Complementary therapies in medicine
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Complement Ther Med · Oct 2015
ReviewChinese herbal medicine for Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children without renal damage: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is the most common necrotizing vasculitis affecting children. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) was widely used. We aim to explore the evidence of effectiveness and safety of CHM for HSP in children without renal damage. ⋯ Orally taken adjunctive CHM treatments are effective for children suffering HSP in terms of reducing renal damage and subsiding time of purpura, and could possibly reduce subsiding pain of joint and abdomen. No reliable conclusion regarding safety is possible based on the safety data retrieved. Further rigorous trials are warranted.
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Complement Ther Med · Oct 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of music therapy on pain, anxiety, and vital signs in patients after thoracic surgery.
To examine the effectiveness of music listening on pain, anxiety, and vital signs among patients after thoracic surgery in China. ⋯ The findings provide further evidence to support the practice of music therapy to reduce postoperative pain and anxiety, and lower systolic blood pressure and heart rate in patients after thoracic surgery in China.
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Complement Ther Med · Oct 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialAlteration of delta-6-desaturase (FADS2), secretory phospholipase-A2 (sPLA2) enzymes by Hot-nature diet with co-supplemented hemp seed, evening primrose oils intervention in multiple sclerosis patients.
The effect of nutrition and dietary supplements as environmental factors has been suggested as possible factors affecting both disease risk and progression in on the course of multiple sclerosis with complex genetic-risk profiles. This study was aimed to assess regulation of surface-membrane enzymes such as Delta-6-desaturase (FADS2), secretory Phospholipase A2(sPLA2) by hemp seed and evening primrose oils as well as Hot-natured dietary intervention in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients. ⋯ The co-supplemented hemp seed and evening primrose oils with Hot nature diet can have beneficial effects in improving clinical symptoms and signs in RRMS patients which were confirmed by regulation of surface-membrane enzymes.