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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Therapy - Popular Chinese Herbs - Han Lian Cao (Herba ecliptae)

Han Lian Cao (Herba ecliptae)

Han Lian Cao is also known as Yerbadetajo Herb. The sweet, sour and slightly cold herb has been used in TCM as immune enhancer and to treat nose bleeding, blood in urine, diarrhea with blood, excessive bleeding during menopause, etc., as it nourishes Yin, benefits the Kidneys, cools Blood, stops bleeding, etc., by enhancing the functions of liver and kidney channels.

Ingredients
1. Apigenin
2. Luteolin
3. Quercetin
4. Apigenin-7-O-glucoside
5. Luteolin-7-O-glucoside
6. Ecliptine
7. Etc.

Health Benefits
1. Anti malaria
In the evaluation of the adulticidal activity and adult emergence inhibition (EI) of leaf hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone, and methanol extracts of Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa ex Roxb, Andrographis lineata Wallich ex Nees., Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall. ex Nees., Cocculus hirsutus L. Diels, Eclipta prostrata L., and Tagetes erecta L. tested against malarial vector, found that all plant extracts showed moderate adulticidal activity and EI effects after 24 h of exposure at 1,000 ppm; however, the highest adulticidal activity was observed in ethyl acetate extract of A.lineata, chloroform extract of A. paniculata, acetone extract of C. hirsutus, and methanol extract of T. erecta (LD(50) = 126.92, 95.82, 109.40, and 89.83 ppm, according to “Efficacy of medicinal plant extracts against malarial vector, Anopheles subpictus Grassi” by Elango G, Rahuman AA, Kamaraj C, Bagavan A, Zahir AA.(1).

2. Anti parasites
In the investigation of the antiparasitic activities in determination of the efficacies of leaf hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extracts of Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa ex Roxb, Andrographis lineata Wallich ex Nees., Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wallich ex Nees., Cocculus hirsutus (L.) Diels, Eclipta prostrata L., and Tagetes erecta L. against the adult cattle tick Haemaphysalis bispinosa Neumann 1897 (Acarina: Ixodidae), indicated that the highest parasitic activity was found in leaf ethyl acetate extract of A. lineata, methanol extract of A. marmelos, A. paniculata, and C. hirsutus against H. bispinosa (LC(50) = 395.27, 358.45, 327.21 and 420.50 ppm); ethyl acetate extract of A. paniculata, C. hirsutus, methanol extracts of A. marmelos, A. lineata, and E. prostrata against the larvae of R. microplus (LC(50) = 207.70, 258.61, 134.09, 206.00, and 274.33 ppm); hexane extract of A. lineata, ethyl acetate extract of A. paniculata, E. prostrata, acetone extracts of T. erecta, methanol extracts of A. marmelos and C. hirsutus against P. cervi (LC(50) = 254.23, 451.17, 425.73, 253.60, 542.71, and 360.17 ppm), respectively, according to “Evaluation of medicinal plant extracts against ticks and fluke” by Elango G, Rahuman AA.(2).

3. Abtioxidants activity
In the elucidation of the biological basis for hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities of E. prostrata, indicated that the results clearly demonstrate the effects of E. prostrata on serum lipid and oxidative metabolism in rats. The health-promoting effects of E. prostrata, which were demonstrated in this study in a rat model, may have implications for atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia in humans, according to ‘The butanol fraction of Eclipta prostrata (Linn) effectively reduces serum lipid levels and improves antioxidant activities in CD rats” by Kim DI, Lee SH, Choi JH, Lillehoj HS, Yu MH, Lee GS.(3).

4. Etc.

Side Effects
1. Do not use the herb in case of spleen deficiency with digestive problem
2. Do not use the herb in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without consulting first with the related field specialist.
3. Etc.

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Sources
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21136078
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20922419

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Most Common Diseases of 50plus: Thyroid disease: Thyroid adenoma – The Diagnosis

Thyroid disease

Thyroid disease is defined as a condition of malfunction of thyroid. Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is over active and produces too much thyroid hormones.

Thyroid adenoma

Thyroid adenoma is a benign tumor started in the layer of cell lined the inner surface of the thyroid gland. The disease are relatively common among adults living in the United States. According to the study by the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, there is a report of 4 patients described in whom a follicular carcinoma developed following thyroidectomy for a benign follicular neoplasm. Most thyroid nodules are Thyroid adenoma.

