by Hillgreen | Oct 29, 2018 | Blog, Cancer, For Health Professionals
While it’s challenging to evaluate acupuncture using conventional biomedical research protocols, numerous studies suggest acupuncture can help reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, cancer-related fatigue, leucopenia, pain, neuropathy, xerostomia (dry...
by Hillgreen | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog, Cancer, For Health Professionals
Studies show that, in many parts of Asia, traditional herbal medicine is used by a large majority of breast cancer patients[1]. A study from Shanghai found that 86.7% of breast cancer patients used Chinese herbal medicine after their breast cancer diagnosis[2], while...
by Hillgreen | Dec 13, 2015 | Blog, General Health Tips
This recipe is actually based on a formula from an herbal classic (金匮要略 Jin Gui Yao Lue, Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet, by the famous herbalist 张仲景 Zhang Zhong Jing), in which is is called 当归生姜羊肉汤 Dang Gui Sheng Jiang Yang Rou Tang. The soup is warming, so...
by Hillgreen | Dec 13, 2015 | Blog, General Health Tips, News
Many of you likely heard about one of the winners of this year’s Nobel prize in science. Tu Youyou, a Beijing-based researcher, was awarded the prize for her role in extracting the malaria-fighting compound Artemisinin from the traditional Chinese herb,...
by Hillgreen | Dec 13, 2015 | Blog, News
I’m still new to the wide, exciting world of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in mainland China and Taiwan, but am sharing my brief impressions here. One reason is that acupuncture and Chinese herbs are so marginal in Turtle Island (i.e. North America), that...
by Hillgreen | Dec 13, 2015 | Blog, News
My apologies for being so out of touch during my sabbatical year in Taiwan! The time flew by quickly and I hope you have been well. New news: I have been accepted for a full grant towards three years of Master’s studies at the Nanjing University of Chinese...
