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Herb/drug interactions****
Herb/drug interactions AMARILLO, TEXAS. As herbal remedies grow in popularity it becomes increasingly important that users and their health care practitioners know of the potential interactions between herbs and pharmaceutical drugs. Many herbs have powerful effects which may be increased or counteracted ...
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Chinese herb proven in arthritis therapy****
Chinese herb proven in arthritis therapy DALLAS, TEXAS. A team of researchers from the University of Texas and the National Institutes of Health reports that an extract of the Chinese herbal remedy Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TWHF) has proven effective in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis ...
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Chinese herb alleviates rheumatoid arthritis****
Chinese herb alleviates rheumatoid arthritis DALLAS, TEXAS. Extracts of the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) have been used for centuries in China to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, eczema, scleroderma, and other autoimmune ...
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Important herb/drug interactions****
Important herb/drug interactions WASHINGTON, DC. It is estimated that almost 20 per cent of all Americans who use pharmaceutical drugs also use medicinal herbs and high-dose vitamins - and 61.5 per cent of them do not tell their physicians that they do. This situation could be dangerous as many drugs ...
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Herb conquers hay fever****
Herb conquers hay fever LANDQUART, SWITZERLAND. Swiss researchers report that a carbon dioxide extract of the herb butterbur (Petasites hybridus) is as effective as an antihistamine in relieving the symptoms of hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis). Their double-blind clinical trial involved 125 hay ...
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Chinese herb benefits arthritis patients****
Chinese herb benefits arthritis patients VANCOUVER, CANADA. Several studies have shown that an extract of the Chinese herbal remedy Tripterygium wilfordii (TW) is effective in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis. Unfortunately, side effects are frequent when the herb is administered orally ...
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Sales of herbal medicines soar***
Sales of herbal medicines soar EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM. Professor Ernst at the University of Exeter presents a short update on the current state of herbal medicines. He points out that sales of herbal supplements in the United States is now approaching $4 billion/year. Several randomized clinical trials ...
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Herbal heart remedies***
Herbal heart remedies NEW YORK, NY. Herbal medicines have been used to treat congestive heart failure, hypertension (systolic), arrhythmias, atherosclerosis, angina, and cerebral and venous insufficiency (impaired blood circulation in the brain and legs). Researchers at the Albert Einstein College ...
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NEWSBRIEF – JUNE 2000***
NEWSBRIEF - Herbal remedies for Alzheimer's disease. The Greek physician Hippocrates used wormwood to treat memory loss. In Shakespeare's time the herbs sage and lemon balm were recommended for the same purpose. Medical researchers are now revisiting these ancient remedies as a possible treatment for ...
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Chinese medicine alleviates irritable bowel syndrome***
... syndrome (IBS). This chronic or recurrent condition is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation or diarrhea. Traditional Chinese herbal remedies are routinely used in China to treat the condition, but so far have not been generally accepted by conventional Western medicine. This may ...
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