The Diagnosis

After recording the past and present history and completing a physical exam, including searching the nodule in the surrounding tissue and abnormal lymph nodes nearby. The tests which your doctor orders may include
1. Blood test
The aim of the test is to the level of free T4 and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. Circulating analytes used in the exploration of thyroid function are TSH and free thyroid hormones (FT4 and FT3). TSH is used as first line analysis in diagnosis because a normal value excludes almost always a thyroid dysfunction. However in the follow up of a treatment for hypo- or hyperthyroidism, free hormones are to be determined since TSH reaction is delayed and does not reflect precisely the restoration of euthyroidism. The measurement of anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies (anti-TPO) will show the presence of an autoimmune thyroiditis and that of thyroid stimulating antibodies (TSI) will establish the diagnosis of Graves’ disease. The measurement of circulating thyroglobulin has no place in the diagnostic of thyroid dysfunction nor in the evaluation of a goitre but it is now the golden standard in the follow up of patients with a differentiated thyroid cancer after surgery and radioiodine ablation in patients without antithyroglobulin antibodies, according to the Services de Diagnostic et de Traitement par Isotopes(25).

2. Echography and Thyroid scintigraphy
Echography is the first line examination to evaluate thyroid morphology. It shows tiny thyroid nodules and gives precious informations on their structure, as well as paremchymatous diffuse abnormalities associated with thyroiditis. Thyroid scintigraphy with 99mTc allows establishing the functional characteristics of thyroid nodules (warm or cold) and to precise the origin of a thyrotoxicosis (autonomous toxic nodule vs Graves-Basedow, sub acute or silent thyroiditis). Whole body scintigraphy is mandatory after radioiodine treatment with 131I in order to visualize possible metastasis and establish their avidity for iodine(25).

3. Ultrasonography
All ultrasound examinations for thyroid nodule should include a malignancy risk assessment based on the markedly hypoechoic nature of the nodule, presence of microcalcifications, ill-defined margins, nodule with shape taller than wide and intra-nodular hypervascularity at color Doppler. In patients with multinodular thyroid gland, precise nodule mapping is necessary to allow accurate follow-up of each nodule, correctly identify which nodule(s) is hyper functioning on iodine scan (if done) and guide fine needle aspiration (FNA) of suspicious nodules(26).

4. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) and Core needle biopsies (CNBs)
The most commonly used diagnostic method for the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules is ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA), which often yields non-diagnostic or non-definitive results and seldom produces definite malignant diagnoses. Core needle biopsies (CNBs) may be beneficial for the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma and other non-follicular thyroid lesions. CNB may be considered as an additional diagnostic procedure in cases with FNA suspicious for malignancy(27).

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Sources
(25) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091928
(26) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19421127
(27) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23863219

General Health: Appendicitis: Treatment in Herbal medicine perspective

Kyle J. Norton(Scholar and Master of Nutrients, all right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Appendicitis

Appendicitis is defined as a condition of inflammation of Appendix. It is classified as an emergency, in many required the removal of the appendix. If burst, or perforate, spilling infectious materials into the abdominal cavity can be life threatening.

The Treatments

Treatment in Herbal medicine perspective
1. Phaseolus angularis Wight (adzuki bean)
Phaseolus angularis Wight (adzuki bean) is an ethnopharmacologically well-known folk medicine that is prescribed for infection, edema, and inflammation of the joints, appendix, kidney and bladder in Korea, China and Japan. According to the study by the, Pa-EE dose-dependently suppressed the release of PGE(2) and NO in LPS-, Poly(I:C)-, and pam3CSK-activated macrophages. Phaseolus angularis ethanol extract (Pa-EE) strongly down-regulated LPS-induced mRNA expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. Interestingly, Pa-EE markedly inhibited NF-κB, activator protein (AP)-1, and cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) activation; further, according to direct kinase assays and immunoblot analyses, Pa-EE blocked the activation of the upstream signaling molecules spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), p38, and transforming growth factor β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1). Finally, orally administered Pa-EE clearly ameliorated EtOH/HCl-induced gastritis in mice(37).

2. Cinnamomum cassia
Cinnamomum cassia Blume (Aceraceae) has been traditionally used to treat various inflammatory diseases such as gastritis. According to the study by the Sungkyunkwan University, 95% ethanol extract (Cc-EE) of Cinnamomum cassia exerts strong anti-inflammatory activity by suppressing Src/Syk-mediated NF-κB activation, which contributes to its major ethno-pharmacological role as an anti-gastritis remedy. Future work will be focused on determining whether the extract can be further developed as an anti-inflammatory drug(38).

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Sources
(37) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21821108
(38) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22155395

Women Health: Menstrual Disorder - Dysmenorrhea - Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment for Damp Heat's in Dysmenorrhea

Kyle J. Norton(Scholar, Master of Nutrients), all right reserved.
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.

Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) is defined as a condition of severe uterine pain during menstruation. Some women may experience periodic pains during or prior to, or after menstrual periods in the lower abdomen as resulting of over production of certain hormones in the prostaglandins family. In traditional Chinese medicine, dysmenorrhea is defined as a pain in the lower abdomen, appearing with menstrual cycle that can spread over to the whole abdomen and lumbosacral region, depending to diagnosis.

