R: Recent research

[Guest guest]

Both the articles were indeed interesting. The first one, I suppose, related

to Rou Gui, it seems. The second one, in my opinion very interesting because

of the use of Coptis (berberine) in western medicine well known (well?) as

hypolipidemic drug (lowers cholesterol). Many thanks, Marty!

 

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Da: Chinese Medicine

Chinese Medicine Per conto di

martyeisen

Inviato: mercoledì 16 settembre 2009 15.45

A: Chinese Medicine

Oggetto: Recent research

 

 

 

 

 

_Effectiveness of Cinnamon for Lowering Hemoglobin A1C in Patients with

Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial_

(http://www.mdlinx. <http://www.mdlinx.com/readArticle.cfm?art_id=2870731>

com/readArticle.cfm?art_id=2870731)

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 09/08/09

 

Crawford P – Taking cinnamon could be useful for lowering serum HbA1C in

type 2 diabetics with HbA1C >7.0 in addition to usual care.

Methods

* A randomized, controlled trial.

* 109 type 2 diabetics (HbA1C >7.0) from 3 primary care clinics

caring for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients at a United States

military

base.

* Participants were randomly allocated to either usual care with

management changes by their primary care physician or usual care with

management changes plus cinnamon capsules, 1g daily for 90 days.

* HbA1c was drawn at baseline and 90 days and compared with intention

–to–treat analysis.

Results

* Cinnamon lowered HbA1C 0.83% (95% CI, 0.46–1.20) compared with

usual care.

 

 

_A systematic review of single Chinese herbs for Alzheimers disease

treatment_ (http://www.mdlinx.

<http://www.mdlinx.com/readArticle.cfm?art_id=2873905>

com/readArticle.cfm?art_id=2873905)

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , 09/11/09

 

Fuv LM et al. – Chinese herbs show promise in the treatment of AD in terms

of their cognitive benefits and more importantly, their mechanisms of

action that deal with the fundamental pathophysiology of the disease.

 

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