools in the framework of complex therapy?
— So far, there are very few doctors in Russia who use the method of herbal medicine in their work.
At the course of clinical phytotherapy at RUDN University, we, as part of postgraduate education, improve the qualifications of doctors in the field of clinical phytotherapy.
However, we believe that herbal medicine should be taught to medical students, future doctors.
Moreover, there should be a system of state support for the development of herbal medicines, their production and implementation.
For the development of this area there is all the necessary scientific base.
In research organizations, scientists select plants and study their properties, determine and study the optimal dosage form, develop the technology for the production of the drug and conduct preclinical studies on experimental animals.
Unfortunately, only a few phytopreparations pass the stage of clinical trials, as this is a very complex and expensive procedure.
As a result, new science-based herbal products do not reach production, pharmacy shelves, and ultimately patients.
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Today, medicinal phyto-raw materials are mainly taken from the population, people collect wild plants in the forest or they are grown on plots.
Is it possible to simplify the process of production of phytopreparations by establishing the production of chemical analogues of substances that are responsible for the medicinal effect of plants?
— In recent years, against the background of growing demand for high-quality vegetable raw materials, industrial medicinal plant growing has been revived.
As for chemical analogues, the effectiveness of herbal medicine is largely associated with a comprehensive, systematic approach to the appointment of medicinal plants.
As a rule, a phytotherapist forms a certain complex of individual plants and / or ready-made phytopreparations.
For example, to maintain the work of the gastrointestinal tract in chronic gastritis, enveloping, anti-inflammatory, vitamin, in some cases sokogonnyh plants should be used.
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And also plants that support the functions of the liver and pancreas, blood supply and regeneration of the mucous membrane.
If we use a phytopreparation based on an isolated substance of plant origin, then it may not be effective in solving a complex problem.
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What are the main pros and cons of herbal medicine, how can a person approach it competently?
- As for the advantages - this is the availability and, as a rule, the cheapness of such drugs.
Medicinal plants have a huge potential, a large, especially preclinical, scientific base, the mechanisms of action of plants are well studied.
But there remain questions to the individual approach in the appointment of phytopreparations, the choice of dose, to the quality of plants in the case of medicinal phytocollection.
Unfortunately, medicinal herbs are most often used as part of self-medication.
This is a big risk, especially when it comes to serious diseases.
In general, in order to properly apply herbal medicine, it is necessary to learn this and, of course, have a basic medical education.
In this case, herbal medicine can benefit patients.
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- Highlights current scientific research using curcumin, a compound derived from turmeric (an important Indian medicinal herb), in developing anti-cancer therapies.

**It complements therapy and is designed to improve the condition of the organs and systems of the patient.

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It addresses the physical aspects of health conditions.

What mental health problems does traditional Indian medicine treat?

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- Indicates the role of herbal compounds as adjunct therapies in treating patients, reflecting modern integrative approaches.

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Analysts of the pharmaceutical market: homeopathy is trusted by more than half of the world population
The American company Harris Interactive, engaged in marketing research, conducted a survey among residents of more than 20 countries of the world to learn about their attitude to homeopathy.
It turned out that the majority of respondents trust this method of treatment and consider such drugs to be effective.
The most important advantage of this method of treatment is the natural composition.
Details - in the material NEWS.ru.
Love the French, respect the Germans, trust in India
Homeopathy is a globally used method of therapy.
About 75% of Russians are familiar with homeopathy, more than half trust it, in many countries this figure is higher.
Thus, 60% of Americans, 62% of Germans, 66% of Italians, 73% of French say positively about this method of treatment.
The percentage of fans of homeopathy was the highest in India - 88% of respondents.
These data were obtained by Harris Interactive in late 2022 and early 2023 based on a nationally representative sample of more than 1,000 adults in each country.
About 60% of those surveyed in the US reported using homeopathic medicines, 52% of them did so in the last year.
In France, there were even more: 79% of respondents used this method at least once in their lives, 60% - in the last year.
By the way, it is in this country that the percentage of people who were satisfied with homeopathic medicines is the most impressive – 86%.
In Russia, there are not so many fans of homeopathy as in developed countries.
44% have used drugs of this type at least once in their life, of which 33% - in the last year.
About 60% reported that they prevented ARVI and influenza in this way, 34% treated chronic pathologies.
Satisfaction with the use of homeopathic medicines was 79%.
The main advantages of homeopathy - the opinions of respondents and doctors
Homeopathy is a safe and affordable area of   medicine that allows you to approach the treatment as carefully and personalized as possible, according to the majority of respondents from more than 20 countries of the world.
In most of the countries studied, the percentage of people who were satisfied with the use of homeopathic medicines was more than 80%.
The main advantage of homeopathy over other methods of treatment is the natural composition of drugs.
About half of the respondents worldwide answered this question.
The ability to avoid taking chemically synthesized drugs - this plus was identified by 41% of respondents.
Efficiency, ease of use - these advantages were also noted by supporters of homeopathy.
Homeopathic remedies do not have a toxic load on the body, are environmentally friendly, are not aggressive to the body's own resources.
Like traditional medicines, they are certified and clinically tested.

What mental health problems does traditional Indian medicine treat?

Support the management of symptoms related to mental health.

**At the Department of Phytotherapy, we teach to treat medicinal plants as seriously as medicines.

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- Shows institutionalized education in phytotherapy (herbal medicine), suggesting there are formal research and training centers for herbal medicine application.

**Maybe it makes sense to expand the use of such tools in the framework of complex therapy?

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- Suggests the growing consideration for integrating herbal medicine with conventional treatments for complex, chronic diseases.

**In order for the drug to be registered, it must undergo serious clinical trials that will prove the effectiveness of the drug.

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- Reflects the requirement for scientific validation and clinical trials for herbal medicines, aligning with Western medical standards.

What is the World Health Organization doing to promote traditional medicine, including Ayurveda?

Gathering evidence and data to guide policies

Establishing rules for the safe, fair, and effective use of traditional medicine

**For example, in the case of chronic diseases that do not go away for years.

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Content: The Day of the national healer is celebrated in Russia annually on January 14.
Who are they and how can they benefit people in the 21st century?
The concept remains blurred.
Healers call themselves practitioners of traditional medicine (their activities are legal), as well as magicians, sorcerers and adherents of esoteric practices.
Doctors of official medicine are skeptical of both the first and the second.
Consumers are happy to use such services.
Moreover, wealthy citizens belonging to the conditional middle class are twice as likely as those who are more victorious.
NEWS.ru found out who in Russia provides “healing ” services, and most importantly, who uses them.
Doctors or magicians: who are healers really?
Turochak is a picturesque village in the Altai Republic, surrounded by mountains, lakes, ice rivers.
In the autumn of last year, there were more residents there.
A 30-year-old man came from a neighboring region and settled in the house of a certain Anna.
She positioned herself as a healer.
The man suffered from prolonged depression, Anna volunteered to help him.
The visitor was not confused by the strange method used by the woman.
Instead of psychotherapy - microdoses of dried mushroom fly.
For several weeks, the man took the “medicine ”.
In the end, the liver of the tourist could not stand, poisonous mushrooms provoked severe poisoning.
A man lying unconscious was discovered by one of the local residents.
She called an ambulance.
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According to the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Altai, doctors fought for the life of the patient for several hours.
After prolonged infusion therapy, the patient regained consciousness.
Due to chronic poisoning, his liver was seriously damaged.
They will live, the doctors said.
At the end of December 2022, the Novosibirsk city website (ngs.ru) conducted a survey among readers “Do you believe in the power of healers? ”.
More than 5 thousand people took part in it.
Of these, 76% answered in the affirmative, 21% - in the negative, the rest found it difficult to give an accurate answer.
About 2% of patients who do not seek help in medical institutions go to healers, magicians, psychics, healers, this was reported to NEWS.ru in the press service of Rosstat (data collected in 2020).
Among men, such 1.7%, among women - 2.2%.
Most often, managers of different levels resort to the help of healers (2.3%) and highly qualified specialists (2.3%).
For comparison, 1.8% of unskilled workers turn to such services.
Less often, people come to magicians whose working conditions are dangerous.
More often - employees whose work can be described as safe (there is no impact on the employee of harmful and (or) dangerous production factors).
That is, a fireman is less likely to be at the door of a healer than a mid-level manager.
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Over the past five years, the demand for the services of healers has increased by 30%, this trend was voiced in an interview with NEWS.ru by the President of the National Association of Traditional Medicine Vladimir Egorov.
He linked it to the coronavirus pandemic and its aftermath.
The expert stressed that we are talking about specialists in folk methods of treatment, who practice legally.
For example, herbalists, bone cutters.
The various occultists have nothing to do with them.
People turn to folk medicine when traditional does not give the desired result.
For example, in the case of chronic diseases that do not go away for years.
Egorov reports that in such cases, people are looking for other ways to “help the body more quickly. ”
The most common ailments that come to healers are diseases of the spine and joints.
These are arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, rheumatoid arthritis.
There are currently no 100% effective methods that can cure rheumatoid arthritis, for example.
It's an autoimmune disease.
Existing medications have serious side effects.
Many of them are simply not suitable due to their other diseases.
Popular methods can help.
Vladimir Egorov President of the National Association of Folk Medicine
There were many cases when doctors sent a person to die, and traditional medicine helped him, the patient was cured, reports Egorov.
The body is a self-healing structure that is capable of incorporating the resources of self-regulation.
The task of the healer is to help him in this.
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According to Article 50 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, folk medicine is the methods of healing, established in the national experience, which is based on the use of knowledge, skills and practical skills to assess and restore health.
Folk medicine does not include the provision of services of an occult-magical nature, as well as the performance of religious rites.
In practice, it is different.
Healers are people who use completely different methods.
Maryam Makhmudova, a “specialist in psychogenetics ” from Uzbekistan.
In her opinion, a healer is the person who heals people, guided by Divine laws.
She added that healers learn spiritual laws in the divine books.
Maryam Makhmudova said in a conversation with NEWS.ru that she is also a healer and knows how to treat cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, infertility, allergies.
It even provides its services via video link.
She gave a recent example: she was approached by a woman with elevated tumor markers.
After treatment, the indicator returned to normal.
This was achieved through awareness and repentance.
She realized that she always denied the woman, took care of men.
I repented to God for these destructive thoughts.
She promised herself that she would not return to ignorance, ” Maryam said.
Valentina Pyankova on first education resuscitation nurse.
She also calls herself a healer and a shaman.
In an interview with NEWS.ru, she said that she uses different methods to heal people.
First of all, work with the psyche.
Most diseases occur from dislike of oneself, Piankova is sure.
In her sessions, Valentina corrects this.
Esoteric methods are also used by women at work.
She said that she was connected to the Divine structures.
But folk methods are also present in the arsenal of the healer.
How many years ago in the state Duma was announced statistics: about 95% of folk healers do not have medical education, and over 40% of them allegedly even need the treatment of mental disorders.
At the same time, many of these activities are carried out without obtaining special permission.
What laws regulate the activities of healers and psychics
In Russia, healers are trained by 12 specialized colleges teaching acupuncture, herbal medicine and other methods of diagnosis and treatment with traditional folk methods.
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The activities of healers are regulated by the Federal Law of 21.11.2011 No. 323-FZ (as amended on 28.12.2022) “On the Basics of Public Health Protection in the Russian Federation ”.
According to the document, the right to engage in folk medicine has a citizen who has received a permit issued by the executive authority of the subject of the Russian Federation in the field of health care.
Occultists cannot be included in this number.
Their activities in Russia today are not regulated by anyone.
As the lawyer Lyudmila Alexandrova told NEWS.ru, the official state position - this does not exist, therefore, there is no sphere and subject of regulation.
At the moment, there are no laws that would regulate the activities of magicians and psychics.
This is something from the category of fairy tales, as if the activities of Santa Claus were regulated by law, ” she said.
Officially, such concepts as “magician ”,“ psychic ” are not fixed at the legislative level.
There are no standards to regulate this activity.
The maximum that fits here is entrepreneurial activity to provide services to the population.
Or Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Fraud ”.
It is not easy to prove, but it is possible.
Fraud is the theft of money by deception or abuse of trust.
Here it is necessary to understand the plot of the case - what exactly the fortuneteller promised, whether she took the money and what results.
If the fortune-teller took the money, for example, to guess on tarot cards, then there will be no fraud, because she took the money and repaid - that is, she rendered a service.
And if she says, for example, that I will now perform a ritual and you will win in court, guaranteed to marry a millionaire, then yes - you can prove it, because she obviously could not influence it.
That is, had a mercenary intent aimed at stealing money by deception, ” the lawyer said.
There are precedents for fraud, as well as lawsuits for the return of funds from “workers ” of occult services, the expert added.
She gave some examples.
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The man applied for treatment of the disease in the International Academy of clairvoyance.
Psychics could not cure the man, he turned to the police, who opened a criminal case against a group of people.
The man himself was recognized as a victim.
As a result, a criminal group that provided parapsychological and extrasensory services is serving time in prison, and the man through the court achieved the return of his money.
The state needs to introduce criminal punishment for magicians and pseudo-healers who deceive people and harm the health of citizens.
Such an initiative was made in early December last year by State Duma deputy from the Communist Party faction Nina Ostanina.
In an interview with NEWS.ru, she noted that this bill has already been “sent to the government for conclusion. ”
Then she will submit it to the Council of the State Duma, taking into account all comments.
Nina Ostapenko noted that due to the special operation in society, tension is growing and more than 60% of citizens today “experience a state of fear, depression and need psychological help. ”
There are many who try to fish in muddy water and pretend to be those who can provide psychological help - these are magicians, healers.
They take advantage of the fact that a person was one on one with trouble.
Okay, if it's harmless.
But if it damages the mental health of a person, if it leads to the fact that they deceive people, then it is a crime.
Nina Ostanina State Duma deputy from the CPRF faction
In January 2022, plans to develop a bill on the introduction of criminal liability for engaging in occult-mystical activities for the sake of health told the Deputy of the state Duma Vitaly Milonov (“United Russia ”).
Back in 2017, he said that he was submitting to the State Duma a bill on criminal liability for illegal occupations of folk medicine and magic.
For unclear reasons, it didn ’ t go any further.
Why do people go to healers, especially successful and educated ones?
If a person loses control over the situation, then he begins to turn to any tools that will help return this control, clinical psychologist Olesya Inevskaya said in an interview with NEWS.ru.
In a state of despair (for example, in the third stage of actively progressing cancer), a person becomes more suggestible.
In principle, any long-term, serious disease increases suggestibility and reduces the level of critical thinking even in the most educated people.
Therefore, no patient is immune from the fact that one day he will knock on the door to the conditional “fortune-teller Juna ”.
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But certain categories of people are more likely to do so than others.
Olesya Inevskaya has identified two correlates.
The first is high self-confidence, the second is low intelligence and level of education.
If a person falls under these characteristics, he is a potential consumer of magical services.
Wealthy and successful people really often turn to otherworldly forces and alternative methods, confirms Inevskaya.
The initiators of the trip to the healers are usually their wives or mothers.
Rich men often trust their health to loved ones due to lack of time.
And those, in turn, act on the principle “in the fight for health, all means are good. ”
What do the doctors say?
Maybe there are cases of miraculous healing.
About 1% of patients, having learned about cancer, turn to methods of alternative medicine, according to the doctor-oncologist, candidate of medical sciences Andrei Pylev.
Different methods are used - compresses of kerosene, vodka and oil, soda, hemlock, celandine, prayers, trips to monasteries.
There are also completely ecological ones.
For example, coffee enemas are a fashionable technique.
I have heard many such cases over the decades of my work, but I have never heard of at least a minimal success of these enterprises.
Traditional cancer treatments do not work.
It is better to immediately contact the oncologist.
Andrey Pylyov chief doctor of the clinic, oncologist
If you treat an inflamed throat with traditional medicine methods, this can be effective.
But with angina, it is better to take antibiotics.
Otherwise, the consequences can be deplorable, said in an interview with NEWS.ru surgeon, oncologist Dmitry Shabanov.
Folk methods work in cases where the disease is not serious and passes on its own.
Serious diseases can not be cured with the help of alternative medicine.
Traditional medicine can only help in psychological terms.
A person against the background of the rest of chemotherapy drinks some kind of grass and believes that he was cured by her, the grass.
In fact, of course, modern methods are much more effective than any folk remedy.
Dmitry Shabanov surgeon, oncologist
Photo: Maxim Zakharov / RIA Novosti
Many drugs and treatment regimens of traditional medicine have been worked out for a long time, but they have no evidence base, infectious disease doctor Yevgeny Timakov told NEWS.ru.
Moreover, some drugs from traditional medicine have switched to traditional after they have proven their effectiveness in clinical trials.
The most high-quality and safe treatment is carried out according to those protocols that have evidence-based effectiveness, Timakov notes.
A big disadvantage of traditional medicine is that it does not take into account the individual characteristics of people, individual reactions of the body and side effects.

