TCM causing hepatotoxicity in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: a

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On how many fronts do we need to fight? It feels to me that it is

coming from all sides. Acupuncture is now a systemic phenomena

releasing global factors; the governor vetoes both bills that come to

his desk (the lesser of the two simply because the Physical Therapists

actually have a central organisation that constitute more than 10% of

the profession unlike TCM; now herbal medicine too?

I have a feeling if we don't actually defend some of this our future

is not as bright as our past, and our past isn't that bright either

for goodness sakes.

There are an inestimable amount of lurking variables in this study

that any researcher worth their salt (there are few out there I'm

sure) would just simply toss this study in the garbage. The main

question I have is why in their topic do they say " TCM causing... " ,

this is akin to " Allopathy causing... " a bit vague and extremely too

broad.

If I were a conspiracy theorist I would say that there is a movement

to discredit TCM, but I am not, I won't fill in the holes of areas of

what I do not know. But I will say this (and have said it before), we

must come together as a profession, the laxity and lack of internal

(as in profession) research is causing harm to the profession and will

not provide practitioners with a solid base should the winds of

adversity continue to set itself against us.

 

Tymothy

 

 

 

Chinese Medicine , " Douglas

" wrote:

>

> I would like to read the entire paper but from the abstract I can

see a faulty connect the

> dots arguement here. Patients are hospitalized as a result of

chronic Hep B. Some of the

> took TCM herbs. The researchers find studies that says some

ingredients are hepatoxic. -

> Now, this is up to debate, most of the herbs here are standard in

TCM HepB formulas- the

> researchers then say that TCM herbs because they are hepatoxic cause

the decline in

> health of these patients. As I pointed out in the CHA list, one

could also say in just as big a

> generalization that non-TCM users are hospitalized at a 6 times the

number of TCM users.

> Of course, the use of adulterants in formulas - one case- is

abhorrant and should be

> investigated.

>

> doug eisenstark

>