External Application of Herbal Medicine to Acupoints
Yang, Jiguo and Xu, Hong (2008) External Application of Herbal Medicine to Acupoints. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 28 (1). pp. 21-23. ISSN 0255-2922
Abstract
Application of herbal medicine to acupoints is to regulate the meridians, yin-yang, and qi and blood for preventing and treating diseases through the pharmacological action of herbal medicines and with their stimulation to the acupoints. This article explains how to apply herbal medicines and gave the examples for the treatment of hypertension, asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergic rhinitis. Application of herbal medicines to acupoints is one of the important components of TCM, which shows satisfactory effects in treatment of some chronic diseases.
Item type | Article |
URI | https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/4069 |
Subjects | Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Historical > FOR Classification > 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Historical > SEO Classification > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) |
Keywords | ResPubID15498. herbal mdicine, acupoints, traditional Chinese medicine, TCM, treatment of chronic diseases |
Citations in Scopus | 8 - View on Scopus |
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