Alternative Medicine

Get updated about all the facts, fallacies and researches being made in the World of Alternative Medicine. Though about 80% of treatments or claims are basically either placebo or fake, there are some that do have proper researches and clinical trials that back their capabilities.

Taiwanese Study Shows That Acupuncture Can Reduce Risk Of Stroke That Is Typically Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kittisak Meepoon Mar 17, 2024 8 months ago

Alternative Medicine: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation, leading to pain, stiffness, and potentially joint damage. Beyond its impact on the musculoskeletal system, RA is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, including ischemic stroke. Ischemic stroke, caused by a blockage in a blood vessel supplying the brain,...

BREAKING Health News! Natural Herbal Tea That Was Promoted For Pain Relief And For Gout Found Laced With Drugs! U.S. FDA Orders Recall

Nikhil Prasad Jan 17, 2024 10 months ago

Health News: As Thailand Medical News also has own inhouse company manufacturing a variety of herbal and phytochemical based products including therapeutic teas for only exclusive clients, we felt that the need to cover this Health News report as we are sick and tired of seeing all kinds of companies selling various kinds of fraudulent herbal based products. Most people do not know that almost 95 ...

Mayo Clinic Study Shows Complementary And Alternative Medicine Can Help In The Treatment Of Gastrointestinal Symptoms In Long COVID

Thailand Medical News Team Aug 22, 2023 1 year ago

Alternative Medicine: The emergence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in 2019 led to the declaration of a global pandemic by March 2020, subsequently named COVID-19. While the majority of COVID-19 patients experience symptom resolution within a few weeks of initial infection, a subset of individuals continues to grapple with persistent symptoms for more than four weeks, a phenomenon termed "...

Alternative Medicine: Randomized Clinical Trial Finds That Kombucha Decreased Fasting Blood Glucose In Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Thailand Medical News Team Aug 06, 2023 1 year ago

Alternative Medicine: Diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disorder affecting millions worldwide, is associated with numerous health complications and has seen a drastic increase in prevalence over the last few decades. This surge has led researchers to explore dietary strategies that may alleviate the burden of this disease. One such beverage that has garnered attention for its potential health...

Cinnamon: The Natural Remedy for Flu Infections And Beyond

Cinnamon For Flu Mar 25, 2023 2 years ago

Cinnamon, an ancient spice obtained from the inner bark of trees belonging to the genus Cinnamomum, has been used for centuries in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments. In recent years, scientific studies have increasingly supported the health benefits of cinnamon, particularly its potential to combat flu infections. Image Credit: AmyLv / Shutterstock The distinct smell and flavo...

Star Anise - An Unsung Hero in the Battle Against Various Types Of Flu, Even H5N1!

Star Anise - H5N1 Avian Flu Mar 20, 2023 2 years ago

Star Anise is the seed pod of the fruit of the Illicium verum plant. It is a star-shaped, dark-brown spice that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. Its unique flavor, often described as sweet and licorice-like, is a key ingredient in several recipes and is also used a key ingredient in the Chinese five-spice powder and the popular Vietnamese soup, phở. However, this a...

Herbal Medicine: U.S Scientists Warns That Green Tea Is Hepatoxic To Those With UGT1A4 Gene Variants!

Herbal Medicine - Green Tea - EGCG Dec 02, 2022 2 years ago

Herbal Medicine: There is a common fallacy that herbs and traditional medicine involving only plants and phytochemicals are basically harmless and safe and hence one should not worry about consuming them. In reality, many herbs and phytochemicals if used wrongly can actually not only exacerbate conditions that they are used to treat but also give rise to other medical conditions and in some cases ...

Penn State College of Medicine Study Shows That The Phytochemical Ergothioneine Found In Most Edible Mushrooms Lowers Risk of Depression!

Source: Phytochemical News Oct 12, 2021 3 years ago

A new study by researchers from Penn State College of Medicine has found that the phytochemical cum antioxidant found in most common edible mushrooms ie Ergothioneine, lowers the risk for depression. The consumption of mushrooms has been making headlines due to their many health advantages including lowering one's risk of cancer and premature death, but this new study findings now reve...

Skin Inflammation: Ohio State University Researchers Say Black Raspberries Can Reduce Inflammation Associated With Skin Allergies

Source: Skin Inflammation Jul 02, 2020 4 years ago

Skin Inflammation: Researchers from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have demonstrated in animal models using mice that diets rich in black raspberries can reduce inflammation associated with skin allergies. The research findings were published in the journal: Nutrients https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/6/1701 The study showed that black raspberries reduced inf...

Yoga: First Global Scientific Study On Yoga Shows That It Can Help In Managing Mental Health

Source: Yoga May 19, 2020 5 years ago

Yoga: The first study on yoga in the world conducted in collaboration with the Federal University of Santa Maria, University Of New South Wales-Sydney, Kings College London, University Of South Australia and Western Sydney University found that movement-based yoga improves the mental health of individuals living with a range of mental disorders, with the benefits being incremen...

Acupuncture Alleviates Xerostomia Conditions In Cancer Patients.

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 07, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated in a new study that after receiving acupuncture treatment three days a week during the course of radiation treatment, head and neck cancer patients experienced less dry mouth or xerostomia conditions. The clinical trial results, published in JAMA Network Open, is the first randomized, placebo-controlled, P...

