Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on oligoasthenospermatism： a narrative review

OBJECTIVE： To summarize the treatment of oligoasthenospermatism（OAS） with Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM）.METHODS： The literature describing OAS treatment with TCM in the past 4 years was searched.Three studies were reviewed, evaluated, and summarized. The etiology and pathogenesis, pattern differentiation, medicine administration, and combination of TCM with Western Medicine were all examined.RESULTS： TCM had an advantage in treating OAS and had fewer adverse events than conventional treatments.CONCLUSION： Although TCM has an advantage in treating OAS and fewer adverse events, the efficacy of TCM and modern medicine on OAS is unsatisfactory.     

The West Learns from China,Creating Chinese New Medicine-Academician of Western Medicine TANG Zhao-you’s View on the Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

TANG Zhao-you was born in Xinhui,Guangdong province on December 26^th,1930.He is an oncologist,founder of small liver cancer research,academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering,director of Liver Cancer Institute of Fudan University,professor,and doctoral supervisor.He has been working on liver cancer research for more than 40 years,pioneering the use of alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)in early detection of liver cancer and establishing the concept and method of early detection and diagnosis of liver cancer.He carried out surgery for small liver cancer and later pioneered the excision surgery after big liver cancer getting small which has saved many patients'lives.     

From to Asia-Pacific Traditional Medicine Network to the Journal of Asia-Pacific Traditional Medicine

<正>Traditional medical science, which is highly characterized by traditional culture, is undoubtedly a precious treasure indispensable to human history and civilization. With the unique theoretical system, it is one of the most fascinating subjects in natural science. As it is becoming a global trend for people to keep healthy by pursuing natu-     

Analysis of the Frequency of Clinical Acupoint Use Based on ‘Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncture-moxibustion Information Databank'

The frequencies of use of 361 human acupoints in 74 academic journals of traditional Chinese medicine published between 1949 and 2010 are arranged in order using ‘Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncturemoxibustion Information Databank'. The frequencies of use are divided into five grades: most frequent use, more frequent use, frequent use, less frequent use and infrequent use. The most frequently used acupoints and infrequently used acupoints are summarized and analyzed to help point selection for clinical acupuncture and selection of acupuncture research projects in the future.     

Meta‑analysis of Clinical Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Aplastic Anemia

Background: The “Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Chinese Medicine Internal Common Diseases” issued by the Chinese Institute of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers many methods for the treatment of aplastic anemia (AA). However, there is a lack of corresponding evidence. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of TCM in the treatment of AA, and provide evidence for the development of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of AA using TCM. Methods: Data of randomized or semi?randomized control trials of AA treatments with TCM were retrieved, and the selected literature was scored using the Jadad scale. The data were extracted, and RevMan 5.2.6 software was used for the meta?analysis. Results: Two studies on the treatment of AA using Liuwei Dihuang pills combined with compound Zaofan pill were included. The results of the meta?analysis showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the efficacy between Liuwei Dihuang pills combined with compound Zaofan pill and androgen in the treatment of AA (P = 0.65). However, there were less adverse reactions, including liver damage and the hirsutism of women, with the former than the latter (P < 0.05). Other studies on the treatment of AA with TCM did not include reports from clinical trials. Conclusion: TCM had a certain curative effect when used to treat AA. However, the quality of the literature is generally low, and the sample size is small, which makes the validation of the results poor. Further high?quality studies are needed to provide high?level evidence.     

Meta-analysis of the efficacy in treatment of primary sj?gren's syndrome: Traditional Chinese Medicine vs Western Medicine

OBJCTIVE: To compare the clinical efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) to Western Medicine in the treatment of primary Sj?gren's syndrome(p SS).METHODS: We collected randomized controlled trials of TCM vs Western Medicine for the treatment of p SS in Chinese and foreign databases. The study quality was evaluated as suggested in the Cochrane Handbook. The Meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.0 statistical software.RESULTS: A total of 31 randomized controlled trials with 2137 cases were retrieved. The efficiencies of TCM and control treatments were 87.18% and65.63%, respectively. The results of heterogeneity tests showed that the data were homogeneous(P = 0.83), thus a fixed effects model was used for analysis. The results revealed an odds ratio of 3.74 with a 95% confidence interval of 2.99-4.69. The overall effectiveness value was 11.48(P 0.000 01).These results suggest the efficacy of TCM therapy for p SS better than Western Medicine.CONCLUSION: Although our findings reveal that the TCM treatment of p SS had significant advantages over its counterpart, there were some flaws in the studies included. The findings warrant further investigation.     

