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Herbal Therapy research studies for chronic conditions

Around the world over thousands of years, patients have received root-cause holistic treatment for their diseases with personalized
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of other holistic experts and patients alike. Many practitioners share their Case Studies and the healing powers of herbal-therapy and related therapies
as they heal people who benefited from our expertise.

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Menopause-related symptoms: traditional Chinese medicine vs hormone therapy

July 2011

OBJECTIVE:
To compare the therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), acupuncture, and hormone therapy on menopause- related symptoms of peri- and postmenopausal women.
STUDY DESIGN:
Fifty-seven Chinese women completed 2 months of treatment with either CHM (5 g twice daily, n = 22), acupuncture plus CHM (Kun Bao Wan) 5 g twice daily plus sessions of acupuncture, n = 20), or hormone therapy (n = 15).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Kupperman index score, levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol, and the number of symptoms before and after treatment were the main outcome measures.
RESULTS:
CHM, acupuncture plus CHM, and hormone therapy significantly decreased Kupperman score (P < .001 in each group) and number of symptoms (P < .05). The mean difference in Kupperman score between baseline and 2 months among the three groups was significantly varied (P = .02). The difference was only between acupuncture plus CHM and CHM with significantly better results by acupuncture plus CHM. Acupuncture plus CHM, as well as hormone therapy, significantly reduced the level of FSH (P < .05), but CHM alone didn't cause any significant decrease in FSH levels (P > .05). The mean difference in the level of FSH between baseline and 2 months among the three groups was significantly different (P = .02). This difference was only between CHM and hormone therapy with significantly better results by hormone therapy. The three treatments didn’t make any significant increase in the level of E2 (P > .05).
CONCLUSION:
Application of the combination of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture proved as effective as hormone therapy in the treatment of menopause-related symptoms, and it achieved better outcomes than herbal medicine alone.

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Extract of Rhodiola rosea radix reduces the level of C-reactive protein and creatinine kinase in the blood.

July 2004

The effects of extracts of Rhodiola rosea radix on blood levels of inflammatory C-reactive protein and creatinine kinase were studied in healthy untrained volunteers before and after exhausting exercise. Rhodiola rosea extract exhibited an antiinflammatory effect and protected muscle tissue during exercise.

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Moringa oleifera as an Anti-Cancer Agent against Breast and Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines.

December 2014

In this study we investigated the anti-cancer effect of Moringa oleifera leaves, bark and seed extracts. When tested against MDA-MB-231 and HCT-8 cancer cell lines, the extracts of leaves and bark showed remarkable anti-cancer properties while surprisingly, seed extracts exhibited hardly any such properties. Cell survival was significantly low in both cells lines when treated with leaves and bark extracts. Furthermore, a striking reduction (about 70-90%) in colony formation as well as cell motility was observed upon treatment with leaves and bark. Additionally, apoptosis assay performed on these treated breast and colorectal cancer lines showed a remarkable increase in the number of apoptotic cells; with a 7 fold increase in MD-MB-231 to an increase of several fold in colorectal cancer cell lines. However, no significant apoptotic cells were detected upon seeds extract treatment. Moreover, the cell cycle distribution showed a G2/M enrichment (about 2-3 fold) indicating that these extracts effectively arrest the cell progression at the G2/M phase. The GC-MS analyses of these extracts revealed numerous known anti-cancer compounds, namely eugenol, isopropyl isothiocynate, D-allose, and hexadeconoic acid ethyl ester, all of which possess long chain hydrocarbons, sugar moiety and an aromatic ring. This suggests that the anti-cancer properties of Moringa oleifera could be attributed to the bioactive compounds present in the extracts from this plant. This is a novel study because no report has yet been cited on the effectiveness of Moringa extracts obtained in the locally grown environment as an anti-cancer agent against breast and colorectal cancers. Our study is the first of its kind to evaluate the anti-malignant properties of Moringa not only in leaves but also in bark. These findings suggest that both the leaf and bark extracts of Moringa collected from the Saudi Arabian region possess anti-cancer activity that can be used to develop new drugs for treatment of breast and colorectal cancers.

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Identification of multi-target effects of Huaier aqueous extract via microarray profiling in triple-negative breast cancer cells.

April 2015

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in the world. Long-term maintenance treatment is important for breast cancer. However, effective maintenance treatment is lacking for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has shown its potential anticancer roles as an effective maintenance treatment for TNBC. However its mechanisms remained unclear. In this study, we detected the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) after treatment with Huaier aqueous extract by using microarray profiling in MDA-MB-231 cells. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis and gene-gene interaction network were conducted to confirm the altered biological functions induced by Huaier extract. Screening of DEGs gave 387 genes (226 upregulated and 161 downregulated) in MDA-MB-231 cells which were regulated significantly by Huaier extract. GO and KEGG pathway analysis suggested that a number of functions were affected by Huaier, including proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and angiogenesis. Gene-gene interaction network showed the detailed molecular signal-net. Based on microarray data, we studied several functions of Huaier extract and in return verified the results of microarray profiling. This study had important guidance roles and indicated new research directions.

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Anti-metastatic effects of Rheum Palmatum L. extract in human MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells.

June 2015

Rheum palmatum L. (RP) has been widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various s in Asian countries. The molecular mechanism of its anti-metastasis effect remains elusive. The present study assessed the effect of RP ethanol extract (RPE) on the highly metastatic human MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells in vitro. At a non-toxic concentration, RPE inhibited migration, motility and invasion in a concentration-dependent manner. To investigate the mechanisms involved, real-time PCR and Western blot analyses were performed. Results showed that RPE down-regulated the levels of extracellular matrix degradation-associated proteins, including MMP-2/-9, uPA and uPAR, and up-regulated PAI-1. In addition, RPE affected NF-?B by degrading IkB?, and affected the mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction pathway by depressing the activation of p38, ERK and Akt. These results suggest that RPE has potential anti-metastatic activity and warrants further investigation.

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Effects of Urtica dioica dichloromethane extract on cell apoptosis and related gene expression in human breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-468).

December 2015

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in worldwide, especially in developing countries. Therefore, a large number of anticancer agents with herbal origins have been reported against this deadly . This study is the first to examine the cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of Urtica dioica in MDA-MB-468, human breast adenocarcinoma cells. The 3-(4,5-dimethylethiazol-2 yl)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium (MTT) reduction and trypan-blue exclusion assay were performed in MDA-MB-468 cells as well as control cell line L929 to analyze the cytotoxic activity of the dichloromethane extract. In addition, Apoptosis induction of Urtica dioica on the MDA-MB-468 cells was assessed using TUNEL (terminal deoxy transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP nick- end labeling) assay and DNA fragmentation analysis and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results showed that the extract significantly inhibited cell growth and viability without inducing damage to normal control cells. Nuclei Staining in TUNEL and DNA fragments in DNA fragmentation assay and increase in the mRNA expression levels of caspase-3, caspase-9, decrease in the bcl2 and no significant change in the caspase-8 mRNA expression level, showed that the induction of apoptosis was the main mechanism of cell death that induce by Urtica dioica extract. Our results suggest that urtica dioica dichloromethane extract may contain potential bioactive compound(s) for the treatment of breast adenocarcinoma.

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