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Chinese Herbs and Herbal Remedies

• Amato Reishi & Kyotan Group - A lecture regarding research covering the anti-inflammatory properties of Ganoderma Lucidum found in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
• Ancient Way: Chinese Herbs - Provides consultations from a licensed practitioner, featuring essays and info regarding acupuncture and Taoism.
• Ask The Oriental Herbalist - Provides health consultations in West Virginia, USA, with FAQ as well as practitioner information.
• AskDrWang.com - Provides consultation, and herbal formulas, featuring background details.
• Causes of Disease by Anna Selby - As per Chinese pathology, there are three principal causes of disease: external factors, emotions, and irregularities in day-to-day living (emotional, mental, and physical).
• Chinese Herb Academy - Voluntary association of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics working in Chinese Herbal Medicine.
• Chinese Herbal Medicine Effective in IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) - Herb World News Research Review of JAMA article of a Western clinical trial examining the usefulness of Chinese herbal medical formulas in treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Canada - Traditional Chinese Medicine across the globe. Articles regarding Chinese herbs and disorders using Chinese herbal medicine treatment. Offers resources for patients, practitioners and students of Chinese Medicine.
• Chinese Medicine and Cancer - Article written by Richard Walters. Explores Chinese medicine's role in the treatment of cancer. Includes its foundation, how it works, evidence of its effectiveness and expectations during treatment. Emphasizes "the huge pharmacopia" of Chinese herbal medicine and the scientific foundation for the role it can offer in conjunction with conventional cancer chemotherapy.
• Chinese Natural Herbs - Provides details on Chinese medicine and used herbs, a searchable database of herbs used by disorder or illness and provides herbs for sale.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Ginseng - Details regarding ginseng and its uses and place in herbal medicine.
• Ganoderma Lucidum - The site offers info regarding Ganoderma Lucidum. Features records of patients from Surat and Chennai accompanied with results.
• Giovanni Maciocia - Foremeost expert on Chinese Medicine, herbal medicine and acupuncture. Site features herbal medicine articles, in depth research books, and an array of Chinese herbal formulae: Three Treasures (East West Treasures) and Women's Treasure. Psychospiritual, emotional and mind/body aspects of the medicines are examined.
• Grandick Trading Ltd. - Supplies herbs and spices, marine products and animal by-products. Site features company profile, and info and images of the products.
• International Health News - Overview of the latest research regarding Chinese herbal medicine.
• ITM Online Institute for Traditional Medicine - A research, education, and information portal covering Chinese, Oriental, Tibetan, and Aruyvedic medicines. ITM focuses on traditional Chinese medicine's use of Chinese Herbal Medicine as method for prevention and treatment of illness including supporting fundamental wellbeing. National practitioner referrals are available.
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) - National Institutes of Health (NIH) resource website offering details, resources and free medline. Several research links to universities researching the use of Chinese Herbal medicine for treating addictions, aging, AIDS, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, immunological disease, pain,stroke as well as women's health.
• Planet Herbs - Dr. Michael Tierra's planetary herbology, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, alternative medicine website and forums. Courses, seminars, East-West clinic, rare books, articles, supplies, links to other integrated medical sites.
• RMHI: Chinese herbology, correct and incorrect ways of choosing herbs - Provided by Roger Wicke, Ph.D. How Chinese medical (TCM) herbalists realize clinical results and avoid side-effects by selecting herbal formulas for whole-body/mind/spirit symptom-sign patterns rather than for single symptoms.
• Sexual Hormones and Reproductive Imbalances Materia Medica - Article written by Christopher Hobbs. Addresses some essential herbs for both men and women covering hormonal and reproductive health issues. The list of herbs includes descriptions of their actions, uses, energetics, and features a therapeutic index.
• Spanda Medical Company: Chinese Medicinal Herbs - "Deeply committed to the practice of Chinese and Oriental Medicine" this company serves 20 manufacturers, several of whom are Chinese medical practitioners "rooted in their field and its practice in the West." Provides premium grade and thoroughly studied organic Oriental medical herbs, herbal formulas, extracts, linaments, teas, in addition to other Chinese and Western herbal products. Features educational articles wriiten by/for practitioners on various issues in Chinese medicine. Includes full descriptions of herbal products. Wholesale/retail to professionals only.
• TCM Basics - Offers details regarding traditional Chinese medicine, herbs wholesale as well as equipment supply.
• Traditional Chinese Medicine - Details regarding Dr. Zhengqi Lou and information concerning the Chinese remedy for the cure of facial paralysis.