Jade Screen Formula was developed originally as a treatment for spontaneous sweating that was due to deficiency syndrome or was the result of a pathological influence still lodged in the surface. More recently, it has become a therapy for prevention of cold, flu, and allergic rhinitis, and a treatment for viral infections, nephritis, and other disorders. These newer uses are derived both from an analysis of the formula by traditional principles and from successful applications of this tonic formula to patients who show signs of deficiency syndrome. Research indicates that …

Currently, two drugs marketed as Tamiflu and Relenza are approved for the treatment of influenza.
In this study, authors have focused on developing strategies to inhibit viral infections and other diseases by naturally occurring nutrients, rather than prophylaxes.
They test the efficacy of a unique nutrient mixture (NM), which contains ascorbic acid, green tea extract, lysine, proline, N-acetyle cysteine, selenium, and other micronutrients. This mixture was thought to have anti-carcinogenic and anti-atherogenic properties that combat influenza A virus subtype H1N1 multiplication in infected cells. Anti-carcinogenic agents are those that stop the accumulation …

Pterostilbene, a compound found in blueberries, may counteract the role of environmental pollutants and prevent the development of asthma, a study suggests for the first time.

The effectiveness of acupuncture for drug withdrawal, including smoking cessation, has been proclaimed by acupuncturists in the U.S. since the early 1980’s.  Much of the work in this area was stimulated by the reports of Michael Smith, who developed an acupuncture protocol for “drug detox” in the late 1970’s.  His work focused especially on the use of ear acupuncture, following the work of surgeon-acupuncturist Paul Nogier in France.  Smith has also pursued the question of the nature of addiction and the setting required to help patients overcome addiction.  Though Smith’s …