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- Suggests a domain where herbal or traditional therapies are commonly considered in practice—chronic ailments.

**The most common ailments that come to healers are diseases of the spine and joints.

In what areas have the medical uses of traditional Indian medicine been studied?

Treatment on arthritis
Treatment on pain

What does traditional Indian medicine generally treat?

It addresses the physical aspects of health conditions.

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- Indicates prevalent use of herbal treatments for specific clinical issues (musculoskeletal disorders) in practice.

In what areas have the medical uses of traditional Indian medicine been studied?

Treatment on arthritis
Treatment on pain

What does traditional Indian medicine generally treat?

It addresses the physical aspects of health conditions.

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Content: Alternative Medicine - An Appropriate Approach to Improving Health
Medical Dawn
Alternative medicine forms an important part of the healthcare field, offering a holistic approach to improving health and wellness using natural methods and traditional practices.
This topic addresses the understanding of alternative medicine, its different types, and the benefits and challenges associated with it.
Definition of Alternative Medicine:
1) Complementary Medicine:
Complementary medicine involves the use of traditional medical treatments and techniques alongside traditional medical treatments.
Alternative Medicine:
It relies on non-traditional methods and techniques, such as herbal therapy, touch therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine.
Types of alternative medicine:
1.Herbal treatment:
It is based on the use of medicinal herbs to improve health and cure diseases.
2. Massage therapy:
It is based on the stimulation of certain points in the body to improve vital flow and relieve stress.
Meditation Therapy:
It focuses on mental and spiritual relaxation, and enables inner balance.
Benefits of alternative medicine:
1- Comprehensive approach:
Alternative medicine is a holistic approach that takes care of the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of an individual.
Reduce side effects:
Many alternative therapies have the advantage of reducing side effects compared to traditional pharmacological treatments.
3.Promotion of prevention:
Alternative medicine focuses on promoting disease prevention by improving lifestyle and nutrition.
Challenges and Directions:
1.
Lack of scientific research:
Alternative medicine faces challenges in the lack of scientific studies proving the effectiveness of certain treatments.
Adherence to medical guidelines:
Patients should consult with traditional doctors before starting any alternative treatment, especially if they have serious health conditions.
Future and Balance:
Integration with traditional medicine:
The current trend refers to the integration of alternative medicine and traditional medicine to achieve the best health outcomes.
2) Focusing on prevention:
Attention to disease prevention and health maintenance is expected to increase the importance of alternative medicine.
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Conclusion:
In conclusion, it shows that alternative medicine can be an effective option for individuals seeking to improve their health in natural ways.
However, individuals should take professional medical advice and check that alternative treatments are appropriate for their overall health condition.

What is the traditional Indian medical system called?

What mental health problems does traditional Indian medicine treat?

Support the management of symptoms related to mental health.

**It is based on the use of medicinal herbs to improve health and cure diseases.

Title:

Content: Alternative Medicine - An Appropriate Approach to Improving Health
Medical Dawn
Alternative medicine forms an important part of the healthcare field, offering a holistic approach to improving health and wellness using natural methods and traditional practices.
This topic addresses the understanding of alternative medicine, its different types, and the benefits and challenges associated with it.
Definition of Alternative Medicine:
1) Complementary Medicine:
Complementary medicine involves the use of traditional medical treatments and techniques alongside traditional medical treatments.
Alternative Medicine:
It relies on non-traditional methods and techniques, such as herbal therapy, touch therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine.
Types of alternative medicine:
1.Herbal treatment:
It is based on the use of medicinal herbs to improve health and cure diseases.
2. Massage therapy:
It is based on the stimulation of certain points in the body to improve vital flow and relieve stress.
Meditation Therapy:
It focuses on mental and spiritual relaxation, and enables inner balance.
Benefits of alternative medicine:
1- Comprehensive approach:
Alternative medicine is a holistic approach that takes care of the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of an individual.
Reduce side effects:
Many alternative therapies have the advantage of reducing side effects compared to traditional pharmacological treatments.
3.Promotion of prevention:
Alternative medicine focuses on promoting disease prevention by improving lifestyle and nutrition.
Challenges and Directions:
1.
Lack of scientific research:
Alternative medicine faces challenges in the lack of scientific studies proving the effectiveness of certain treatments.
Adherence to medical guidelines:
Patients should consult with traditional doctors before starting any alternative treatment, especially if they have serious health conditions.
Future and Balance:
Integration with traditional medicine:
The current trend refers to the integration of alternative medicine and traditional medicine to achieve the best health outcomes.
2) Focusing on prevention:
Attention to disease prevention and health maintenance is expected to increase the importance of alternative medicine.
Read also.
Sinus treatment.. Top tips from doctors for the treatment of sinuses
Read also.
Natural ways to treat a hot pill in the tongue.. Prevention and treatment
Also Read: Causes and Treatment of Dry Eye
Medical Methods for Treatment of Dry Eye at Home
Conclusion:
In conclusion, it shows that alternative medicine can be an effective option for individuals seeking to improve their health in natural ways.
However, individuals should take professional medical advice and check that alternative treatments are appropriate for their overall health condition.

What is the traditional Indian medical system called?

What treatment did Former Kenyan President's daughter Rosemary Odinga get that helped her regain eyesight?

Traditional Indian medicine Ayurvedic treatment.

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Content: WHO holds first summit on traditional medicine
Cairo - Center Gate Thursday 17 August 2023, 11: 39 am
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday opened its first summit on traditional medicine, amid the United Nations body ’ s stated quest to gather evidence and data to allow the safe use of such treatments.
Traditional medicines are “the first refuge of millions of people around the world, ” the WHO said, with a summit in India bringing together policymakers and academics to“ mobilize political commitment and encourage evidence-based action ” on these treatments.
WHO President Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “WHO is working to gather evidence and data to guide policies, standards and norms for the safe, fair and cost-effective use of traditional medicine. ”
The two-day World Health Organization (WHO) World Summit on Traditional Medicine is being held in conjunction with the G20 Health Ministers ’ Meeting in Gandhinagar, India.
The summit is set to be a regular event, following the opening last year of the World Health Organization ’ s World Centre for Traditional Medicine in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Criticism of traditional medicines
While traditional medicines are widely used in some parts of the world, they also face severe criticism.
The United Nations Health Agency defines traditional medicine as the knowledge, skills and practices used over time to maintain health and to prevent, diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses.
But many traditional treatments lack any proven scientific value, and conservation activists say the industry is pushing for increased trade in endangered animals, including tigers, rhinos and squam-eaters, and threatening the survival of entire species.
Vietnam discovers 2,000 dead cats dedicated to traditional medicine
Chinese Prefer Traditional Medicine Against Coronavirus
Traditional medicine against Corona.
Who's the winner?
The use of home remedies during the pandemic to treat Covid-infected people increased, including a green wormwood herbal drink promoted by the President of Madagascar as a treatment.
The plant has been shown to be effective in treating malaria, but its use to combat COVID-19 has been widely scorned by many doctors.
In China, traditional medicine has a long history, but major European medical bodies have previously requested that it be subject to the same principles of regulatory oversight as traditional medical methods.
John Ryder, head of research at the World Health Organization, said: “Scientific progress in traditional medicine must be subject to the same rigorous standards as in other areas of health. ”
The use of traditional medicine in the absence of rules
Of the 194 WHO member states, 170 have recognized their use of traditional and complementary medicine since 2018, but only 124 have reported laws or rules for the use of herbal medicines, while only half have a national policy on such methods and medicines.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “natural treatment does not always mean it is safe, and centuries of use are not a guarantee of effectiveness; therefore, the scientific and practical method must be applied to provide the accurate evidence required. ”
About 40% of approved pharmaceutical products currently in use are derived from a “natural product basis, ” according to the World Health Organization, which cites“ prominent drugs ” derived from traditional medicine, including aspirin, based on formulations using willow bark.
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The World Health Organization is interested in alternative medicine.
Mohamed Ismail - Cairo - DPA -
Many people use traditional medicine – but what do these methods really do?
A new WHO centre intends to explore this.
The center is based in India, a country where alternative medicine is so important that it even has its own ministry – which specializes in Ayurveda, Yoga, Physiotherapy, Greek Medicine, Master and Homeopathy.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening of the centre in Jamnagar in mid-April, saying: “India ’ s traditional medicine system is not just a cure.
It ’ s a comprehensive science of life. ”
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Indian government is supporting the centre with US $250 million (230 million euros).
WHO President Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “The center aims to be an engine of innovation, moving towards an agenda of evidence, data and sustainability in traditional medicine, ” adding that the center would connect traditional medicine practitioners around the world and help set standards for research.
Traditional medicine is a broad field.
According to the World Health Organization ’ s statement for the center, 80% of the world ’ s population uses traditional medicine, which includes among other things acupuncture, Ayurvedic medicine and herbal blends.
Traditional medicine is also represented in modern science.
According to the World Health Organization, about 40% of all drugs approved today are derived from natural substances.
The discovery of aspirin, for example, is based on ancient recipes made from the bark of the willow tree.
The research for artemisinin for use in the fight against malaria, for which the Nobel Prize was awarded in 2015, began with the study of ancient texts of Chinese medicine.
George Rochmeyer of Cochrane, an international network that provides the scientific basis for decisions in the health field, said it makes sense at least to take a closer look at treatment methods that have been developed over centuries, to verify the reasonableness of these methods, and to conduct clinical studies on them in case of doubt.
Cochrane reviews are systematic reviews that collect all scientific evidence on a specific issue from medicine or other health sciences.
However, Rochmeyer also stressed that besides the examples of traditional methods cited by the WHO, which form the basis of currently developed treatments, there are likely many other examples where traditional methods of careful review have proven ineffective or even dangerous, such as phlebotomy, noting that spending too much money on studies to review a therapeutic practice is always a matter of discretion.
Rochmeyer stated that there are many Cochrane reviews about the use of traditional methods such as acupuncture in certain cases, but: “From my personal experience at Cochrane, I would say that I have not come across many reviews that have shown really compelling evidence for traditional therapeutic practice. ”
This is often due to the fact that when searching for these treatments we find only a few often-poorly conducted studies that cannot prove or disprove any benefit from them – which brings us back to the question of whether the already limited research funds should be invested in a scientifically unreasonable procedure – for example, homeopathy.
Professor Emeritus Edzard Ernst, a longtime professor of alternative medicine at the University of Exeter, noted that while it was necessary to wait and see who would lead the center and what it would do, the WHO press release was full of exaggerations.
The World Health Organization says it also wants to use new technologies at the new center for the study of traditional medicine — via artificial intelligence and big data, for example.
The center is expected to focus on providing a reliable evidence base for policy and standards of traditional medicine practices and products.
In addition, the center is supposed to help countries integrate these practices into their health systems.
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What is the World Health Organization doing to promote traditional medicine, including Ayurveda?

Establishing rules for the safe, fair, and effective use of traditional medicine

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Content: The Ayurveda
by Denise Millstine, MD, Mayo Clinic
It has been reviewed in 1445.
Ayurveda is the traditional medical system in India, which originated more than 4,000 years ago.
It is based on a theory that the disease is caused by an imbalance in the body's life force, or prana.
This life-force balance is determined by the balance between the three physical traits called doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha. Most people have a dominant doshas, and the specific balance between the three doshas is unique to each person. (See also Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.)).
Practitioners evaluate people through
• Interrogate them about symptoms, behavior and lifestyle
• Monitor their overall appearance, including eyes, tongue, and skin
• Taking a heartbeat and checking urine and feces
After determining the balance between douches, practitioners design a treatment specific to each person.
Ayurveda uses diet, herbs, massage, meditation, yoga, and internal cleaning (therapeutic cleansing). Cleansing usually involves injecting fluid into the rectum to induce bowel movement or defecation (enema), or washing the nose with water (nasal washing) to restore balance within the body and with nature.
Medical Uses of Ayurveda
Ayurveda has been studied, including in allergic rhinitis, mental health disorders, neurological conditions, pain, arthritis, and diabetes.
As in other studies of entire medical systems, high-quality research is difficult.
Possible side effects of Ayurveda
Some of the plant combinations used in Ayurveda are contaminated with heavy metals (especially lead, mercury and arsenic) so that they can cause heavy metal poisoning.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The following source in English can be helpful.
Please note that the MSD Guide is not responsible for the content of this source.
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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): Ayurvedic Medicine
Test your KnowledgeTake a Quiz!

**A new WHO centre intends to explore this.

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Content: Archive / Lifestyle
The World Health Organization is interested in alternative medicine.
Mohamed Ismail - Cairo - DPA -
Many people use traditional medicine – but what do these methods really do?
A new WHO centre intends to explore this.
The center is based in India, a country where alternative medicine is so important that it even has its own ministry – which specializes in Ayurveda, Yoga, Physiotherapy, Greek Medicine, Master and Homeopathy.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening of the centre in Jamnagar in mid-April, saying: “India ’ s traditional medicine system is not just a cure.
It ’ s a comprehensive science of life. ”
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Indian government is supporting the centre with US $250 million (230 million euros).
WHO President Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “The center aims to be an engine of innovation, moving towards an agenda of evidence, data and sustainability in traditional medicine, ” adding that the center would connect traditional medicine practitioners around the world and help set standards for research.
Traditional medicine is a broad field.
According to the World Health Organization ’ s statement for the center, 80% of the world ’ s population uses traditional medicine, which includes among other things acupuncture, Ayurvedic medicine and herbal blends.
Traditional medicine is also represented in modern science.
According to the World Health Organization, about 40% of all drugs approved today are derived from natural substances.
The discovery of aspirin, for example, is based on ancient recipes made from the bark of the willow tree.
The research for artemisinin for use in the fight against malaria, for which the Nobel Prize was awarded in 2015, began with the study of ancient texts of Chinese medicine.
George Rochmeyer of Cochrane, an international network that provides the scientific basis for decisions in the health field, said it makes sense at least to take a closer look at treatment methods that have been developed over centuries, to verify the reasonableness of these methods, and to conduct clinical studies on them in case of doubt.
Cochrane reviews are systematic reviews that collect all scientific evidence on a specific issue from medicine or other health sciences.
However, Rochmeyer also stressed that besides the examples of traditional methods cited by the WHO, which form the basis of currently developed treatments, there are likely many other examples where traditional methods of careful review have proven ineffective or even dangerous, such as phlebotomy, noting that spending too much money on studies to review a therapeutic practice is always a matter of discretion.
Rochmeyer stated that there are many Cochrane reviews about the use of traditional methods such as acupuncture in certain cases, but: “From my personal experience at Cochrane, I would say that I have not come across many reviews that have shown really compelling evidence for traditional therapeutic practice. ”
This is often due to the fact that when searching for these treatments we find only a few often-poorly conducted studies that cannot prove or disprove any benefit from them – which brings us back to the question of whether the already limited research funds should be invested in a scientifically unreasonable procedure – for example, homeopathy.
Professor Emeritus Edzard Ernst, a longtime professor of alternative medicine at the University of Exeter, noted that while it was necessary to wait and see who would lead the center and what it would do, the WHO press release was full of exaggerations.
The World Health Organization says it also wants to use new technologies at the new center for the study of traditional medicine — via artificial intelligence and big data, for example.
The center is expected to focus on providing a reliable evidence base for policy and standards of traditional medicine practices and products.
In addition, the center is supposed to help countries integrate these practices into their health systems.
You may also read.