Girls in South East Asia have learnt in their early women life from grand mother wisdom, that they do not engage in any activity that distorts their regular period. Menstruation disorders should be treated immediately, otherwise, it may cause wide range of women diseases, such as infertility, according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Treatment of Damp Heat's in Dysmenorrhea

Damp heat is defined as a condition of fluid accumulated in the body tissues over a prolong period of time. It can become damp heat as a result of intake of hot spicy hot, infection and inflammation. Chinese herbs used to treat damp heat include

1. Long dan cao (Gentian)
Besides it is used to treat liver heat caused by dampness accumulation due to spleen' inability in materials absorption, It also enhances the liver and the gallbladder function in draining damp heat in the body through kidney urinary secretion.

2. Huang qin (Scullcap)
Huang qin is important to enhance the lung function by moistening the qi, thus reducing the risk of fever, irritability, thirst, cough. It also improves the stomach function in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals by clearing the heat caused extreme dampness that causes diarrhea and thirst with no desire to drink.

3. Zhi zi (Gardenia)
It improves the circulatory function by clearing the liver heat due to constrained liver and heat caused by infection or inflammation as a result of fluids accumulated in body for a prolong period of time.

4. Mu tong (Akebia)
Mu tong besides increases the kidney in clearing dampness through urinary secretion, it also enhances the blood function by draining the blood heat caused by blood stagnation.

5. Che qian cao (Plaintain root)
Che qian cao has a vital function by eliminating the toxin accumulated in the body and promoting damp heat expelling through urinary secretion.

6. Chai hu (Buplerum)
Chai hu enhances the spleen and stomach in qi and materials digestion, thereby reducing damp heat in the abdominal region caused by liver blood stagnation, resulting in lessening the menstrual cramps and pain and pain caused lung qi stagnation due to spleen abnormal function in qi transportation.

7. Gan cao (licorice root)
Gan cao reduces damp heat accumulated in the body in many different ways
a) It moistens the lung, thus reducing the lung dryness causing symptoms of coughing and promoting the smooth qi movement.
b) It reduces the heat caused by toxins in the body by eliminating them through urinary secretion.
c) It enhances the heart in regulating the movement of blood by strengthening the blood that stop the irregular pulse.
d) It increases the liver function in regulating the abdominal muscles, thus reducing the menstrual cramps and pain.

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The Obesity' Research and Studies of Sugar-sweetened beverages, weight gain, and incidence of type 2 diabetes

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(1) "Sugar-sweetened beverages, weight gain, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young and middle-aged women" by Schulze MB, Manson JE, Ludwig DS, Colditz GA, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Hu FB.

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Most Common Diseases of 50plus: Thyroid disease: Thyroid adenoma – The Misdiagnosis

Misdiagnosis

1. Hyalinizing trabecular tumors (HTT)
Hyalinizing trabecular tumors (HTT) are very rare thyroid tumors whose diagnosis is difficult, particularly in cytology. There is a report of two HTT cases which were initially diagnosed as papillary carcinoma, on the preoperative cytology and for which the patients underwent total thyroidectomy with lymph node dissection(18).

2. Totally cervical thymoma
Totally cervical thymoma is extremely rare and usually arises from ectopic thymic tissue. We report a case of a B1 thymoma localized in the neck, misdiagnosed for a decade as a thyroid nodule(19).
3. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

There is a report of two cases diagnosed as papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) by FNA cytology, but histopathology reports indicated colloid goiters with infarcted nodules. Review of histopathologic material showed features of PTC in the viable tissue at the periphery of nodules. Immunohistochemical study for galectin-3 and CD44 in 1 of the cases supported the diagnosis of PTC(20).

4. Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum
A pharyngoesophageal diverticulum can be mistaken for a posteriorly placed “thyroid nodule” on ultrasound scan if the subtle differentiating signs are missed. An awareness of this condition is important to avoid unnecessary needle biopsies, according to the study by the Alexandra Hospital, Singapore(21).

5. Primary thyroid paraganglioma
There is a report of thyroid PG case to highlight importance of careful evaluation of clinical and pathological findings to correctly identify paragangliomas which anatomically mimic MTCs(22).

6. Anaplastic thyroid cancer
There is a report of a case of Riedel’s thyroiditis that had presented rapidly growing, hard, fixed, thyroid mass mimicking anaplastic thyroid cancer in a 41-year-old female patient with longstanding benign thyroid nodule for 6 years(23).

7. Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the thyroid is rare and can mimic a primary thyroid epithelial tumor or thyroiditis clinically(24).

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(18) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21839358
(19) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21766278
(20) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19798886
(21) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20665743
(22) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19816814
(23) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19059128
(24) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16258502