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10/22/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Study finds that a traditional Chinese medicine is effective at treating liver cancer

Conventional treatments for cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiation, are known for targeting even healthy cells. The damage induced on healthy cells by non-selective targeting these cancer treatments lead to side effects like diarrhea, anemia, infertility, mood changes, and weight loss. To avoid these side effects, people are now turning to traditional medicine for potential […]

10/17/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

A promising candidate for a colorectal cancer cure may be in this TCM capsule

Colorectal cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancer in the world today. According to a study published in the Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, the addition of Quxie Capsule, a traditional Chinese medicine, can improve the outcomes of conventional treatment against colorectal cancer. Among the different types of cancer, colorectal cancer is the […]

09/19/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

A superfood most people have never heard of: Jujube fruit programs cancer cells to kill themselves

There’s a Chinese saying that three jujubes a day keep you young forever. This might sound odd to Western audiences who tend to associate the term “jujube” with brightly colored gummy candy often found at the movie theater concession stand. However, jujube is also the name of an Asian fruit that shows tremendous promise in […]

07/22/2018 / By Ralph Flores

The TCM practice of tongue evaluation found to help identify patients with metastatic liver cancer

A diagnostic method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been found to be an effective marker for liver metastasis, according to researchers from the Tianjin Medical University. In particular, they found that the lingual flange – that is, the part of the tongue near the jaw – can be potentially used to detect liver metastasis in […]

12/28/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Acupuncture found to be effective at relieving side effects of traditional treatments in breast cancer patients, according to study

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around for years – centuries even – because of its natural approach to human health. An area of TCM that’s getting renown even from Western medicine is acupuncture and based on the findings of a study made by researchers at the NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, it could work well […]

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