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Title:

Content: The Ayurveda
by Denise Millstine, MD, Mayo Clinic
It has been reviewed in 1445.
Ayurveda is the traditional medical system in India, which originated more than 4,000 years ago.
It is based on a theory that the disease is caused by an imbalance in the body's life force, or prana.
This life-force balance is determined by the balance between the three physical traits called doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha. Most people have a dominant doshas, and the specific balance between the three doshas is unique to each person. (See also Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.)).
Practitioners evaluate people through
• Interrogate them about symptoms, behavior and lifestyle
• Monitor their overall appearance, including eyes, tongue, and skin
• Taking a heartbeat and checking urine and feces
After determining the balance between douches, practitioners design a treatment specific to each person.
Ayurveda uses diet, herbs, massage, meditation, yoga, and internal cleaning (therapeutic cleansing). Cleansing usually involves injecting fluid into the rectum to induce bowel movement or defecation (enema), or washing the nose with water (nasal washing) to restore balance within the body and with nature.
Medical Uses of Ayurveda
Ayurveda has been studied, including in allergic rhinitis, mental health disorders, neurological conditions, pain, arthritis, and diabetes.
As in other studies of entire medical systems, high-quality research is difficult.
Possible side effects of Ayurveda
Some of the plant combinations used in Ayurveda are contaminated with heavy metals (especially lead, mercury and arsenic) so that they can cause heavy metal poisoning.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The following source in English can be helpful.
Please note that the MSD Guide is not responsible for the content of this source.
1.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): Ayurvedic Medicine
Test your KnowledgeTake a Quiz!

**As in other studies of entire medical systems, high-quality research is difficult.

Title:

Content: The Ayurveda
by Denise Millstine, MD, Mayo Clinic
It has been reviewed in 1445.
Ayurveda is the traditional medical system in India, which originated more than 4,000 years ago.
It is based on a theory that the disease is caused by an imbalance in the body's life force, or prana.
This life-force balance is determined by the balance between the three physical traits called doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha. Most people have a dominant doshas, and the specific balance between the three doshas is unique to each person. (See also Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.)).
Practitioners evaluate people through
• Interrogate them about symptoms, behavior and lifestyle
• Monitor their overall appearance, including eyes, tongue, and skin
• Taking a heartbeat and checking urine and feces
After determining the balance between douches, practitioners design a treatment specific to each person.
Ayurveda uses diet, herbs, massage, meditation, yoga, and internal cleaning (therapeutic cleansing). Cleansing usually involves injecting fluid into the rectum to induce bowel movement or defecation (enema), or washing the nose with water (nasal washing) to restore balance within the body and with nature.
Medical Uses of Ayurveda
Ayurveda has been studied, including in allergic rhinitis, mental health disorders, neurological conditions, pain, arthritis, and diabetes.
As in other studies of entire medical systems, high-quality research is difficult.
Possible side effects of Ayurveda
Some of the plant combinations used in Ayurveda are contaminated with heavy metals (especially lead, mercury and arsenic) so that they can cause heavy metal poisoning.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The following source in English can be helpful.
Please note that the MSD Guide is not responsible for the content of this source.
1.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): Ayurvedic Medicine
Test your KnowledgeTake a Quiz!

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Title:

Content: Anthropology or Anthropology: 10 / Anthropology of Religion
Translated by Ahmed Mogheer
Anthropology of Religion
Anthropology of religion is a specialized field of study within social / cultural anthropology.
From the beginning, one of the major areas of anthropology has been religious beliefs, practices, and institutions in the non-Western world.
Religion, like kinship, is a very dominant organizing principle of human society.
It is closely related and influences economics, politics, kinship, family, marriage, language, medicine, etc.
Anthropology of religion can be defined as a specialized field of study concerned with the relationship between the sacred and society.
The term sacred means what is marked or seen with great respect, fear and reverence.
The main focus of the anthropology of religion is to understand, analyze, and explain the relationship between man and supernatural power and the beliefs, practices, and institutions associated with it.
What matters to a religious anthropologist is therefore not a question of the ultimate truth of religion and its affirmation, but a question of why a particular group of people adheres to religious beliefs; the relationship between religious beliefs, social and cultural processes, and historical and ecological factors.
Religious anthropologists are interested in ethnographic, ethnographic, scientific and systematic analysis of religious beliefs, practices, institutions, and other aspects associated with them such as witchcraft, religiosity, faith-based healing, soul possession, cults, states of altered consciousness, etc.
In general, anthropologists who study religion investigate, among other things, the following:
The social origins of religion.
The role of religion in the development of humanity and society.
The function of religion in the daily lives of individuals and communities.
The relationship between religion and other aspects of society and culture such as economics, politics, medicine, magic and other aspects of culture and social life.
Contents of religious beliefs and practices.
Interfaith issues.
Definition of religion
Anthropologists and social scientists have tried to define religion in different ways.
In general, religion is defined as that aspect of culture that connects man to the sacred and the supernatural.
Religion is also concerned with the relationship of man to the profane or secular, identifies the sacred from the profane, and determines how and why a particular object becomes sacred or profane.
He developed traditions or conventions on how humans should behave in dealing with the sacred.
More specifically, religion can be defined as a system of philosophical beliefs, practices, and values concerned with defining the sacred, understanding life, and salvation from the problem of human existence.
Religion is a system of beliefs involving supernatural forces or beings that provide form and meaning to the universe.
According to Howard and Denev-Hatis, religion "seeks to provide a comprehensive view of how the universe works and why.
It addresses the ultimate questions of our existence: where did we come from?
Why are we the same?
Why do we have to die?
“Religion, like language, lies at the foundation of culture.
In non-industrial societies it is a hypothetical binding force and the dominant norm of everyday life.
Types and functions of debt
Anthropologists generally classify religion into two categories: world religions and religions of pre-literate or traditional societies.
The classification is based, inter alia, on:
- Number of followers.
Existence or absence of sacred texts
– Structured structure and rigorous teaching of theology
Attempting to spread the faith to others, whether in the form of evangelism or other mechanisms
The positive and negative impact of religions on history, economics, politics, art, science and technology, including medicine; in short, the global effects of religion.
Thus, world religions are those concerned with interpreting sacred texts and spreading the faith to others.
These include: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Confucianism, Shinto and others.
The religions of traditional societies are mainly concerned with the practical benefits that can be gained from the proper performance of rituals or observance of proper taboos.
They are less interested in the finer points of theology or personal salvation.
Religion plays a major role in the daily lives of individuals and communities.
It is related to other aspects of culture and social life.
Some of the main functions of religion include the following:
Religion offers an explanation about our world and the universe:
Religious beliefs help explain some of the puzzling questions and events in human life and the natural world.
The system of religious beliefs in society seeks to provide a comprehensive explanation of how the universe appeared, and how and why it functions the way it does.
Religion tries to face directly the final questions that concern everyone: Where did humans come from?
What are humans doing here?
What is the basic nature of humans and other non-humans?
What is death and why should people die?
and so on.
Religion is an expression of collective life:
Religious beliefs and practices unite people into one moral society.
Religion helps to foster a spirit of brotherhood among followers of the same religious faith.
The participation of various religious rituals such as mass worship, prayer, religious feasts, etc., often creates a sense of unity, belonging and unity among practitioners.
Religious beliefs and practices are therefore very important organizing principles for community life.
Religion serves as a means of validating society and its standards:
Religious beliefs and practices can help make adherence to community values and norms among its members.
It helps to preserve and sustain social systems and culture.
Helps people adhere to community norms and values by helping them adhere to social / ethical values.
However, it also supports social oppression by maintaining the status quo and in its documented role acts as an instrument of exploitation and discrimination.
Religion can be a force for mobilizing people in search of change or protesting against the prevailing exploitative and oppressive social, political and economic order.
Religion may play an important role in revolutionary movements.
World religions or organization have had strong positive and negative effects on society.
In terms of their positive contributions, organized religion, particularly the Judeo-Christian tradition, has been a major force, among others, in improving social ills; supporting and protecting the poor; promoting arts, such as music, painting, literature and architecture; educating the disadvantaged; and popularizing and promoting scientific medicine.
On the other hand, organized religion has had negative effects, among other things, thwarting scientific work; encouraging the persecution of dissidents and non-adherents; supporting colonialism, slavery and exploitation; sentencing women and children to an inferior position in society; bitterly dividing people.
Religion and Medicine
The importance of religion to medicine is clear, especially when we look at developing traditional societies.
The religious ideology behind healthy practices not only codifies the way people should behave, but also gives an added sense of security to those who adhere to the principles of religion.
People ’ s understanding of life, death, health, disease and all other calamities is linked to their complex religious system.
The psychological and social functions of religion have important therapeutic effects.
Religious adherence and adherence to religious rules and teachings are related to the health status of individuals, families and communities.
Some research findings suggest that people with strong religious affiliation and commitment have found that they have relatively better mental and physical health than those with low or no religious commitment.
Suicide rates are also higher among individuals with a lower religious commitment.
Religious beliefs, practices, and institutions have been important parts of the healthcare sector over the centuries.
As part of alternative medicine and traditional medicine, religion continues to play a very important role in the provision of health care.
Many organized religious denominations witness faith-based treatment and healing for some serious health problems such as mental illness and various other physical and psychosomatic illnesses.
In fact, in regions and people where access to modern medical treatments is limited, religion, beliefs, practices and traditional medical centers are the alternatives available.
Even in areas where there are no problems with access to modern medicine, many people may prefer traditional treatments for various diseases.
In short, in almost all societies, religious beliefs and practices form important parts of health and health care.
In traditional societies, religion and traditional medicine are closely related.
In such societies, traditional religious medical beliefs and practices play important roles in explaining the causes of illness, in caring for the sick, and in treating illnesses — both physical and psychological — and other calamities (bad events).
Religious rituals and prayers accompany all the preparation and management of traditional medicines on patients.
As healers, religious professionals are at the forefront of dealing with health and disease problems in many societies, especially in traditional societies.
Food habits and beliefs vary across cultures.
People in all cultures besides showing a preference for certain types of food and certain ways of preparing them; and showing traditional prejudices against other foods.
“In every society, people designate certain elements as ‘ food ’ from a range of edible plant and animal substances ” (Howard and Denev-Hatisse).
Although the causes of these conditions may in some cases be lost in the past, a key factor in this disparity is the form of religious beliefs and practices across societies.
Thus, a group of people who profess a certain form of religion may avoid certain types of foods and prefer others.
It can have both positive and negative effects on the health and well-being of individuals, groups and communities.
Food taboos based on religious prohibitions may also affect health.
People ’ s behavior in seeking health care is largely determined by the taboo in their religion and thus, individuals with a strong sense of religiosity may avoid, for example, the use of certain medical treatments or health care.
Thus, family planning and contraceptive use, for example, depend on these factors among followers of certain religions.
Religious values therefore largely determine fertility trends worldwide.
Some religious denominations even prohibit their members from using modern medical treatments, urging them to rely solely on religious mechanisms such as faith healing.
Religion may also play a very important role in shaping the nature and content of the ethics of medical professionals.
Medical professionals who adhere to different forms of religion may share different ethical standards regarding the way patients should be treated, the interaction between doctor and nurse, and so on.
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Medical Anthropology: Definition, History and Concerns
Medical anthropology is a specialized branch of anthropology whose main interest is in the relationship between cultural factors, perceptions and beliefs on the one hand and health disorders on the other.
Medical anthropology is a branch of applied anthropology, which studies diseases, the health care system, theories of disease and treatment from a pluralistic, sociocultural perspective.
Medical anthropology, in general, has grown very rapidly as a specialized field of study in anthropology, especially since the 1950s and 1960s.
The growth of this field is mainly due to: (1) the growing interest of social scientists in general and anthropologists in particular in health and disease, and (2) the increased awareness of medical professionals and health policy makers about the role of social sciences in the health issue.
Arguably, when anthropology arose in the 19th century, investigating health and disease issues seemed not to be among the dominant concerns of cultural anthropologists.
However, sociologists in general and anthropologists in particular have begun to develop academic and practical interests in the study of health and disease in social and cultural contexts.
At the root of the emergence and development of medical anthropology also lies the need to study the world of health and disease from evolutionary and ecological perspectives.
Medical anthropologists attempt to address fundamental questions such as:
What is the evolutionary basis for the difference in how different populations deal with the disease?
What are the main factors that affect children ’ s growth and development?
What is the impact of modernization on the local population?
Medical anthropologists are also interested in:
Investigate the interrelationship between human health, nutrition, cultural beliefs and practices; and how people ’ s dietary behavior and sexual habits affect the spread of pathogenic organisms;
Multicultural aspects of nursing care;
the social and cultural contexts of disease; health-related behavior of people, and the social and cultural associations of such behavior;
The social, behavioral, demographic and biological characteristics of people who develop the disease.
Some of the main theories of health, culture and society
A brief overview of key perspectives in the anthropology of health and disease may be appropriate at this juncture.
Medicine as an institution and the question of health and disease have been explained through different perspectives.
The following are crucial theories:
Functional Perspective: This perspective views medicine and healthcare systems as important social institutions; it focuses on the functions and roles that the institution plays in maintaining stability in society.
Medical institutions, whether scientific or traditional, and various practitioners exist to meet the needs of individuals and society.
Medical Ecological Perspective: This perspective focuses on human biological and behavioral adaptations to diseases in different ecological and environmental contexts.
Thus, diseases evolve in line with specific ecological niches, and people ’ s responses to health problems have evolved in the context of their specific local ecosystems.
Cultural Interpretative Perspective: This is also called the “symbolic interaction ” approach.
This approach focuses on the social and cultural constructs of health, disease and illness.
According to this theory, diseases and health are not just things that exist “out there ”; they are a product of complex social interactions; and health and disease are largely shaped by the way people as representatives give meaning to them and how actors respond to them in social and cultural ways.
Critical perspective: This theory is also called “radical political economy. ”
It is an approach that emphasizes social and economic inequality in power and wealth, which in turn has a significant impact on health status and access to health-care facilities.
Individuals, groups, communities and even nations thus tend to have an unbalanced share of health resources; this often results in an unequal distribution of morbidity and mortality patterns among a given society; those in power and dominance enjoy better health, and marginalized groups suffer the burden of disease.
The roles of anthropologists and contributions of anthropology to health
Applied medical anthropology is strongly interdisciplinary in its nature and approach.
Medical anthropologists often work with academics in the field of sociology, medicine, psychology, and demography.
Applied medical anthropology brings with it the comparative framework of anthropology that helps medically trained people avoid one limited cultural perspective, to see how social and environmental factors affect health, and to be familiar with alternative ways of understanding and treating disease.
In general, medical anthropologists play the following two important roles:
work in collaboration with health professionals, researchers and other professionals, as consultants, consultants and researchers;
They work in the field of health and disease and participate in their own independent research, in order to advance anthropological knowledge.
Some specific applications or contributions of medical anthropology in health and disease include:
-They help hospitals and health agencies to deliver health care more effectively to people.
They assist national and international health organizations by providing anthropological data on the cultures of the peoples of the world.
They work with epidemiologists in identifying the effects of cultural practices and beliefs on disease transmission.
-They help health professionals in disease prevention and control.
They are involved in the fields of international health, promoting mental health in different cultures.
They assist in the areas of public health education efforts related to family planning, maternal and child health, improving community sanitation and nutritional counseling.
They help promote community involvement in disease prevention.
-They help people understand the psychosocial factors that affect prevention, and participate in the identification of cases and treatment.
They help health workers overcome restrictions on large-scale drug administration or vaccination as well as in overcoming cultural constraints on health education programs and dealing with them.
Anthropologists work with epidemiologists and psychiatrists in the areas of cardiovascular problems and mental disorders.
Disease, society and economic activity
Understanding social and cultural behaviors as important factors in the causal relationship, spread, and distribution of many diseases is critical.
Anthropologists argue that how people live, how they behave, what and how they eat, what they believe and practice, what they value and what technology they possess, etc., are important determinants of their individual and collective health.
Different societies have different concepts of health and disease.
The standards that people set for health vary from culture to culture.
Behaviors and lifestyles that are considered healthy vary from one community to another, and from time to time.
People ’ s understanding of health and perceptions of the nature of diseases also vary from culture to culture.
Anthropologists argue that, on the basis of cross-cultural research (i.e. research conducted relatively in different cultures) perceptions of good and bad health are constructed, along with culturally significant health threats and problems.
Thus, the production and distribution of health and disease are strongly influenced by sociocultural and political-economic factors.
Different ethnic groups and cultures recognize different diseases, symptoms and causes and have developed different health care systems and treatment strategies.
Anthropologists also argue that diseases vary between cultures and types of economic activity.
Systems of economic activity prevalent in a given society greatly influence the characteristics of morbidity and mortality.
For example, some infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid, cholera, etc., are more common in settled communities (peasants and urban communities).
Diseases such as schistosomiasis are associated with certain economic activities.
They are widespread in communities that practice irrigation systems.
Other infectious diseases, particularly sexually transmitted diseases, including the HIV / AIDS pandemic, are more common in urban cultures than in rural areas and along highways.
There are also what anthropologists call development diseases which are those health problems that arise in a given society after the introduction of development projects, or when indigenous people are integrated into global political and economic systems, certain types of diseases can be introduced to people.
These diseases may include bacterial or parasitic diseases that occur in an area due to changes in the environment following development-related activities and other categories of development diseases may include “diseases caused by poverty, undernutrition and poor sanitation, reflecting the failure of development programs to integrate people into large-scale communities in a satisfactory manner. ”
Causality theories of disease
The biomedical theory of the causality of disease is just one of the different theories of diseases that people carry.
The methods by which people try to treat the perceived disease are based on their beliefs about the cause of the disease.
People from different cultures have developed for themselves different ways of interpreting how diseases and misfortunes (bad luck or disaster) occur.
It seems that such theories for centuries have worked for them very efficiently.
In fact, the peoples of the world relied on such kinds of explanations (and still not a few societies continue to do so) until the modern scientific theory of medicine emerged a few centuries ago.
Anthropologists have classified the various causal theories of diseases that exist between different cultures in the world into: 1) theories of personal diseases, 2) theories of natural diseases, and 3) theories of emotional diseases.
The causation theory of personal illness attributes disease to causative agents that are considered intelligent beings.
This theory is particularly common among most non-Western societies.
Even if a person knows that a mosquito bite causes malaria, it is often believed and believed that the cause of the disease is due to the force and evil action of such factors as evil spirits, witches and witches, ancestral spirits, curses made by elders, the wrath of supernatural beings, etc.
The causal theory of natural diseases is also referred to as Western or scientific medicine.
This attributes diseases to such non-personal and scientifically proven factors as viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, etc. and toxic substances.
This theory explains the causes of diseases from a natural point of view.
That is, diseases are natural events, not supernatural things.
Non-Western cultures also use natural disease theories.
For example, some people believe that eating or drinking hot or cold substances may create a health problem.
For example, a menstruating woman is not supposed to eat pineapple in some cultures.
Because they think pineapple is a “cold ” thing and menstruation is a“ hot ” thing, the two will collide and cause illness.
The causal theory of emotional illness states that illnesses are caused by some severe negative emotional experience.
A number of ethnographic studies have found that there are, for example, mental illnesses that are unique to certain cultural environments.
Such diseases caused by certain cultural environments and traditions are described as syndromes associated with culture.
In some cultures, emotional experiences such as anxiety and fear may cause a disease called susto, or what is also called "soul loss" in anthropological literature.
A person who thinks they have this mental illness may develop symptoms such as lethargy (fatigue or weakness), loss of activity, wandering, distraction (or thinking disorder), etc.
In Africa, which is predominantly a traditional society, traditional, non-scientific explanations of disease are very important in the diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases.
Belief in the power of various intelligent agents such as Djinn, Mitch, Devil, Ganel, etc. to cause various mental and physical illnesses is very common in most African cultures.
People in some cultures do not go to a modern health care center to seek help for certain types of diseases.
Treatment of diseases is also closely related to the type of causal relationship of diseases that people carry.
In psychosomatic illnesses such as Soto and other culture-specific illnesses, people prefer to go for treatment to a traditional medical professional, rather than a modern health facility.
Perspectives on the causality of disease carried by people are therefore very important in determining people's health care seeking behavior and the type of diagnosis and treatment.
This is why it is critical that healthcare professionals be culturally sensitive and have some basic understanding of social and cultural anthropological knowledge when dealing with the care of patients from different cultural and religious backgrounds.
Health Care Systems
Health systems vary across time and space.
Since time immemorial, people have developed different health care systems.
The modern system of health care and its provision as practiced in the contemporary modern world is a modern phenomenon.
People have treated the sick and developed means of caring for the sick and disabled in various traditional ways, and these means of providing health care are still prevalent in almost all non-Western societies. In short, all societies have some form of health care system.
A health care system can be defined as beliefs, habits, specialists and techniques aimed at promoting health and preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases.
Traditional societies have their own medical practices and specialists who often rely on what is suggested by a specific causal theory.
Traditional healers play important roles in treating patients with various health problems.
Magical rituals and prayers are often used in the production of medicines and their use on patients.
They are highly respected in their communities.
Patients believe in their knowledge and skills (often much more than they believe in the expertise of modern doctors) and their consultation.
Traditional Medicine
Traditional medicine can be referred to as a system of medicine in particular societies with a range of causal views of diseases, mechanisms of diagnosis and treatment, and roles of specialists, where the prevailing model of disease and health differs significantly from scientific medicine.
It may commonly be seen as medical beliefs and practices that were used from time immemorial by human societies before the advent of modern medicine, and are still used by most non-Western societies.
Traditional medicine embodies a system of medical care that is based on ideas about pathogens and treatment of diseases that have evolved over a longer period of time and that is shaped by people's own experience in terms of their environment, and their pattern of beliefs about human, environmental, and supernatural relationships.
A broader term such as alternative medicine can also be used to describe this type of medicine.
In this sense, all medical opinions and practices outside of traditional scientific medicine, such as acupuncture, healing by faith, healing through prayer, etc., fall into this category.
Traditional medical practitioners acquire and employ a wide range of medical knowledge that includes astrology, healing by faith, massage, folk psychotherapy and folk psychiatry, exorcism, herbal medicine, various magical acts and amulets to treat the sick.
Traditional disease care systems represent experimental attempts by indigenous people to control associated diseases and calamities and to maintain health and well-being in a given environment.
These systems express deep-rooted attitudes towards health and disease, popular drug concepts, the activities of indigenous healers, the role of kinship groups in maintaining health, and so on.
Biomedicine
This medicine is referred to interchangeably as “scientific ”,“ Western ” and “modern ” medicine.
It is based on the model of disease and health as concepts, explainable and subject to natural assumptions.
Biomedicine aims to link disease to scientifically proven factors that do not carry any personal malice towards their victims, as seen by people who hold a personal causal theory of disease.
Comparison and contrast between traditional and scientific medicine
It may be appropriate to say that medicine has always been recognized as a social biological science.
When we look at the history of medicine, prominent thinkers from Hippocrates to Sigmund Freud tend to view human health as being strongly influenced by social, cultural, environmental and other non-biological factors.
Health and disease have been understood to be inextricably linked to the way humans live and their social and cultural environment.
However, the contributions of sociocultural factors to pathogens and their roles in healing processes have been greatly undermined until recently and have not received systematic analyze.However, starting in the 1950s, social sciences and medicine began to show increased interest in cooperation.
The place of traditional medicine in the health care sector, which has so far been neglected, is now being appreciated.
There now seems to be a growing acceptance of the contributions of traditional medicine by modern medical and health planners.
Modern health care professionals rejected traditional or alternative medical systems as useless until recently but now this position is being changed.
Anthropologists argue that the two systems can complement each other.
In many African societies, modern health-care professionals recognize traditional medical practitioners, and collaborative efforts are being made in research and practice in areas such as HIV / AIDS, and in the identification of various plants of medicinal value.
Traditional medical practitioners may be more effective in treating diseases that have psychological causes, such as mental problems.
People often consult them and get treatment that may not be possible by modern psychiatrists.
Patients often receive more psychological / emotional comfort and social support when treated by traditional healers.
But in modern medicine, the context of treatment is often one of isolation, alienation (separation), and separation from the group.
Western medicine may learn a lot from traditional medicine in which the “relationship between therapist, patient and community ” is important.
In such cases, the patient is not an expatriate and has the necessary emotional and social support.
Unlike Western medicine, traditional medicine sees the patient as not just a biological person, and pays attention to social and spiritual aspects as well.
Traditional medical practitioners effectively treat patients as whole beings, using any combination of methods that prove useful.
This is not usually the case in modern medicine.
There is no doubt that Western medicine is better than traditional medicine in many respects, as many of its achievements are based on scientific facts.
As such, traditional medicine has a lot to learn from it.
It is true that traditional medicine may not be as effective against bacteria as antibiotics.
Advances in scientific medicine have made it possible to combat many permanent (persistent and recurring) health problems.
Countless drugs have been made and are effective in the treatment of various diseases.
However, anthropologists still draw our attention to some problems in Western medicine.
They argue that the growth in medical science and diagnostic and treatment techniques has occurred at an alarming rate.
But many of the procedures and practices of modern medicine lack convincing justification and logic.
They report instances of bias, lack of a personal relationship between patient and doctor, and interactions between doctor and nurse.
Despite the dominance of modern scientific medicine, and in some cases its apparent superiority in quality and utility, it is better to consider the two systems of medicine as complementary to each other, rather than competing and undermining one another.
The reality on the ground is that even in industrialized societies people often consult with both modern and traditional systems of medicine.
Medical pluralism is still an ever-present phenomenon.
Medical anthropological research suggests that even in urban settings where there are Western scientific medical facilities, people often consult traditional medical practitioners.
Both cosmic and supernatural scientific perspectives regarding health and disease continue to play important roles in influencing people ’ s health-seeking behavior.
Many countries are now developing policies whereby their national health-care system integrates both scientific and traditional medical care systems.
It is appropriate to describe briefly the social and cultural implications of medical pluralism, particularly in the context of developing countries. One such developing trend is that the health-care system in developing countries is largely dominated and biased by the biomedical model, despite the multiplicity of natures.
This is usually manifested in the fact that biomedical dominance and the medical care system enjoys a higher status and the traditional medical system is often not recognized as a viable alternative, although some steps have been taken in this regard.
Other issues associated with this medical pluralism also include:
Although it has a higher status, the Western medical system, on the other hand, is criticized for its bias towards curative rather than preventive and promotive medicine.
Its heavy reliance on Western countries for institutional, professional and technical support is also another point of criticism.
Most importantly, hierarchical medical pluralism in the Third World represents the basic social stratification.
The few elites with the greatest privileges often benefit from the dominant scientific medicine, while the majority of the population benefit from the popular medical services.
Another prevalent fact worth noting is that there is often a dual use of medical care; the elite rely primarily on the biomedical system and may resort to popular medical assistance as a last resort; on the other hand, the masses generally rely on the popular medical system and may also benefit from the biomedical sector at its lower end.
Translated by Dr. Ahmed Al Mughayir / Specialist and Researcher
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Content: WHO holds first summit on traditional medicine
Cairo - Center Gate Thursday 17 August 2023, 11: 39 am
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday opened its first summit on traditional medicine, amid the United Nations body ’ s stated quest to gather evidence and data to allow the safe use of such treatments.
Traditional medicines are “the first refuge of millions of people around the world, ” the WHO said, with a summit in India bringing together policymakers and academics to“ mobilize political commitment and encourage evidence-based action ” on these treatments.
WHO President Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “WHO is working to gather evidence and data to guide policies, standards and norms for the safe, fair and cost-effective use of traditional medicine. ”
The two-day World Health Organization (WHO) World Summit on Traditional Medicine is being held in conjunction with the G20 Health Ministers ’ Meeting in Gandhinagar, India.
The summit is set to be a regular event, following the opening last year of the World Health Organization ’ s World Centre for Traditional Medicine in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Criticism of traditional medicines
While traditional medicines are widely used in some parts of the world, they also face severe criticism.
The United Nations Health Agency defines traditional medicine as the knowledge, skills and practices used over time to maintain health and to prevent, diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses.
But many traditional treatments lack any proven scientific value, and conservation activists say the industry is pushing for increased trade in endangered animals, including tigers, rhinos and squam-eaters, and threatening the survival of entire species.
Vietnam discovers 2,000 dead cats dedicated to traditional medicine
Chinese Prefer Traditional Medicine Against Coronavirus
Traditional medicine against Corona.
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The use of home remedies during the pandemic to treat Covid-infected people increased, including a green wormwood herbal drink promoted by the President of Madagascar as a treatment.
The plant has been shown to be effective in treating malaria, but its use to combat COVID-19 has been widely scorned by many doctors.
In China, traditional medicine has a long history, but major European medical bodies have previously requested that it be subject to the same principles of regulatory oversight as traditional medical methods.
John Ryder, head of research at the World Health Organization, said: “Scientific progress in traditional medicine must be subject to the same rigorous standards as in other areas of health. ”
The use of traditional medicine in the absence of rules
Of the 194 WHO member states, 170 have recognized their use of traditional and complementary medicine since 2018, but only 124 have reported laws or rules for the use of herbal medicines, while only half have a national policy on such methods and medicines.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “natural treatment does not always mean it is safe, and centuries of use are not a guarantee of effectiveness; therefore, the scientific and practical method must be applied to provide the accurate evidence required. ”
About 40% of approved pharmaceutical products currently in use are derived from a “natural product basis, ” according to the World Health Organization, which cites“ prominent drugs ” derived from traditional medicine, including aspirin, based on formulations using willow bark.
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Traditional medicines are “the first refuge of millions of people around the world, ” the WHO said, with a summit in India bringing together policymakers and academics to“ mobilize political commitment and encourage evidence-based action ” on these treatments.
WHO President Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “WHO is working to gather evidence and data to guide policies, standards and norms for the safe, fair and cost-effective use of traditional medicine. ”
The two-day World Health Organization (WHO) World Summit on Traditional Medicine is being held in conjunction with the G20 Health Ministers ’ Meeting in Gandhinagar, India.
The summit is set to be a regular event, following the opening last year of the World Health Organization ’ s World Centre for Traditional Medicine in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Criticism of traditional medicines
While traditional medicines are widely used in some parts of the world, they also face severe criticism.
The United Nations Health Agency defines traditional medicine as the knowledge, skills and practices used over time to maintain health and to prevent, diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses.
But many traditional treatments lack any proven scientific value, and conservation activists say the industry is pushing for increased trade in endangered animals, including tigers, rhinos and squam-eaters, and threatening the survival of entire species.
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Chinese Prefer Traditional Medicine Against Coronavirus
Traditional medicine against Corona.
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The use of home remedies during the pandemic to treat Covid-infected people increased, including a green wormwood herbal drink promoted by the President of Madagascar as a treatment.
The plant has been shown to be effective in treating malaria, but its use to combat COVID-19 has been widely scorned by many doctors.
In China, traditional medicine has a long history, but major European medical bodies have previously requested that it be subject to the same principles of regulatory oversight as traditional medical methods.
John Ryder, head of research at the World Health Organization, said: “Scientific progress in traditional medicine must be subject to the same rigorous standards as in other areas of health. ”
The use of traditional medicine in the absence of rules
Of the 194 WHO member states, 170 have recognized their use of traditional and complementary medicine since 2018, but only 124 have reported laws or rules for the use of herbal medicines, while only half have a national policy on such methods and medicines.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “natural treatment does not always mean it is safe, and centuries of use are not a guarantee of effectiveness; therefore, the scientific and practical method must be applied to provide the accurate evidence required. ”
About 40% of approved pharmaceutical products currently in use are derived from a “natural product basis, ” according to the World Health Organization, which cites“ prominent drugs ” derived from traditional medicine, including aspirin, based on formulations using willow bark.
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Abdulrahman Roshan talked to Arabia.net about how he invented a method that is the first in the world to detect the quality of herbal medicines
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The Yemeni pharmacist, Abdulrahman Roshan, invented a new method in analyzing the quality of medicines made from a mixture of herbs by applying artificial intelligence techniques, to obtain his PhD from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, for his thesis entitled: "Quality control of multi-herbal products using chemical analysis".
Results of a study published in a British journal
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Abdulrahman, a faculty member at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Aden, told Al-Arabiya that the method he followed is the first of its kind in the world, pointing out that he published some of the results in the British journal Phytochemical Analysis, which specializes in this field, and has a high impact factor (3.37) according to the assessment of Clarivate.
According to the Yemeni researcher, there are many medicines containing several plant components that have proven their effectiveness, but there is no optimal way to evaluate the quality of these products and confirm their ingredients.
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Dr. Abdulrahman said that this achievement represents a promising portal that helps in controlling the quality of these complex drugs, as well as the rediscovery of many of the therapeutic recipes mentioned in the books of the Arab medical heritage and the development of drugs of natural origin.
The biggest obstacle to global acceptance of these products is the availability of a reliable quality control method.
Significant Differences Between Modern Therapy and Folk Medicine
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Dr. Abdulrahman pointed out that the concepts and modern therapeutic methods differ from those followed in the systems of folk medicine, which often lack the scientific methodology, pointing out that the systems of folk medicine "Chinese and Arab" aimed to restore the overall balance of the body, where recently proven therapeutic recipes consisting of several plant extracts effective against specific diseases.
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Dr. Abdulrahman pointed out that this technique is based on recording the chemical fingerprint of the product using spectrometry or what is called "chromatographic analysis", where one of the recipes mentioned in the book of the law in medicine of Avicenna, as well as in the book "To the needy" by David of Antioch, which is registered in the Greek Pharmacopoeia adopted in India.
The results proved the ability of statistical models to distinguish between the preparation conforming to the specifications and the preparation not conforming to the specifications, in addition to estimating the quantities of herbs in all the samples of the study and with a high accuracy of not less than 95%.
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Dr. Abdulrahman said that the aim of his research study is to develop appropriate methods for evaluating the quality of products made up of several plant herbs, provided that these methods are simple and more effective, and can be applied in developing countries, as the cost of access to modern devices is very expensive.
The reasons for the exodus of Yemeni doctors.
The proliferation of black drug markets
In his interview with Al-Arabiya, Dr. Abdulrahman Roshan said that the situation of the medical sector in Yemen has deteriorated significantly, especially in health care services due to the years of war and siege in all its forms, which contributed to the deterioration of the economic situation, the collapse of the currency and the increase in cases of malnutrition in front of the citizen's total inability to provide the price of food, treatment and medicine.
The weakness of state oversight bodies has also contributed to the proliferation of smuggled and corrupt drugs on the black market.
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Hashim said that the escalation of the conflict and the intensification of the indicators of poverty, led to the migration of doctors and minds abroad, in light of the government ’ s disregard and indifference to finding livelihood solutions that prevent the brain drain, which is a pillar of the development of any society.
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• Includes a high content of potassium that provides support to the muscles, adding to the function of the heart
• Contains fiber that helps slow down digestion, as well as reduce the risk of chronic diseases
The figs are a "floral nura," a bulky, onion-shaped mass that contains many flowers and seeds in its core.
Its colors range from greenish yellow, copper, bronze, and dark purple.
It usually matures between August and October.
It grows best in moderately humid areas, areas that allow exposure to sunlight for more than eight hours a day.
The figs have many uses, as they can be eaten fresh or dried, in addition to the possibility of being used in various foods and alcoholic beverages, and their leaves are used as food for livestock.

