Chinese medicine plant secrets probed
The Chinese skullcap – also known as Huang-Qin – is traditionally used for fever, liver and lung problems. Scientists have discovered that the plant uses a special pathway to make chemicals with potential cancer-fighting properties. Read the article over...
Chinese medicinal herbs provide niche market for US farmers
Growing interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the US is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for US farmers! Read the whole article over on KRQE.com here: http://bit.ly/1PSuv4b
Artemisinin: How an Ancient Chinese Remedy Helped Win the Nobel Prize
One of the three winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine was recognized for discovering Artemisinin, a drug that has significantly lowered mortality rates from malaria, based on a centuries-old Chinese remedy. Artemisinin has reduced death rates from malaria by...
Mushroom used in Chinese medicine ‘slows weight gain’
A study, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggests the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum, which is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to promote health and longevity, slowed weight gain by altering bacteria in the gut of mice. The researchers suggested the...