by rwake | May 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has awarded $6 million over five years to the University of Chicago Medical Center to study the anti-cancer properties of herbal medicines. Researchers at the center will study the anti-tumor effects of...
by rwake | May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
An extract from American ginseng berry may reduce blood sugar levels by 30% and aid weight loss, reports a new study from the University of Chicago using obese diabetic mice. In the U.S., there are over 20 million people with diabetes, equal to seven per cent of the...
by rwake | May 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Researchers from the University of Chicago report in the July 6, 2004, issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine that ginseng, one of the best selling herbal supplements in the United States, interferes with warfarin, a drug commonly used to prevent blood clots. The...
by rwake | May 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ginseng may yield new treatment options for people who have diabetes, a chronic disease that can cause blindness, kidney failure, and heart disease. Recently, Chun-Su Yuan, MD, PhD, and his colleagues at the Tang Center found that ginseng helped normalize the level of...
by rwake | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
While generally safe for healthy people, some common herbal therapies may cause serious problems before, during, or after surgery–including heart attack, excessive bleeding, and problems with anesthesia. How soon before surgery should you stop taking herbal...
by rwake | May 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
More than 250,000 terminal cancer patients each year take opioids, such as morphine, for pain relief. About half of those patients experience severe constipation. The discomfort can be so great that many patients choose to forego the pain relief in order to avoid the...
by rwake | May 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found that extracts from the Chinese herb Scutellaria baicalensis, contain powerful antioxidants that can significantly reduce cellular damage due to free radicals-highly reactive compounds that are generated during...