How is traditional Indian medicine compared with traditional Chiese medicine?

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Content: The Ayurveda
by Denise Millstine, MD, Mayo Clinic
It has been reviewed in 1445.
Ayurveda is the traditional medical system in India, which originated more than 4,000 years ago.
It is based on a theory that the disease is caused by an imbalance in the body's life force, or prana.
This life-force balance is determined by the balance between the three physical traits called doshas: vata, pitta, and kapha. Most people have a dominant doshas, and the specific balance between the three doshas is unique to each person. (See also Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.)).
Practitioners evaluate people through
• Interrogate them about symptoms, behavior and lifestyle
• Monitor their overall appearance, including eyes, tongue, and skin
• Taking a heartbeat and checking urine and feces
After determining the balance between douches, practitioners design a treatment specific to each person.
Ayurveda uses diet, herbs, massage, meditation, yoga, and internal cleaning (therapeutic cleansing). Cleansing usually involves injecting fluid into the rectum to induce bowel movement or defecation (enema), or washing the nose with water (nasal washing) to restore balance within the body and with nature.
Medical Uses of Ayurveda
Ayurveda has been studied, including in allergic rhinitis, mental health disorders, neurological conditions, pain, arthritis, and diabetes.
As in other studies of entire medical systems, high-quality research is difficult.
Possible side effects of Ayurveda
Some of the plant combinations used in Ayurveda are contaminated with heavy metals (especially lead, mercury and arsenic) so that they can cause heavy metal poisoning.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- With a rich 6,000-year history, figs are one of the oldest plants known to humanity and serve as a symbol of longevity, according to the official website of the National Library of Medicine.
What are its main benefits?
Fig has a long history of widespread use in traditional medical practices, such as Chinese and Indian medicine systems.
It has been appreciated for centuries for its remarkable healing properties, which include the following:
• Gastrointestinal and Respiratory disorders
• Infections
• Cardiovascular disorders
Figs are an excellent source of bioactive ingredients, such as vitamins, minerals, organic acids, amino acids, dietary fiber, and a range of phytochemical ingredients, such as carotenoids and polyphenols.
It also has many benefits including:
• Eliminates hunger, ideal for people who are looking for agility
• Includes a high content of potassium that provides support to the muscles, adding to the function of the heart
• Contains fiber that helps slow down digestion, as well as reduce the risk of chronic diseases
The figs are a "floral nura," a bulky, onion-shaped mass that contains many flowers and seeds in its core.
Its colors range from greenish yellow, copper, bronze, and dark purple.
It usually matures between August and October.
It grows best in moderately humid areas, areas that allow exposure to sunlight for more than eight hours a day.
The figs have many uses, as they can be eaten fresh or dried, in addition to the possibility of being used in various foods and alcoholic beverages, and their leaves are used as food for livestock.

What are the four essential herbs that make up the foundation of all traditional Indian medicine formulas?

Triphala to support digestion and elimination

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Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Committee Member Zhou Chaofan — —
"To inherit the medicine, to do it for a lifetime" (talk about one thing in a lifetime)
Our reporter Wang Junping
February 21, 2022 06: 30 | Source: People's Daily - People's Daily
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Zhou Chaofan, born in 1936 in Pingyang, Zhejiang, is a member of the Expert Committee of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has been involved in the research of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 60 years. He has edited 19 books of Chinese medicine, including “The Study of Traditional Chinese Medicine ”.
Through the webcast platform to open lectures, recruit new students to continue to do research … Zhou Chaofan, 86 years old this year, although he has retired for many years, but still devoted a lot of energy to the research and inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine.
"A person's life is very short, and sometimes it is difficult to accomplish one thing in a lifetime," he said.
My generation has not finished, and I hope that the rising star will continue to work hard and dare to surpass it. "
“Studying medicine is my father ’ s lifelong wish, and I want to inherit it. ”
Zhou Chaofan was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine that has been passed down for five generations, and was born with the fate of traditional Chinese medicine.
My father ’ s greatest wish is to hope that Zhou Chaofan can inherit the cause of Chinese medicine.
Although Zhou Chaofan's high school headteacher suggested that he study science and engineering, Zhou Chaofan still chose Chinese medicine.
"Studying Chinese medicine is my father's lifelong wish, and I want to pass it on," he said.
In 1963, Zhou Chaofan graduated from the Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine and was assigned to the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (now the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine).
After two or three years in the laboratory, Zhou Chaofan was puzzled: there was a big gap between the results of some experimental studies and clinical experience.
With confusion, he came to the Guanganmen Hospital.
After three years of clinical work, he returned to his scientific research post, and deeply realized the importance of combining clinical and experimental work.
Later, Zhou Chaofan went to various places to see doctors and accumulated rich experience in diagnosis and treatment.
In Dexing, Jiangxi Province, Zhou Chaofan discovered that there are abundant resources of traditional Chinese medicine while curing the common cold for local farmers.
He began to collect medical samples.
During his stay in Jiangxi, Zhou collected more than 100 kinds of Chinese medicine specimens.
Zhou Chaofan said, “This rich experience in primary care has not only broadened my horizons, but also consolidated my knowledge of the theory of TCM, so that I have a deeper understanding of the cause of TCM. ”
"It must be combined with modern research to open the mind."
In 1978, after more than four years of hard work, Zhou Chaofan 's "National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine" won the collective achievement award of the National Science Congress.
For 30 consecutive years, Zhou Chaofan participated in the preparation and revision of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia in six editions, and many of his revisions were eventually adopted.
In clinical practice, Zhou Chaofan attaches great importance to the application of modern research results.
Since the 1980s, he has tried to combine traditional Chinese medicine with modern research results, broadening his thinking and making more breakthroughs and innovations.
"For the pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine, the analysis of ingredients is important, but it must be combined with modern research results to open the way of thinking." For example, licorice, since ancient times, there have been 'ten methods and nine licorice' saying, licorice contains more than 70 chemical components, in different formulations, compatibility, dosage, will play different medicinal effects, or tonic, or slow, or even detoxification effect, has a wide use.
If we put aside the clinic and simply analyze the ingredients, we will deviate from the traditional theory of traditional Chinese medicine.
"The innovation and breakthrough of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine is the transformation of the concept of treatment"
"The 'cure' is the key to curing diseases, and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine must study and master it carefully."
"The innovation and breakthrough of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine is the transformation of the concept of treatment, that is, the transformation of 'cure'," Zhou said. "'cure' is universal, and drug knowledge is universal, and needs to be combined with their respective clinical practice."
In 1985, he transferred to the Institute of Basic Theory of the Institute of Chinese Medicine, specializing in medical research.
Over the next six years, he devoted himself to the study of the basic theory of Chinese medicine. "During those six years, I went through all the medical books that have been written down since then," he said. "The selection process was painstaking, and I selected more than 300 valuable books, all of which were good books on the cure."
"Working hours alone is not enough, I work overtime at night and on holidays.
Because it is off time, the elevator is closed, I can only climb the stairs up and down the stairs, "Zhou Chaofan said.
It is gratifying that his book on the study of the rule of law is very popular and has now been printed five times.
In this area, the work has been very intensive for decades.
He has published more than 10 high-level academic papers and published four monographs on traditional Chinese medicine, including "The Essence of Chinese Medicine in Past Dynasties" and "The Theory of Chinese Medicine".
After his retirement, Zhou Chaofan still cares about Chinese medicine and has held 28 special lectures.
He also combined poetry rhetoric with Chinese medicine culture, and published a popular science book, "Wonderful Poetry and Chinese Medicine" and "Wonderful Poetry and Chinese Medicine".
A few days ago, the second national list of famous Chinese medicine was publicized, and Zhou Chaofan was selected as the public list due to his years of diligent research in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
Looking back at more than 60 years of medical practice, Zhou Chaofan said, "The key to inheriting traditional Chinese medicine is to persist in exploring the path of combining clinical and experimental research of traditional Chinese medicine."
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Interview: Lianhuaqing blast can relieve symptoms, but prevention and control of the epidemic can not rely on Chinese medicine
Can traditional Chinese medicine, represented by Lianhuaqing, play a role in the prevention and control of COVID-19? On this topic, Deutsche Welle interviewed Professor Wen Shude, a Chinese medicine historian at the Charité Medical School in Germany.
A pharmacy in Shanghai.
German Voice: Recently, there has been a lot of controversy on Chinese social media about what role this proprietary Chinese medicine can play in the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with German Voice TV a few days ago, you also mentioned that the main role of the Chinese medicine is to relieve symptoms rather than eliminate the virus.
Moreover, even the efficacy of flower clearing fever has not been verified by modern medical methods such as blind test.
But why is this drug widely used in the midst of the epidemic and clearly supported at the official level in China?
by Paul U.
Unschuld): This question is difficult to answer because we cannot extrapolate the true motives of a government from the outside.
In Germany, the approval of drugs is not necessarily based on scientific evidence, we have witnessed this during the epidemic, and it is also true at the long-term level. The approval of drugs and therapies needs to take into account many factors such as history, popular customs, and economics.
German physician Rudolf Virchow founded cytopathology in the 19th century, thus laying the foundation of modern Western physiology.
Everyone has seen the great achievements of modern medicine, but there is still a large proportion of the public who believe that treatments other than modern medicine can also be effective.
They will believe in ancient European remedies, so-called homeopathy and so on, and of course traditional Chinese medicine.
The government, on the other hand, must distinguish between the many treatments and carefully weigh the issue of approval: What kind of treatment does it have?
What are the possible side effects?
In other words, whether to approve a drug or a treatment is not 100% based on science, and sometimes it is not based on science.
During the Wuhan epidemic in 2020, Lianhua Chingfeng was widely used in Fangkai Hospital for mild patients.
China faces the same problem.
In the first half of the 20th century, China felt that it had to work to change its lag behind the West in medicine and technology. They absorbed Western medicine and technology and pushed their traditional medicine into the cold. Lu Xun, Ba Jin and other revolutionaries all conveyed a negative image of traditional Chinese medicine to people.
There are constant calls for a complete ban on TCM because TCM lacks scientific basis.
Of course, this is politically impossible to achieve. Such calls were repeated in 1954, when Mao Zedong rightly suggested that Chinese medicine should be regarded as a treasure.
But the treasure must first be brought out for people to see.
China has also taken this route.
Many medicines have been eliminated because they are ineffective and toxic, but the history of Chinese medicine has accumulated valuable experience for more than 2,000 years.
A few years ago, when I was translating the "Herbal Compendium", I noticed that there are many medicines that are no longer suitable for today, but I also saw many extremely valuable experiences that should be understood by more people.
Every Chinese herb contains chemicals that are effective for the human body, and centuries of practice have been able to sum up which drugs have the effects of which reappear.
In other words, its effects can be reliably predicted.
Now that we are faced with SARS or the new coronavirus epidemic, as far as I know, many Chinese medicine experts will feel that they have the responsibility to make corresponding suggestions on the use of Chinese medicine treasures according to the historical experience of Chinese medicine practitioners.
Many of the recommendations were also passed on to government departments, including Lianhua Ching Pestilence.
This drug contains 13 medicinal materials such as jasmine, rhubarb, and patchouli, many of which have been shown to “clear the heat ” in historical practice.
Therefore, the latest version of the new crown treatment plan of the Chinese government department has included Lianhua Qingfeng in the medical observation period of the drug. Although the efficacy of the drug has not yet been conclusively determined, it is possible to obtain formal approval.
Of course, we cannot speculate on the motives of the Chinese government, but it is very likely that they have noticed that the active ingredient is “heat-clearing ” and therefore included in the medical observation period.
At present, neither Chinese nor Western medicines are reliable enough to kill this virus.
However, there are drugs to relieve symptoms such as fever, cough, respiratory distress, etc. We can make good use of the experience of herbs.
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German Voice: You emphasize that Chinese medicine has an active ingredient.
However, we see that Pfizer and Merck ’ s respective Covid-19 drugs also contain active ingredients, which have undergone clinical trials that meet modern medical standards and have undergone double-blind testing.
However, Chinese medicine such as Lianhua Qingfeng has not undergone the test of double-blind testing, which is also a major point of the current controversy.
MR. SUSTEREN: It cannot be compared to this.
Pfizer and other companies developed new drugs, the active ingredients are new, there is no long-term experience of duck, their short-term, long-term impact on the human body is not clear in advance.
The active ingredients of Lianhua Qingfeng have been tested in the "history laboratory" and have been used for hundreds of years.
If you read the "Herbal Outline" carefully, you will find that each active ingredient has been described as "non-toxic", "small poison", "large poison" and other side effects.
In addition, the effective ingredients such as jasmine, gold and silver, patchouli, licorice, and rhubarb are harmless to the human body as long as they are taken in accordance with the normal dosage.
Of course, we still do not know what short-term and long-term effects these active ingredients have on the human body at the molecular level, after all, it is hundreds of different molecules, and we can not say how these molecules will react in the body.
As I said just now, the approval of many drugs is not only based on science, but also takes into account public pressure, and the COVID-19 vaccine is also an emergency approval process.
I do not think there is much risk as long as it is taken in a small amount according to the normal amount.
German Voice: Are you implying that Chinese medicine practitioners do not have to go through clinical trial approval procedures that meet modern medical standards, such as blindness tests?
WENSHUDE: Whether it is necessary is another question.
On the one hand, we face this historical treasure and know that this drug will not have much toxic side effects.
But in Germany, health insurance is compulsory for everyone.
If the drug enters the doctor's prescription, it is equivalent to having all Medicare payers or all taxpayers pay for it.
This is a lot of money, but the effect is quite limited, maybe just a little less symptom relief.
Even so, it is possible to obtain approval, but it requires a series of evaluations and studies to see its utility and cost to the health care system as a whole.
Even in China, it is important to consider the practice, not purely based on historical experience. After all, some ingredients in the Chinese medicine books have now been proved to be quite dangerous.
Therefore, today, of course, we should conduct rigorous clinical trials. Drugs no longer affect only individuals, but taxpayers as a whole.
Even as an individual, it is sometimes important to consider the price factor of the drug.
Then, as a government, it is the responsibility to decide which medicine to recommend and which not to recommend.
This is also the reason why even the flowers are still in the medical observation period.
Voice of Germany: What role has Chinese medicine played in the past epidemic of infectious diseases in China?
WENSHUDE: There have been many epidemics in Chinese history.
We need to distinguish between modern Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.
Modern medicine is something that happened after the 1950s.
Many people used vinegar to fumigate, thinking that this could drive away the disease.
This was done during the SARS epidemic.
From the past, people did not know the concept of viruses and other pathogens, but only knew that it was seasonal "moisture", and then used all available means to deal with it. When the plague epidemic occurred in the northeast of the 20th century, these traditional traditional Chinese medicine methods did not play a role at all. It was only by means of science and microbiology that the epidemic was contained. Woolende was a Malaysian Chinese who was a British colony at the time.
He went to England to study microbiology, but was unable to develop in the UK due to racial discrimination, so he went to China to help the Qing court to control the epidemic.
Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine has not achieved any major achievements in the contemporary fight against the epidemic.
Professor Paul U.
Unschuld) is a historian of Chinese medicine at the Schalit School of Medicine in Berlin, who has studied Chinese medicine books, Chinese history, and Chinese ethics all year round.
He had already translated the book.
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Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine provides “Three Volts ” Moxibustion to improve physical fitness
Author: Chinese and Western Medicine, CUHK
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"Three-volute moxibustion" is a type of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as "self-moxibustion" and "cold moxibustion".
Tian moxibustion therapy uses certain drugs that have an irritating effect on the skin to apply to the acupuncture points of the human body, using the stimulation of drugs, causing local skin congestion, or even blistering, through the regulation of meridian, plays a role in treating diseases.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
TCM is applied on specific days to prevent and treat diseases. The benefits of TCM are simple, cheap and safe. This article aims to summarize the relevant information and deepen the public ’ s understanding.
Preventive effect – Moxibustion can prevent colds? Moxibustion improves the overall hypothermia and strengthens the resistance to external pathogens.
Suitable for some people who are prone to cold, especially those who are afraid of wind and cold.
It is reported that Tianmoxibustion can improve chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, back pain, joint pain, etc.
Safety — Blisters are normal? Should blisters have an effect? During the course of the evolution of moxibustion therapy, some papers indicate that the position of the blisters is herpes, but most people will not develop blisters after treatment. Clinical and research literature shows that even if there is no blisters, the pigmentation of the skin left by moxibustion can subside. Mouth.
After the doctor understands the patient ’ s physique, the patient is treated with heavenly moxibustion.
(Data Image)
Ten-moxibustion drugs — Ten-moxibustion prescriptions are only warm drugs? The prescriptions used by each doctor are different. Most of the drugs are really warm: white mustard seeds to warm the cold phlegm, warm lungs such as hemp yellow, asarum, warm kidneys such as aconite and cinnamon.
Time of treatment — Trivolta is the hottest day of the year? Check the temperature records of the observatory. Trivolta is not necessarily the hottest day of the year.
However, it is said that the three-volt patch is to use the latent power of natural yang to help the body to store yang. This year, the patch time is around July 11, 21 and August 10.
3 years of treatment is recommended in the ancient literature. However, it is recommended to consider switching to or combining with other therapies if the symptoms do not improve after 3 years.
Contraindications - children and cancer patients can not do celestial moxibustion?
A large number of children in Mainland research and Hong Kong clinical practice also received natural moxibustion treatment. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine completed a study on the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients, and the treatment group did not have serious adverse reactions.
It is not recommended for acute respiratory diseases, pregnant women, children aged one year or below, people with diabetes mellitus, and people with skin allergies to drugs or tape, or people with scars, etc.
Any physical condition, especially cancer patients, people with a history of Chinese medicine allergies or patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, commonly known as soybean disease), is recommended to submit to a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in detail before undergoing treatment.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine will hold “Sinfu Day Moxibustion 2023 ” from July to August. Interested parties are welcome to fill in the appointment form: Click here to join.
About the author:
The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
Chinese and Western Medicine Center Website: Click here
(The title of the article was drafted by the editor of Hong Kong 01.)
The article is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent the position of Hong Kong 01.)