Latest study shows that lycopene in tomatoes reduced fatty liver disease, inflammation and liver cancer

Source: Tufts University Mar 03, 2019 6 years ago

The World Cancer Research Fund reports that 30 to 50 percent of cancer cases are preventable, and it is important to focus on stopping cancer from developing in the first place. Many natural foods contain a variety of antioxidants and phytochemicals that possess the capability of preventing cancer from developing coupled with a proper lifestyle. Xiang-Dong Wang, a senior scientist and associate...

Review About Fenugreek

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 03, 2019 6 years ago

Fenugreek is an herb in the same family as soy. People use its fresh and dried seeds, leaves, twigs, and roots as a spice, flavoring agent, and supplement. While more research is necessary, some studies show that fenugreek may have varied health benefits. Fenugreek may be able to help reduce the risk of: -cancer -diabetes -obesity -high cholesterol -high blo...

Long-term symptoms of breast cancer treatment can be relieved by acupressure

Source: University of Michigan Jan 20, 2019 6 years ago

A new study finds acupressure could be a low-cost, at-home solution to a suite of persistent side effects that linger after breast cancer treatment ends. Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center reported in 2016 that acupressure helped reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors. In the new study, they looked at the impact of acupressure on symptoms that frequently accompan...

Yoga and Tai Chi May has preventive and curative effects on people who are at risk of strokes or even stroke victims.

Source: University Of South Australia Jan 01, 2019 6 years ago

One of the biggest health issues could be checked if more people took up yoga or tai chi and reduced their blood pressure, an Australian study has found. Stroke costs the world $120 billion a year through treatment and loss of productivity, affecting 2.6 million people in 2017. A paper published in Future Neurology by researchers from Monash University, the University of South ...

Study shows that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate) in Green tea ingredient can assist in curing memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity

Source: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Nov 06, 2018 6 years ago

New research identifies potential therapeutic intervention for memory impairment, neuroinflammation, and brain insulin resistance induced by high-fat, high-fructose diet A study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically active component in green tea, could alleviate high-fa...

Molecular Basis for therapeutic action of ancient herbal remedies in Africa discovered.

Source : University of California Oct 29, 2018 6 years ago

Researchers in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine have discovered the molecular basis for a therapeutic action of an ancient herbal medicine used across Africa to treat various illnesses, including epilepsy. Mallotus oppositifolius The herbal medicine, a leaf extract from the shrub Mallotus oppositifolius, was previously...

Homeopathy is Useless and Dangerous. The debate about homeopathy is over. These verdicts prove it.

Source: University of Exeter Aug 28, 2018 6 years ago

I have made my views on homeopathy clear on many occasions — actually, I don’t see them as ‘views’ but as evidence-based statements. But this has never stopped the homeopathy brigade vehemently disagreeing with me. Not only that, they also claim that I cannot be trusted because I am biased, corrupt, incompetent and dishonest. Professor Edzard Ernst &...

New natural peptides that fight bacteria, reducing our need for antibiotics

Source: Technical University of Denmark Aug 08, 2018 6 years ago

For decades, researchers have been finding ways to fight disease-causing bacteria in food production without the use of antibiotics. This is because bacteria continuously become resistant to antibiotics due to repeated and improper use. In a study published in the journal PLOS One, researchers at the National Food Institute of the Technical University of Denmark ha...

Liver damage caused by OTC painkillers reduced by this folk remedy

Source: Universiti Putra Malaysia Jul 25, 2018 6 years ago

Over-the-counter painkillers like acetaminophen can damage the liver and cause serious health problems. A new study by Malaysian researchers suggested that compounds from a common fern can protect the liver from toxic acetaminophen. Every day, the liver gets exposed to various substances, many of them toxic. It normally detoxifies and expels those toxic chemicals, but...

High concentration peroxide ingestions can lead to life-threatening ailments and death

Source: University of Colorado School of Medicine Jul 24, 2018 6 years ago

High-concentration peroxide, sometimes promoted in alternative medicine circles for cleanses or as a so-called "natural cure," can lead to numerous life-threatening ailments and death itself, according to a paper published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Outcomes Following High Concentration Peroxide Ingestions"). "Ingesting high-conce...

Reishi mushroom powder is an effective treatment for mouth ulcers

Source: Hunan Agricultural University Jul 23, 2018 6 years ago

The medicinal mushroom known as “Reishi ” in Japan was the subject of a recent Chinese study on alternative treatments for recurrent oral ulceration (ROU). The results showed that freeze-dried reishi mushroom powder provided effective treatment for the most prevalent mouth ulcer disease in the world. ROU is considered an autoimmune disease. It is a frequent complication fo...

Help for Stress Incontinence

Source: The Journal of the American Medical Association Jul 22, 2018 6 years ago

A new study suggests acupuncture could be effective About half of women ages 40 to 60 experience bladder leaks, or urinary incontinence, according to the American College of Physicians. And a condition called stress incontinence—leaking urine when you cough, sneeze, exercise, or laugh—is one of the most common types. Treatments, which often include drugs and surgery, can be ...

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Herbs And Phytochemicals - Roselle - Obesity
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Source: COVID-19 Recovered Patients
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