Treatment of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome by focusing on the liver in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine： a meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE：To assess the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM）on constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome by focusing on the liver.METHODS：Databases（domestic and foreign）were searched with the key words＂irritable bowelsyndrome＂,＂constipation＂,and＂Chinese medicine＂;the relevant articles were retrieved and evaluated.Cure rate,＂remarkable efficacy＂,recurrence rate and the incidence of adverse reactions were the outcome indicators.Review Manager ver 5.1 was used for this meta-analysis,and funnel plots used to detect publication bias.RESULTS：Nineteen randomized controlled trials were included and 1510 patients involved.The treatment guided byTCM based on the liver was superior to Western Medicine[odds ratio（OR）=2.46,95%confidence interval（CI）1.80,3.35）],cure rate[OR=2.61,95%CI（1.93,3.52）],remarkable efficacy[OR=2.68,95%CI（1.82,3.95）],recurrence rate[OR=0.19,95%CI（0.12,0.29）]and the incidence of adverse reactions[OR=0.24,95%CI（0.09,0.65）].However,funnel plots showed publication bias.CONCLUSION：Compared with Western Medicine,the treatment of IBS-C based on the liver is significantly better but the results must be treated with caution because publication bias was recorded.     

The Subscription of Journal of Emergency in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2008

Journal of Emergency in Traditional Chinese Medicine is sponsored by China Association of Chinese Medicine and in the charge of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is the serial journal of China Association of Chinese Medicine,[第一段]     

Can the aggregation be a new approach for understanding the mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

"Frequent hitter" phenomenon emerged in the high-throughput screening; one of the most common mechanisms behind artifactual inhibition is that some organic molecules formed large colloid-like aggregates which are able to sequester and thereby inhibit enzymes. To investigate the situation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), 60 medicinal herbs and 24 Chinese herbal formulae were detected by dynamic light scattering (DLS), and aggregates were observed in all the 84 solution mixtures. The aggregates of two Chinese herbal formulae, 'Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu Tang' (XF) and 'Jing-Guan Tang' (JG), were not only able to survive in the gastro-intestinal environment, but also had the ability to pass through the monolayer of the Caco-2 cell. The activities of XF and JG against three cardiovascular targets were also aggregates-related. Based on these findings, a new possible mechanism of the action of Chinese medicine was proposed.     

Development of Chinese Chiropractics Based on Traditional Thought

The incidence of neck and lumbar injuries is continuously increasing along with more and more people finishing their work in sitting position. We shall explore the objective principles of spinal injuries with the research on spinal kinemechnics as a cutting through point in order to seek for a reasonable therapeutic modality that can resolve spinal kinemechnic issues without aggravation of injuries, attempting to use traditional medical thinking mode in conjunction with spinal morphologic anatomy with fragmented thinking substituted by integral thinking, mechanic thinking substituted by systematic thinking, dynamic thinking substituted by static thinking.     

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine International Student Admission for Undergraduate Program of Chinese Medicine （Acupuncture） in 2012

The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SUTCM),a prestigious TCM university known as the Eastern Harvard Chinese Medical School,is ready to welcome you to join the undergraduate program of Chinese medicine (acupuncture) taught in English this September.     