"Every Chinese herb contains chemicals that are effective for the human body, and centuries of practice have been able to sum up which drugs have the effects of which reappear."

"In other words, its effects can be reliably predicted."

"We can make good use of the experience of herbs."

"On the one hand, we face this historical treasure and know that this drug will not have much toxic side effects."

"Even so, it is possible to obtain approval, but it requires a series of evaluations and studies to see its utility and cost to the health care system as a whole."

What is the World Health Organization doing to promote traditional medicine, including Ayurveda?

Gathering evidence and data to guide policies

"Even in China, it is important to consider the practice, not purely based on historical experience."

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Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine provides “Three Volts ” Moxibustion to improve physical fitness
Author: Chinese and Western Medicine, CUHK
Published: Updated:
Copyright © 2017 The Chinese University of Hong Kong. All Rights Reserved.
"Three-volute moxibustion" is a type of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as "self-moxibustion" and "cold moxibustion".
Tian moxibustion therapy uses certain drugs that have an irritating effect on the skin to apply to the acupuncture points of the human body, using the stimulation of drugs, causing local skin congestion, or even blistering, through the regulation of meridian, plays a role in treating diseases.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
TCM is applied on specific days to prevent and treat diseases. The benefits of TCM are simple, cheap and safe. This article aims to summarize the relevant information and deepen the public ’ s understanding.
Preventive effect – Moxibustion can prevent colds? Moxibustion improves the overall hypothermia and strengthens the resistance to external pathogens.
Suitable for some people who are prone to cold, especially those who are afraid of wind and cold.
It is reported that Tianmoxibustion can improve chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, back pain, joint pain, etc.
Safety — Blisters are normal? Should blisters have an effect? During the course of the evolution of moxibustion therapy, some papers indicate that the position of the blisters is herpes, but most people will not develop blisters after treatment. Clinical and research literature shows that even if there is no blisters, the pigmentation of the skin left by moxibustion can subside. Mouth.
After the doctor understands the patient ’ s physique, the patient is treated with heavenly moxibustion.
(Data Image)
Ten-moxibustion drugs — Ten-moxibustion prescriptions are only warm drugs? The prescriptions used by each doctor are different. Most of the drugs are really warm: white mustard seeds to warm the cold phlegm, warm lungs such as hemp yellow, asarum, warm kidneys such as aconite and cinnamon.
Time of treatment — Trivolta is the hottest day of the year? Check the temperature records of the observatory. Trivolta is not necessarily the hottest day of the year.
However, it is said that the three-volt patch is to use the latent power of natural yang to help the body to store yang. This year, the patch time is around July 11, 21 and August 10.
3 years of treatment is recommended in the ancient literature. However, it is recommended to consider switching to or combining with other therapies if the symptoms do not improve after 3 years.
Contraindications - children and cancer patients can not do celestial moxibustion?
A large number of children in Mainland research and Hong Kong clinical practice also received natural moxibustion treatment. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine completed a study on the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients, and the treatment group did not have serious adverse reactions.
It is not recommended for acute respiratory diseases, pregnant women, children aged one year or below, people with diabetes mellitus, and people with skin allergies to drugs or tape, or people with scars, etc.
Any physical condition, especially cancer patients, people with a history of Chinese medicine allergies or patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, commonly known as soybean disease), is recommended to submit to a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in detail before undergoing treatment.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine will hold “Sinfu Day Moxibustion 2023 ” from July to August. Interested parties are welcome to fill in the appointment form: Click here to join.
About the author:
The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
Chinese and Western Medicine Center Website: Click here
(The title of the article was drafted by the editor of Hong Kong 01.)
The article is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent the position of Hong Kong 01.)

"This is also the reason why even the flowers are still in the medical observation period."

Title:

Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine provides “Three Volts ” Moxibustion to improve physical fitness
Author: Chinese and Western Medicine, CUHK
Published: Updated:
Copyright © 2017 The Chinese University of Hong Kong. All Rights Reserved.
"Three-volute moxibustion" is a type of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as "self-moxibustion" and "cold moxibustion".
Tian moxibustion therapy uses certain drugs that have an irritating effect on the skin to apply to the acupuncture points of the human body, using the stimulation of drugs, causing local skin congestion, or even blistering, through the regulation of meridian, plays a role in treating diseases.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
TCM is applied on specific days to prevent and treat diseases. The benefits of TCM are simple, cheap and safe. This article aims to summarize the relevant information and deepen the public ’ s understanding.
Preventive effect – Moxibustion can prevent colds? Moxibustion improves the overall hypothermia and strengthens the resistance to external pathogens.
Suitable for some people who are prone to cold, especially those who are afraid of wind and cold.
It is reported that Tianmoxibustion can improve chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, back pain, joint pain, etc.
Safety — Blisters are normal? Should blisters have an effect? During the course of the evolution of moxibustion therapy, some papers indicate that the position of the blisters is herpes, but most people will not develop blisters after treatment. Clinical and research literature shows that even if there is no blisters, the pigmentation of the skin left by moxibustion can subside. Mouth.
After the doctor understands the patient ’ s physique, the patient is treated with heavenly moxibustion.
(Data Image)
Ten-moxibustion drugs — Ten-moxibustion prescriptions are only warm drugs? The prescriptions used by each doctor are different. Most of the drugs are really warm: white mustard seeds to warm the cold phlegm, warm lungs such as hemp yellow, asarum, warm kidneys such as aconite and cinnamon.
Time of treatment — Trivolta is the hottest day of the year? Check the temperature records of the observatory. Trivolta is not necessarily the hottest day of the year.
However, it is said that the three-volt patch is to use the latent power of natural yang to help the body to store yang. This year, the patch time is around July 11, 21 and August 10.
3 years of treatment is recommended in the ancient literature. However, it is recommended to consider switching to or combining with other therapies if the symptoms do not improve after 3 years.
Contraindications - children and cancer patients can not do celestial moxibustion?
A large number of children in Mainland research and Hong Kong clinical practice also received natural moxibustion treatment. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine completed a study on the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients, and the treatment group did not have serious adverse reactions.
It is not recommended for acute respiratory diseases, pregnant women, children aged one year or below, people with diabetes mellitus, and people with skin allergies to drugs or tape, or people with scars, etc.
Any physical condition, especially cancer patients, people with a history of Chinese medicine allergies or patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, commonly known as soybean disease), is recommended to submit to a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in detail before undergoing treatment.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine will hold “Sinfu Day Moxibustion 2023 ” from July to August. Interested parties are welcome to fill in the appointment form: Click here to join.
About the author:
The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
Chinese and Western Medicine Center Website: Click here
(The title of the article was drafted by the editor of Hong Kong 01.)
The article is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent the position of Hong Kong 01.)

"The traditional research mode is difficult to solve the scientific principle of complex Chinese medicine treatment of complex diseases, and needs to be changed and innovated in the research mode."

