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Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021

Effect of a Herbal Formula Song Zhi Wan on Non-alcoholic Fatty liver Disease in Obese Mice

Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Saisai Zhang, Gerald Wong, Ching Yan Serene Cheng, Regina Cheuk-Lam Lo, Fen Liu, Lung-Yi Mak, Peng Xiao, Wai-Kay Seto, Man Fung Yuen

Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021

Pages: 22-28

Received: 29 March 2021

Accepted: 14 April 2021

Published: 26 April 2021

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijcm.20210502.11

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Abstract: Background: Effective treatment against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is lacking. Song Zhi Wan (SZW), a Chinese formulation medicine comprising eight herbal ingredients, has been demonstrated to confer a liver protective effect in chronic hepatitis C patients. We aimed to investigate the effect of SZW on NAFLD using a high-fat diet (HFD... Show More

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Acupuncture in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries: Mobilization of Potential Neuroprogenitors and Clinical Outcome in a Case Series

Mingyuan Wu, Sonja Moldenhauer, Matthias Duetsch, Thomas Scheffel, Rainer Hellweg, Andreas Holloschi, Frank Rainer Abel, Wei Han, Anja Moldenhauer

Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2021

Pages: 29-37

Received: 11 May 2021

Accepted: 26 May 2021

Published: 4 June 2021

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijcm.20210502.12

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Abstract: Background: Spinal cord injuries (SCI) often lead to devastating loss of neurological functions. Among other therapeutic methods, acupuncture is applied to support recovery. In former studies with healthy volunteers, we demonstrated an acupuncture-induced mobilization of potential neuroprogenitors. We hypothesized that this might also occur in pati... Show More

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