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine International Student Admission for Undergraduate Program of Chinese Medicine （Acupuncture） in 2012

The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SUTCM),a prestigious TCM university known as the Eastern Harvard Chinese Medical School,is ready to welcome you to join the undergraduate programof Chinese medicine (acupuncture) taught in English this September     

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine International Student Admission for Undergraduate Program of Chinese Medicine （Acupuncture） in 2012

The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SUTCM), a prestigious TCM university known as the Eastern Harvard Chinese Medical School, is ready to welcome you to join the undergraduate program of Chinese medicine (acupuncture) taught in English this September. The program will be     

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine International Student Admission for Undergraduate Program of Chinese Medicine （Acupuncture） in 2012

The Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SUTCM), a prestigious TCM universityknown as the Eastern Harvard Chinese Medical School, is ready to welcome you to join theundergraduate program of Chinese medicine (acupuncture) taught in English this September. Theprogram will be organized by the     

The 3^rd Session of International Conference on Traditional Medicine

The 3^rd Session of Intemational Conference on Traditional Medicine was held from Nov. 13 to 15, 2004 in Beijing International Conference Center. The theme of this conference is ““traditional medicine and human‘s health““. This conference received 587 academic theses including 75 foreign papers and set up 6 special forums which cover basic research, clinical research, Herbal medicine research, administration of medicine,     

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine for Perimenopausal Depression of Chinese Women: A Meta‑analysis

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) in treatment of perimenopausal depression (PD) in China. Methods: To identify randomized controlled trials, an electronic search has been conducted through databases as follows: PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Chinese Biological Medicine Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and WanFang Digital Periodicals Database. Methodological quality was evaluated by Cochrane Collaboration’s tool which is able to assess the risk of bias in Review Manager Software. What’s more, meta?analysis was performed by using Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan 5.2 software, (Nordic Cochrane Centre, Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen, and Denmark). Dichotomous data were analyzed by using relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Continuous variables were analyzed using weighted mean differences (WMDs) and 95% CI. Subgroup analysis was performed by the type of medicine which was used in the experimental group. Results: This meta?analysis includes 11 randomized control trials with 818 patients. Compared to the control group (RR: 1.14, 95% CI: [1.03, 1.26], P = 0.009 and WMD: ?2.09, 95% CI: [ ?3.58, ?0.18]), the experimental group had a significant higher clinical efficacy rate and relatively lower Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM?D) score. For clinical efficacy rate, the results varied depending on the detail treatment measures of the experimental group. In the experimental group with TCHM, no significant difference was observed (RR: 1.14, 95% CI: [0.97, 1.33]), while in the experimental group combined with western medicine, a significant difference in the clinical efficacy rate between the experimental group and control group showed up (RR: 1.15, 95% CI: [1.01, 1.32], P = 0.04). For the HAM?D score, subgroup analyses revealed that the pure TCHM therapy was not associated with significant HAM?D score reduction compared to the control group (WMD: ?2.48, 95% CI: [?6.00, 1.03], P = 0.17). However, in the experimental group where western medicine was added to, the HAM?D score decreased statistically compared to the control group (WMD: ?1.88, 95% CI: [?3.58, ?0.18], P = 0.03). There is no serious adverse event in both groups. Conclusions: Combination therapy of TCHM and western medicine is more effective in treating PD in terms of clinical efficacy rate. However, the results should be interpreted with caution due to the mediocre methodological quality of the included trials.     

Case-based learning in education of Traditional Chinese Medicine： a systematic review

OBJECTIVE： To assess the effect of case-based learning（CBL） in the education of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM）.METHODS： The studies concerning TCM courses designed with CBL were included by searching the databases of EBSCO, Pubmed, Science Citation Index, China National Knowledge Infrastructure,Chongqing VIP database. The valid data was extracted in accordance with the included criteria.The quality of the studies was assessed with Gemma Flores-Masteo.RESULTS： A total of 22 articles were retrieved that met the selection criteria： one was of high quality;two were of low quality; the rest were categorized as moderate quality. The majority of the studiesdemonstrated the better effect produced by CBL,while a few studies showed no difference, compared with the didactic format. All included studies confirmed the favorable effect on learners＇ attitude,skills and ability.CONCLUSION： CBL showed the desirable results in achieving the goal of learning. Compared to didactic approach, it played a more active role in promoting students＇ competency. Since the quality of the articles on which the study was based was not so high, the findings still need further research to become substantiated