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Content: Health · Life
Multidisciplinary approach to promote the development of TCM
December 21, 2023 08: 56 Source: Science and Technology Daily
This herb is a general term of traditional Chinese medicine, generally refers to plant-based natural medicines, which constitute thousands of kinds of Chinese patent medicines and classic famous prescriptions.
In recent years, the special efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of various diseases has attracted the attention of the industry.
Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the development of traditional Chinese medicine should adhere to the correct innovation.
Chinese medicine shows great potential in treatment of many diseases
Metformin, a hypoglycemic drug often used by diabetics, was originally extracted from French lilac; another kind of Gleipure hypoglycemic drug was extracted from the bark of German willow bark; Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) with wide clinical use, the original source turned out to be apple bark …
"In the past 100 years, people have used scientific analysis methods to apply substances extracted from the natural resources of this herb to clinical applications, saving hundreds of millions of lives," said Professor Weng Jianping of the Department of Life Science and Medicine of the University of Science and Technology of China.
Ge Junbo, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor of the Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University, said that Chinese medicine has great potential in the study of vascular diseases.
As a traditional treatment mode, traditional Chinese medicine has the overall action characteristics of multi-component and multi-target, and contains many therapeutic potentials that have not been fully exploited.
Through the scientific study of herb matter, combined with the advanced clinical evaluation technology system of pan-vascular diseases, researchers are expected to find more effective strategies for treating pan-vascular diseases.
"Chinese medicine also shows great potential in lymphoma treatment.
In particular, medicinal materials such as astragalus root and scutellaria root can change the composition of intestinal flora, so as to enhance the immune system's ability to fight tumors.
Professor Jing Zhicheng of the Peking Union Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences introduced the prospect of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
The team evaluated the role and mechanism of 18 beta-glycyrrhetinic acid, an active ingredient in regional specialty medicine licorice, in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
In addition, the PDE5 inhibitor extracted from the traditional Chinese herbal medicine epimedium also showed good curative effect in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
According to experts attending the meeting, the coordinated development of traditional Chinese medicine is an important direction for the sustainable development of traditional Chinese medicine.
Especially for tumors, as well as cardiovascular, respiratory and endocrine chronic diseases, can be more in-depth integration, the construction of collaborative disciplines, from research to clinical level to carry out coordinated work of Chinese and Western medicine, to reduce the morbidity and mortality of various diseases by means of early intervention of traditional Chinese medicine.
Integrating Herbal Substances with Clinical Medical Research
Making full use of modern science and technology and methods to build a modern Chinese medicine innovation system is becoming the mainstream thinking in the scientific research of Chinese medicine in recent years. "Modern medicine has found that diseases are caused by many factors, and the mechanism of their occurrence and development is also complicated.
The traditional research mode is difficult to solve the scientific principle of complex Chinese medicine treatment of complex diseases, and needs to be changed and innovated in the research mode.
Based on this, researcher Liang Xinmiao of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed to build a modern Chinese medicine innovation system that “originates from clinical and belongs to clinical ”.
The present invention is based on traditional Chinese medicine with syndromic phenotype in clinic, and uses the traditional Chinese medicine to clarify the material base and mechanism of action, and combines clinical medical research to clarify the effectiveness of the clinical phenotype and its target-pathway-network-disease relationship.
Aiming at the complex system of traditional Chinese medicine, Liang Xinmiao's team also built a pre-research device for the scientific research of herbal substances.
The utility model provides a breakthrough key tool for systematically solving the scientific problems of traditional Chinese medicine material foundation, action target and synergistic mechanism.
In recent years, Professor Zhang Hong of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Medical School has used positron emission tomography (PET) molecular imaging technology to study Chinese medicine.
He believes that in vivo visualization of herb substances is an important support to promote the research and application of traditional Chinese medicine.
The application of PET molecular imaging technology can realize the qualitative and quantitative non-invasive living evaluation of body function based on molecular recognition and nuclide tracing principle, and is expected to become an important method to promote the scientific development of Herbal Medicine.
"PET molecular imaging technology is highly sensitive and allows for visual pharmacokinetic analysis of radiolabeled herbal drug components.
In addition, PET molecular imaging technology can also perform pharmacodynamic analysis on the nanomolar level molecular cell level of the herb drug, verify the effect of the herb drug at the level of receptors, enzymes, antigens, genes and other levels and explore the herb drug treatment mechanism.
In addition, PET molecular imaging is not limited by the depth of imaging, and can visualize the whole process of disease diagnosis and treatment, which can greatly accelerate the transformation of traditional Chinese medicine from basic research to clinical application.
In the future, we should take multi-component and multi-target Chinese medicine research as the development direction.
Although Chinese medicine and western medicine are two different medical systems, the development concept is converging.
The integration of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine should be strengthened, the modern research of traditional Chinese medicine should be promoted, and the clinical treatment plan should be improved.
However, under the guidance of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the research on the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine should further explore the synergistic mechanism of multi-component and multi-target, and clarify the effective components and optimize the innovative drug components or monomers.
He suggested that the scientific research of the herb material should change from the discovery of new ingredients to the study of biological activity-oriented natural products, establish a phenotypy-based biological activity screening platform, and pay attention to the blind spots and difficulties of traditional natural product research closely related to biological activity.
In this regard, Professor Zhang Wenhong of Huashan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University also believes that traditional Chinese medicine is a huge treasure, and artemisinin is a classic success case.
At present, the research of traditional Chinese medicine is mainly the research of single molecule, single drug extract or compound, and the future should be multi-component and multi-target traditional Chinese medicine research as the development direction.
"The science of herbal substances is an important way to realize the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, but the development of traditional Chinese medicine requires subversive innovation and establishes a scientific and rigorous evaluation system for the clinical effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine," Zhang Wenhong said.
Zhang Boli introduced that in recent years, in order to promote the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine, he led the scientific research team to carry out a series of pioneering and innovative work, and established a whole chain of new Chinese medicine research and development system for component Chinese medicine.
They created the theory and key technologies of component Chinese medicine, established a "standard component, group effect relationship, component compatibility, and optimized design" of component Chinese medicine R & D mode, and put forward a matching strategy of "strengthening the main effect, taking into account the secondary effect, and reducing the secondary effect."
The team also developed key technologies such as high-throughput preparation of traditional Chinese medicine components, chemical characterization, screening of effective components, compatibility activity and safety evaluation, and successfully developed 77 components of traditional Chinese medicine.
At the same time, they have carried out the work of secondary development of Chinese patent medicine, built the key technology of intelligent manufacturing of Chinese medicine with quality digitalization as the core, promoted the upgrading and transformation of traditional Chinese medicine industry, and formed the "World Alliance of Chinese Medicine" to lead the Chinese medicine to the international. (Reporter Luo Chaosu)
(Editor: Qiao Yiqiong, Yang Di)

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Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine provides “Three Volts ” Moxibustion to improve physical fitness
Author: Chinese and Western Medicine, CUHK
Published: Updated:
Copyright © 2017 The Chinese University of Hong Kong. All Rights Reserved.
"Three-volute moxibustion" is a type of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as "self-moxibustion" and "cold moxibustion".
Tian moxibustion therapy uses certain drugs that have an irritating effect on the skin to apply to the acupuncture points of the human body, using the stimulation of drugs, causing local skin congestion, or even blistering, through the regulation of meridian, plays a role in treating diseases.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
TCM is applied on specific days to prevent and treat diseases. The benefits of TCM are simple, cheap and safe. This article aims to summarize the relevant information and deepen the public ’ s understanding.
Preventive effect – Moxibustion can prevent colds? Moxibustion improves the overall hypothermia and strengthens the resistance to external pathogens.
Suitable for some people who are prone to cold, especially those who are afraid of wind and cold.
It is reported that Tianmoxibustion can improve chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, back pain, joint pain, etc.
Safety — Blisters are normal? Should blisters have an effect? During the course of the evolution of moxibustion therapy, some papers indicate that the position of the blisters is herpes, but most people will not develop blisters after treatment. Clinical and research literature shows that even if there is no blisters, the pigmentation of the skin left by moxibustion can subside. Mouth.
After the doctor understands the patient ’ s physique, the patient is treated with heavenly moxibustion.
(Data Image)
Ten-moxibustion drugs — Ten-moxibustion prescriptions are only warm drugs? The prescriptions used by each doctor are different. Most of the drugs are really warm: white mustard seeds to warm the cold phlegm, warm lungs such as hemp yellow, asarum, warm kidneys such as aconite and cinnamon.
Time of treatment — Trivolta is the hottest day of the year? Check the temperature records of the observatory. Trivolta is not necessarily the hottest day of the year.
However, it is said that the three-volt patch is to use the latent power of natural yang to help the body to store yang. This year, the patch time is around July 11, 21 and August 10.
3 years of treatment is recommended in the ancient literature. However, it is recommended to consider switching to or combining with other therapies if the symptoms do not improve after 3 years.
Contraindications - children and cancer patients can not do celestial moxibustion?
A large number of children in Mainland research and Hong Kong clinical practice also received natural moxibustion treatment. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine completed a study on the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients, and the treatment group did not have serious adverse reactions.
It is not recommended for acute respiratory diseases, pregnant women, children aged one year or below, people with diabetes mellitus, and people with skin allergies to drugs or tape, or people with scars, etc.
Any physical condition, especially cancer patients, people with a history of Chinese medicine allergies or patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, commonly known as soybean disease), is recommended to submit to a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in detail before undergoing treatment.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine will hold “Sinfu Day Moxibustion 2023 ” from July to August. Interested parties are welcome to fill in the appointment form: Click here to join.
About the author:
The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
Chinese and Western Medicine Center Website: Click here
(The title of the article was drafted by the editor of Hong Kong 01.)
The article is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent the position of Hong Kong 01.)

"Multidisciplinary approach to promote the development of TCM."

Title:

Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine provides “Three Volts ” Moxibustion to improve physical fitness
Author: Chinese and Western Medicine, CUHK
Published: Updated:
Copyright © 2017 The Chinese University of Hong Kong. All Rights Reserved.
"Three-volute moxibustion" is a type of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as "self-moxibustion" and "cold moxibustion".
Tian moxibustion therapy uses certain drugs that have an irritating effect on the skin to apply to the acupuncture points of the human body, using the stimulation of drugs, causing local skin congestion, or even blistering, through the regulation of meridian, plays a role in treating diseases.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
TCM is applied on specific days to prevent and treat diseases. The benefits of TCM are simple, cheap and safe. This article aims to summarize the relevant information and deepen the public ’ s understanding.
Preventive effect – Moxibustion can prevent colds? Moxibustion improves the overall hypothermia and strengthens the resistance to external pathogens.
Suitable for some people who are prone to cold, especially those who are afraid of wind and cold.
It is reported that Tianmoxibustion can improve chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, back pain, joint pain, etc.
Safety — Blisters are normal? Should blisters have an effect? During the course of the evolution of moxibustion therapy, some papers indicate that the position of the blisters is herpes, but most people will not develop blisters after treatment. Clinical and research literature shows that even if there is no blisters, the pigmentation of the skin left by moxibustion can subside. Mouth.
After the doctor understands the patient ’ s physique, the patient is treated with heavenly moxibustion.
(Data Image)
Ten-moxibustion drugs — Ten-moxibustion prescriptions are only warm drugs? The prescriptions used by each doctor are different. Most of the drugs are really warm: white mustard seeds to warm the cold phlegm, warm lungs such as hemp yellow, asarum, warm kidneys such as aconite and cinnamon.
Time of treatment — Trivolta is the hottest day of the year? Check the temperature records of the observatory. Trivolta is not necessarily the hottest day of the year.
However, it is said that the three-volt patch is to use the latent power of natural yang to help the body to store yang. This year, the patch time is around July 11, 21 and August 10.
3 years of treatment is recommended in the ancient literature. However, it is recommended to consider switching to or combining with other therapies if the symptoms do not improve after 3 years.
Contraindications - children and cancer patients can not do celestial moxibustion?
A large number of children in Mainland research and Hong Kong clinical practice also received natural moxibustion treatment. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine completed a study on the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients, and the treatment group did not have serious adverse reactions.
It is not recommended for acute respiratory diseases, pregnant women, children aged one year or below, people with diabetes mellitus, and people with skin allergies to drugs or tape, or people with scars, etc.
Any physical condition, especially cancer patients, people with a history of Chinese medicine allergies or patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, commonly known as soybean disease), is recommended to submit to a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in detail before undergoing treatment.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine will hold “Sinfu Day Moxibustion 2023 ” from July to August. Interested parties are welcome to fill in the appointment form: Click here to join.
About the author:
The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
Chinese and Western Medicine Center Website: Click here
(The title of the article was drafted by the editor of Hong Kong 01.)
The article is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent the position of Hong Kong 01.)

"In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tim believes that more and more people around the world are willing to accept Chinese medicine."

