| Research on Chinese Medicine and Cancer
Yi Yi Ren: top treatment for cancer
The Chinese herb “yi yi ren”, also known as “Jobs Tears”
(in Latin Coix Lachrima Jobi), a Chinese relative of Maize, has been used
in China for hundreds of years in the treatment of cancer. A recent survey
showed that it had been taken by over 270,000 patients in around 2000
hospitals in China, in the treatment of carcinomas in the lung, liver,
stomach and breast.
The herb has now been developed into a drug called “Kanglaite”,
which is China’s best selling cancer treatment. Kanglaite has now
been approved by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Phase
2 trials in the USA.
Yi yi ren is only one of many herbs used in Fishponds Clinic in the treatment
of cancer.
(Data source: Institute of Science in Society: www.i-sis.co.uk)
Acupuncture Relieves hot flushes and night sweats in women taking
Tamoxifen
Over 2 million women in Britain take Tamoxifen on a daily basis, as an
adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Unfortunately, it commonly causes
side effects of severe hot flushes and night sweats.
A trial was set up at Mount Vernon Hospital, involving 52 women who were
undergoing treatment for primary breast cancer. The patients were given
8 sessions of traditional acupuncture, mostly on a weekly basis.
89% of women reported an improvement in their symptoms. The mean reduction
in the number of flushes was 42.4%. The women also reported improvements
in their emotional and physical well - being.
The trial holders are seeking further funding to undertake a larger scale
project.
At Fishponds Clinic, acupuncture and herbs are used alongside chemo- and
radio- therapy, to treat side effects such as nausea, insomnia, headaches
and digestive problems.
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