Tag Archives: inflammation

The anti-inflammatory actions and mechanisms of acupuncture

PubMed research

Inflammation plays a significant role in the occurrence and development of multiple diseases. This study comprehensively reviews and presents literature from the last five years, showing that acupuncture indeed exerts strong anti-inflammatory effects in multiple biological systems, namely, the immune, digestive, respiratory, nervous, locomotory, circulatory, endocrine, and genitourinary systems. It …

Read More »

Chinese herbal remedy as good as methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis

PubMed research

A traditional Chinese herbal remedy used to relieve joint pain and inflammation works as well as methotrexate, a standard drug treatment that is frequently prescribed to control the symptoms of active rheumatoid arthritis, reveals research. Furthermore, combining the herbal remedy with methotrexate — the disease modifying drug (DMARD) most commonly …

Read More »

Electroacupuncture at Tianshu ST 25 regulates insulin levels

PubMed research

Electroacupuncture is considered to have potential antidiabetic effects; however, the role of the pancreatic intrinsic nervous system (PINS) in electroacupuncture-induced amelioration of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated whether electroacupuncture at ST25 exerts any beneficial effects on insulin resistance (IR), inflammation severity, and pancreatic β cell function …

Read More »