Tag: herbs
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A Primer on Priming Immunity – What Works and Why
Part I I think of our immune system like our Ego – it is here simply to make sure We, in all our glory, survive. It is comprised of an army; a complex web of scouts and communication, front line fighters, strategists, and targeted weapons. It’s a complex system, and how it is activated depends…
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Artemisinin and the Battle for Understanding
Just today researchers published a breakthrough in diabetes treatment – an active substance from the herb Qing hao. This substance, artemisinin, became famous when it was approved as a malaria treatment by the FDA, and was also indirectly given a nobel prize in 2015, for it’s “discovery”. The WHO mandates that artemisinin cannot be…
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The Medicines of the Future
A few years ago I was speaking with a drug researcher at UC Irvine who was looking for natural products (herbs, in Western parlance) that showed promise as cancer therapies. As I know a lot about herbs, I suggested I assist him in identifying targets, and in exchange he could help me do some…
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Orthopedic medicine the Chinese way!
I was treating someone who had recently had surgery. I was talking to the surgeon, and asked if there was anything he could prescribe post-surgery that would assist the patient in healing. I asked out of curiosity, to see if there was anything new I didn’t know about. The suggestion was to rest a lot…