Purpose Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and the prevalence of hypertension tends to increase with age. Current treatments for hypertension have side effects and poor adherence. Qigong has been studied as an alternative therapy for hypertension;...

Results Injection of 0.5mg/kg and 5mg/kg of melittin suppressed tumor growth by 25.30% and 56.92%, respectively; these results are superior to those obtained for mice treated with the COX-2 inhibitor, NS398. Melittin reduced tumor cell proliferation (PCNA), microvessel ...

Purpose There is an experimental study that suggests deep needling with rotation produces higher acupuncture needling sensation than superficial needling with mock rotation. Also, there are opposing results about the relationship between acupuncture needling sensation a...

Purpose WIN-34B is a butanol fraction extract from the mixture of two oriental herbs, the dried Lonicera japonica flowers and the root of Anemarrhena asphodeloides. In previous studies, we indentified that WIN-34B has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective and s...

Purpose Sasang Constitutional Medicine (SCM) is one of the tailored traditional Korean Medicines. Experts of SCM classify human beings into four different types before treatment. It is very important for experts to diagnose Sasang constitution (SC) type correctly, as th...

Results Of 237 initially located articles, three RCTs conducted in China on 336 patients in total were included. Because of high or uncertain risk of bias (particularly in domains including allocation concealment, patient or assessor blinding and selective outcome repor...

Abstract Objectives: Patients undergoing hemodialysis suffer from a variety of complications related to end-stage renal disease. This prospective, observational pilot study aims to determine the feasibility, safety, and possible benefits of acupuncture for symptom manag...

Purpose The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing in East Asian countries as well as in Western nations. However, information regarding the prevalence of the use of CAM in community-based populations is inconsistent and has not been systemati...