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Content: Chinese Medicine in the World: Part 1: Foreigners Are Studying and Learning
Author: Law Baoxi
Published: Updated:
"My usual way of health has been integrated into life, I will eat cereal porridge in the morning, drink green tea in the summer, and drink black tea in the winter."
Depending on the weather and the changes in mood, I will make different kinds of tea for myself, such as dried orange peel, rose, etc., ” says Tim Vukan, a German TCM teacher.
In recent years, more and more people around the world have become aware of Chinese medicine, some choose Chinese medicine as "alternative medicine", and others like Tim study Chinese medicine, and some even become Chinese medicine practitioners.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the scarcity of Western medicines, the World Health Organization ’ s “endorsement ” and the sequelae of the new coronavirus have all created great opportunities for the development of Chinese medicine. In the long run, Chinese medicine may take the opportunity to go out of the world, and it is expected to become a“ new noble ” in the global medical system.
Hong Kong 01 talked to Tim Vukan, a German TCM teacher, and Giles Sadler, an Australian TCM doctor, respectively, to understand the path of Chinese medicine and their views on the development of Chinese medicine in the world.
This is one of the thematic series "Chinese Medicine in the World"
Tim Vukan, born in Hamburg, Germany, has been interested in Bruce Lee and Chinese Kung Fu since he was 18 years old. He has come to Hong Kong several times to learn Wing Chun Fu Xuewu, a local Wing Chun teacher. “I am also interested in acupuncture and massage, because after every training, my brothers will massage each other to learn how to maintain health, not only for fighting., but also for health and strength. ” These Wing Chun Master Fu not only taught him Wing Chun, but also taught Tuina, Meditation, Tai Chi, etc. He believes that through these movements and meditation, he can maintain a happy state of mind and body.
In 2004, 24-year-old Tim, who was living alone in Germany at the Shaolin Temple in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China, soon realized that the training there was very hard, practicing seven hours a day, and the immediate way ahead was to continue to become a martial artist and participate in competitions, but he found that was not what he wanted to do.
As a result, he began to travel throughout the north and south of the Yangtze River, first to Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kunming and other places, of which he was most interested in Hangzhou and Kunming, especially the latter's national culture and medical system.
Tim Vukan has been interested in Bruce Lee and Chinese Kung Fu since childhood. He has also visited Hong Kong several times to learn Wing Chun. (Courtesy of interviewee)
When he shared his thoughts on the medical profession, he said:
Once in Yangshuo, Guangxi, I often saw people selling Chinese herbs on the roadside, and began to be particularly curious about these, often asking people to teach the use of these Chinese herbs.
I began to develop a strong interest in Chinese medicine, and wanted to systematically learn Chinese medicine knowledge.
The following year, Tim successfully obtained the admission qualification of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, officially opening his long path of studying Chinese medicine.
He studied Putonghua for one year at the school, followed by a five-year undergraduate course and a three-year postgraduate course in Chinese medicine. After graduating in 2015, he worked in a local Chinese medicine clinic and also worked as a foreign teacher at his alma mater.
"This is really what I want to study, because it is another way to maintain health, to take care of your body and mind, and there are many methods that can be applied to yourself, such as food therapy, herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage therapy, etc.," he said.
The German also created a Chinese medicine website back in 2008, offering tutorials in English, German and Chinese, hoping to spread Chinese medicine culture around the world.
He hopes that everyone will have a basic understanding of Chinese medicine. Therefore, the daily teaching will emphasize the link with life, so that everyone will not think that Chinese medicine is deceiving, so as to increase the public's understanding of Chinese medicine.
Among them, the English course students are from all over the world, such as the United States, Sweden, France, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia and so on.
"I love Chinese medicine, and I hope more and more people can understand Chinese medicine correctly and feel the charm of Chinese medicine, which is my lifelong ambition."
Before the epidemic, Tim had been teaching at Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, mainly teaching undergraduate medical English, such as English medical terminology, and how to apply it clinically. He also taught different types of Chinese medicine subjects such as acupuncture.
He believes that as more and more foreigners move to China and Asian countries, the demand for medical care will be greater in the future, so he hopes to stay in China to support Chinese medicine English for mainland students.
Now, with 17 years of experience in TCM, he feels that his life is inseparable from TCM and sees Hangzhou as his second hometown, and he hopes that the mainland authorities will relax the restrictions on entry as soon as possible so that he can return to China to live and work again later this year.
Tim Vukan is currently focusing on teaching. I hope more people can understand Chinese medicine correctly and feel the charm of Chinese medicine.
(courtesy of interviewees)
Aussies who become Chinese medicine due to sports fatigue
Another foreign Chinese medicine practitioner, Giles Sadler, graduated with distinction from RMIT with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Prior to graduation, he worked as an intensive internship in a large Chinese medicine hospital. He is currently registered as an acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist and herbalist for AHPRA and is a member of AACMA, the professional association of Chinese medicine practitioners.
After graduation, he opened his own Chinese medicine clinic in Perth, Australia, providing professional acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, moxibustion, cupping and massage, and also providing free treatment for the disadvantaged groups.
Due to his background in sports and physical training, Giles has expertise in the treatment of sports injuries and musculoskeletal diseases, as well as in the treatment of women ’ s health and digestive and respiratory diseases.
He stressed that TCM adopts a smooth and harmonious approach to daily life.
His clinic is called Moxa Punk, a combination of moxibustion and punk culture. Giles points out that acupunk is also used in the American community, where acu-, acupuncture, is an effort to provide affordable treatment in a country where many people can ’ t afford traditional medicine, a noble cause he identifies with.
Giles Sadler opens her own Chinese medicine clinic in Perth, offering treatments such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and moxibustion. (Courtesy of interviewee)
From a young age, Giles loved to practice both intellectually and physically, and after exposure to Taoist philosophy, he developed an interest in the theory of Chinese medicine.
Hard physical training and contact sports (such as football, basketball, American football, rugby) made him understand the efficacy of acupuncture and became interested in its use.
He believes that it is his own experience, let him naturally step into the field of traditional Chinese medicine, is his personal pragmatic attitude.
He added to the reporter that the path to becoming a Chinese medicine practitioner has nothing to do with his physical training. As he grows older, his physical training has become more and more simple and easy, and he has also begun to transfer to practice jiu-jitsu, which has been more than 20 years.
"The hard training in the past has done a lot of damage to my body, so I wanted to know how to keep it going," he admitted.
The forecast for the growth of the Chinese medicine market in the Mainland to 2023 shows that the outside world is optimistic about the development of the industry under the epidemic.
(Statista)
"Flowers everywhere" into a trillion-dollar global industry
Although the above two foreigners have their background reasons for their Chinese medicine practice, the increase in interest in Chinese medicine around the world is not unique.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese medicine has become an increasingly lucrative industry.
As the pandemic hits the global economy and traditional Western medicines become scarce and expensive, patients in many countries, especially in relatively poor countries, are turning to cheaper traditional herbs such as traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases such as diabetes, cancer and Covid-19.
In March this year, the WHO report also endorsed Chinese medicine, arguing that Chinese medicine is beneficial for the treatment of mild cases of COVID-19, can reduce the rate of conversion to severe disease, shorten the virus clearance time, and improve the clinical prognosis of related patients.
According to the figures of the Ministry of Commerce of the Mainland of China last year, Chinese medicine institutions are located in more than 160 countries or regions around the world, including Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, France, Russia, the United States, Cuba, etc.
For example, there is one Chinese medicine or acupuncture clinic for every 15,000 people in Germany; there are more than 8,000 acupuncture clinics in the United States, and the Cleveland Clinic, the top 3 hospital in the United States, also has a Chinese medicine clinic.
Today, Chinese medicine has also achieved good development in Cuba, Indonesia and other places.
Professor Zhao Jing, Institute of Clinical Basic Medicine of Chinese Medicine, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said:
As the country with the largest number of overseas Chinese, Indonesia has a good foundation for the development of Chinese medicine.
As the incidence of chronic diseases has increased over the past few decades, the Indonesian government has stepped up its support for traditional medicine.
Chinese medicine is now a trillion-dollar industry.
(Getty)
This traditional medicine has been around for thousands of years and is now a $130 billion (HK $1.02 trillion) global industry.
In recent years, there have also been agricultural scholars in Tasmania, Australia, who have embarked on a decade of research to understand the possibility of local cultivation of medicinal crops such as ginseng, orange peel and perilla.
This reflects, to some extent, that the prospects for the development of the industry are very promising.
In addition, in recent years, the World Health Organization has also issued and adopted a global strategy and resolution document for traditional medicine, marking a new stage in the development of the Chinese medicine industry.
In recent years, with the construction of the Belt and Road, the National Medical Administration has supported Chinese medicine institutions in China to build 30 overseas centers of high-quality Chinese medicine in relevant countries and 56 international cooperation bases of Chinese medicine in China.
During the epidemic, I did see many COVID-19 patients recover quickly and even become healthier after receiving TCM treatment, and I really think there is still a lot of room for TCM to contribute.
German TCM teacher Tim Vukan
Is the epidemic really a good opportunity for the development of Chinese medicine?
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tim believes that more and more people around the world are willing to accept Chinese medicine.
He pointed out that no matter where you are, you have to face the epidemic lockdown, forced to stay at home, unable to work, social networking and other problems, which can easily lead to depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress and other mental disorders.
There are also COVID-19 patients who have to face long-term post-coronary problems such as treatment or fatigue, excessive phlegm, and poor breathing, and feel that their quality of life has become different.
Faced with these situations, since Western medicine may not always be able to provide prescriptions and treatments, he said, “People start looking for something else, especially something they can do on their own, something they can do at home. ”
Can Chinese medicine go further with the help of the epidemic? (Getty)
He stressed that Western medicine is a very good medical system, but sometimes it is not enough. Tim pointed out that Chinese medicine is not only for specific diseases to treat, but also the important function of "cure" (that is, preventive treatment of Western medicine), which can be reflected in the body fatigue, appetite, sleep quality, mood and other conditions, so as to make related follow-up treatment, he said: "Some Chinese medicine can not only explain Why do symptoms that Western doctors cannot deal with occur and can also provide personalized treatment.
That's why I think people are accepting and trying TCM. "
In the COVID-19 pandemic, Tim also believes that the impact of the pandemic, anxiety, anger, depression, illness, helplessness, etc., is widely felt around the world, so more people will start looking for ways to be healthy.
And the epidemic just shows the world that there are other treatment options outside of Western medicine, or options combined with traditional Chinese medicine.
"There is a demand in the medical market, and although I would not say that Chinese medicine has developed only because of the epidemic, this is an opportunity. After all, if people are not experiencing various health problems during the epidemic, they will not seek other solutions for no reason," he stressed.
Tim concluded with his own experience in TCM, “I did see many COVID-19 patients recover quickly and even become healthier after receiving TCM treatment. I really think there is still a lot of room for TCM to contribute. ”

Title:

Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine provides “Three Volts ” Moxibustion to improve physical fitness
Author: Chinese and Western Medicine, CUHK
Published: Updated:
Copyright © 2017 The Chinese University of Hong Kong. All Rights Reserved.
"Three-volute moxibustion" is a type of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as "self-moxibustion" and "cold moxibustion".
Tian moxibustion therapy uses certain drugs that have an irritating effect on the skin to apply to the acupuncture points of the human body, using the stimulation of drugs, causing local skin congestion, or even blistering, through the regulation of meridian, plays a role in treating diseases.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
TCM is applied on specific days to prevent and treat diseases. The benefits of TCM are simple, cheap and safe. This article aims to summarize the relevant information and deepen the public ’ s understanding.
Preventive effect – Moxibustion can prevent colds? Moxibustion improves the overall hypothermia and strengthens the resistance to external pathogens.
Suitable for some people who are prone to cold, especially those who are afraid of wind and cold.
It is reported that Tianmoxibustion can improve chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, back pain, joint pain, etc.
Safety — Blisters are normal? Should blisters have an effect? During the course of the evolution of moxibustion therapy, some papers indicate that the position of the blisters is herpes, but most people will not develop blisters after treatment. Clinical and research literature shows that even if there is no blisters, the pigmentation of the skin left by moxibustion can subside. Mouth.
After the doctor understands the patient ’ s physique, the patient is treated with heavenly moxibustion.
(Data Image)
Ten-moxibustion drugs — Ten-moxibustion prescriptions are only warm drugs? The prescriptions used by each doctor are different. Most of the drugs are really warm: white mustard seeds to warm the cold phlegm, warm lungs such as hemp yellow, asarum, warm kidneys such as aconite and cinnamon.
Time of treatment — Trivolta is the hottest day of the year? Check the temperature records of the observatory. Trivolta is not necessarily the hottest day of the year.
However, it is said that the three-volt patch is to use the latent power of natural yang to help the body to store yang. This year, the patch time is around July 11, 21 and August 10.
3 years of treatment is recommended in the ancient literature. However, it is recommended to consider switching to or combining with other therapies if the symptoms do not improve after 3 years.
Contraindications - children and cancer patients can not do celestial moxibustion?
A large number of children in Mainland research and Hong Kong clinical practice also received natural moxibustion treatment. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine completed a study on the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients, and the treatment group did not have serious adverse reactions.
It is not recommended for acute respiratory diseases, pregnant women, children aged one year or below, people with diabetes mellitus, and people with skin allergies to drugs or tape, or people with scars, etc.
Any physical condition, especially cancer patients, people with a history of Chinese medicine allergies or patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, commonly known as soybean disease), is recommended to submit to a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in detail before undergoing treatment.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine will hold “Sinfu Day Moxibustion 2023 ” from July to August. Interested parties are welcome to fill in the appointment form: Click here to join.
About the author:
The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
Chinese and Western Medicine Center Website: Click here
(The title of the article was drafted by the editor of Hong Kong 01.)
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Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine provides “Three Volts ” Moxibustion to improve physical fitness
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"Three-volute moxibustion" is a type of moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as "self-moxibustion" and "cold moxibustion".
Tian moxibustion therapy uses certain drugs that have an irritating effect on the skin to apply to the acupuncture points of the human body, using the stimulation of drugs, causing local skin congestion, or even blistering, through the regulation of meridian, plays a role in treating diseases.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
TCM is applied on specific days to prevent and treat diseases. The benefits of TCM are simple, cheap and safe. This article aims to summarize the relevant information and deepen the public ’ s understanding.
Preventive effect – Moxibustion can prevent colds? Moxibustion improves the overall hypothermia and strengthens the resistance to external pathogens.
Suitable for some people who are prone to cold, especially those who are afraid of wind and cold.
It is reported that Tianmoxibustion can improve chronic stomach pain, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, back pain, joint pain, etc.
Safety — Blisters are normal? Should blisters have an effect? During the course of the evolution of moxibustion therapy, some papers indicate that the position of the blisters is herpes, but most people will not develop blisters after treatment. Clinical and research literature shows that even if there is no blisters, the pigmentation of the skin left by moxibustion can subside. Mouth.
After the doctor understands the patient ’ s physique, the patient is treated with heavenly moxibustion.
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Ten-moxibustion drugs — Ten-moxibustion prescriptions are only warm drugs? The prescriptions used by each doctor are different. Most of the drugs are really warm: white mustard seeds to warm the cold phlegm, warm lungs such as hemp yellow, asarum, warm kidneys such as aconite and cinnamon.
Time of treatment — Trivolta is the hottest day of the year? Check the temperature records of the observatory. Trivolta is not necessarily the hottest day of the year.
However, it is said that the three-volt patch is to use the latent power of natural yang to help the body to store yang. This year, the patch time is around July 11, 21 and August 10.
3 years of treatment is recommended in the ancient literature. However, it is recommended to consider switching to or combining with other therapies if the symptoms do not improve after 3 years.
Contraindications - children and cancer patients can not do celestial moxibustion?
A large number of children in Mainland research and Hong Kong clinical practice also received natural moxibustion treatment. Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine completed a study on the treatment of insomnia in cancer patients, and the treatment group did not have serious adverse reactions.
It is not recommended for acute respiratory diseases, pregnant women, children aged one year or below, people with diabetes mellitus, and people with skin allergies to drugs or tape, or people with scars, etc.
Any physical condition, especially cancer patients, people with a history of Chinese medicine allergies or patients with G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, commonly known as soybean disease), is recommended to submit to a registered Chinese medicine practitioner in detail before undergoing treatment.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Centre for Integrative Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine will hold “Sinfu Day Moxibustion 2023 ” from July to August. Interested parties are welcome to fill in the appointment form: Click here to join.
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The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
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Content: CUHK Chinese and Western Medicine winter 39 days moxibustion treatment plan to treat hypothermia and increase immunity ｜ Link
Author: Chinese and Western Medicine, CUHK
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Dr. Fong Fei Chong @ Hong Kong Institute of Chinese and Western Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Professional Consultant, Registered Chinese Medicine
Modern urban people live in rich conditions, all four seasons stay in the air-conditioned indoor environment, morning, afternoon and evening meals are served by cold drinks and ice; coupled with chores, day and night upside down, gradually make people cold and deficient, a variety of allergies and pain frequent.
In addition to using a variety of Chinese and Western medicine treatments to rebuild good living habits, natural moxibustion therapy is also a good way to adjust physical fitness, prevent diseases and prevent changes.
Sanjiutian Moxibustion uses drugs to stimulate the meridian and viscera on specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera. (Photo)
Tian moxibustion is a unique treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. It is usually performed on the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter.
The medicine is applied to specific acupuncture points of the skin to stimulate the corresponding meridian and viscera, so as to stimulate the body's positive qi and dissolve the yin and cold air in the body, so as to achieve the effect of prevention and treatment.
The "three volute moxibustion" in summer and the "three nine moxibustion" in winter are also based on the principle of "summer disease and winter disease and summer treatment" in the Chinese medicine "Huangdi Inner Sutra".
The treatment mechanisms and methods are roughly the same, with the difference in execution time.
This seasonal acupuncture treatment can significantly improve human immunity, improve the body's ability to adapt to climate change, and the curative effect can be said to be complementary.
Tian moxibustion drugs are generally based on the cold moxibustion prescription of “Chang ’ s Doctor Tong ”. Its medicines include mustard seed, asarum, ginger and other hot and cold medicines, so it is suitable for false diagnosis and cold diseases, especially for cold allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, etc.
Due to the combination of pain and cold and wet, natural moxibustion therapy can help to improve various kinds of neck, shoulder and waist pain, rheumatic arthritis, dysmenorrhea, cold stomach pain and so on.
In addition, it is good for the elderly and children with weak blood, poor appetite, repeated cold and diarrhea, and women with irregular menstruation.
After a thorough understanding of the patient ’ s physique, the doctor selects the most suitable acupoints, the amount of medication applied and the time of application, and carries out heavenly moxibustion treatment for the patient, which is the key to achieving the best therapeutic effect of heavenly moxibustion.
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It is generally recommended to carry out daily moxibustion treatment for 3 consecutive years to accumulate treatment effect.
If there is good progress after each treatment, you can consolidate the effect by one line per year.
The drugs used in moxibustion are slightly different from each other, and the doctor, after a comprehensive understanding of the patient ’ s physique, selects the most suitable acupuncture points, the amount of applied drugs and the time of application, and carries out moxibustion treatment for the patient, which is the key to the best effect of moxibustion.
It is important to note that not everyone is suitable for moxibustion treatment.
Generally speaking, people with obvious symptoms of dryness and heat, fever, allergies to natural moxibustion drugs, pregnant women, scarring and other people are not suitable for natural moxibustion treatment.
If in doubt, it is advisable to consult a registered Chinese medicine practitioner.
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The Centre for Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine is a medical centre under the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is dedicated to promoting medical research, education and training and providing medical services.
Chinese and Western Medicine Center Website: Click here
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The article is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent the position of Hong Kong 01.)

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