Integration of Chinese medicine and Western medicine in clinical practice (Patient Care): Past, present, and a proposed model for the future

Tsang, Ian; Huang, Simon; Koehler, Barry E.

doi:10.1007/s11655-013-1350-9

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“…Traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM) is a traditional medicine developed in China and other East Asian countries such as Korea and Japan. TEAM is based on several ancient philosophical theories of the East Asian region, including Yin and Yang, the five elements, the meridian system, Zang-fu, essence, spirit, qi, blood, body fluid, and pattern identification [ 9 , 10 ]. In these, qi corresponds to vital energy, while blood is the basic substance for the growth and development of human organs, skin, muscles, nerves, and bones [ 11 ].…”

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A Herbal Prescription of Insamyangyeongtang as a Therapeutic Agent for Frailty in Elderly: A Narrative Review

Lee,

Arai,

Kwon

2024

Nutrients

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Frailty is a major geriatric syndrome with a multifactorial etiology that induces a decline in multiple physiological and psychological functions. In traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM), qi and blood deficiency clinically represent as fatigue, anemia, anorexia, decreased strength after illness, and weakness, commonly interpretated as frailty. An herbal prescription of Insamyangyeongtang (IYT, Ninjin’yoeito in Japanese, Ren-Shen-Yang-Rong-Tang in Chinese) tonifies qi and blood and has the potential to treat multiple targets caused by qi and blood deficiency. As the population ages and frailty increases, there is an increase in the potential effectiveness of IYT in frailty. This study reviewed relevant clinical trials to provide an updated view on the effect of IYT on frailty. IYT has therapeutic effects on frailty associated with chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and cognitive impairments (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease) and improves respiratory symptoms and cognition. IYT also has therapeutic effects on weight gain, muscle mass, and strength, and improves nutritional status in frail elderly individuals who have decreased muscle mass and strength, loss of appetite, and weight loss. The same effect has been shown in frailty in elderly individuals with rehabilitation treatment and chronic diseases. IYT also improves frailty associated with symptoms such as intractable dizziness and genitourinary symptoms. The beneficial effects of IYT in several diseases could be important for medication replacement, reduction, and prevention of polypharmacy. Based on the results of this review, we suggest that IYT has the potential to be a therapeutic agent against frailty.

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A Herbal Prescription of Insamyangyeongtang as a Therapeutic Agent for Frailty in Elderly: A Narrative Review

Lee,

Arai,

Kwon

2024

Nutrients

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“…The complexity of TCM theory and practice has made it one of the most original and controversial scientific achievements of the ancient Chinese civilisation. Contrary to contemporary western medicine (CWM) that emphasizes disease treatment as well as its clinical efficacy, the holistic approach of TCM emphasizes more on disease prevention through the restoration of syndromes (zheng) or "pathophysiologic" status (Tsang et al, 2013). The practice of TCM includes a broad spectrum of treatment alternatives such as herbal medicine, tuina, qi gong, moxibustion, acupuncture and dietary therapy.…”

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“…The philosophical differences between TCM and mainstream western medicine make TCM difficult to comprehend and generalise. Furthermore, TCM terminologies often do not have western medicine counterparts and the medical probes are difficult to grasp (Tsang et al, 2013). For example, there is no equivalent anatomical organ or function in western medicine to describe the functional entity of "zang-fu" in TCM that encompasses multiple organs (including heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys).…”

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Neighbourhood effects on body constitution–A case study of Hong Kong

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Lai

et al. 2016

Social Science & Medicine

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has long perceived environment as an integral part of the development of body constitution, which is a personal state of health closely related to disease presence. Despite of the ever-growing studies on the clinical effectiveness of TCM and the scientific linking between body constitution and diseases, the geographical influence on body constitution has yet remained an unexplored territory. This study sought to investigate whether the neighbourhood environment is relevant to the composition of body type of a population through statistical multilevel and Geographic Information Systems modelling. The analysis comprised 3277 participants who had completed their body type assessment between 2009 and 2012 inclusive. The multilevel analysis also took simultaneous accounts of both individual-level (gender, age, BMI, type of housing) and area-level (percent greenery, percent road surface, total road intersection, sky view factor, temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and social deprivation index) characteristics to explain geographical variation by body types. Significant random or place effects (p < 0.001) were identified in the multilevel models. The spatial variation of body constitution involved the dynamic interplay between individual and environmental factors. The findings amassed the first scientific indications to back the common belief that place does play a role in the development of body constitution and is worthy of further investigation. By considering spatial and personal attributes simultaneously, the study can yield valuable insights into the patterning of area variation in body constitution and disease presence.

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of combined Chinese medicine and Western medicine for ischemic stroke patients

Zhu

et al. 2014

Chin. J. Integr. Med.

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Integration of Chinese medicine and Western medicine in clinical practice (Patient Care): Past, present, and a proposed model for the future

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

A Herbal Prescription of Insamyangyeongtang as a Therapeutic Agent for Frailty in Elderly: A Narrative Review

A Herbal Prescription of Insamyangyeongtang as a Therapeutic Agent for Frailty in Elderly: A Narrative Review

Neighbourhood effects on body constitution–A case study of Hong Kong

Cost-effectiveness analysis of combined Chinese medicine and Western medicine for ischemic stroke patients

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