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MedicineEASTERN AND WESTERN

RESEARCH HELPS TO PREVENTS, TREATS

AND CURE DISEASES

CANCER

Brief History of MedicineEastern and Western

Shennong is venerated as the father of Chinese medicine. He is also believed to have introduced the technique of acupuncture and it is attributed to him that to have refined the therapeutic understanding of taking pulse measurements, acupuncture, and moxibustion.

On his work, it is listed various medicinal herbs, such as Ling zhi mushroom, (Ganoderma lucidum or Reishi mushroom), that were discovered by Shennong and given grade and rarity ratings. Ling zhi possesses anti-tumor, anti-cancer, immuno-modulatory and immuno-therapeutic₁ qualities, supported by studies on polysaccharides, terpenes, and other bioactive compounds isolated from fruiting bodies and mycelia of this fungus (reviewed by R. R. Paterson and Lindequist et al). It has also been found to inhibit platelet aggregation, and to lower blood pressure (via inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme, cholesterol, and blood sugar).

EasternTraditional Chinese Medicine

Referred as the "God of Chinese herbal medicine," Shennong is believed to have classified 365 species of herbs or medicinal plants, later the basis of herbologica studies. Tea is said to be one of his discoveries and may have been of great benefit to Shennong during his research into herbal medicines as tea is meant to be an antidote for over 70 different poisonous herbs.

Ganoderma lucidum ("Lingzhi"), a Chinese medicinal mushroom: biomarker responses in a controlled human supplementation study.PMDI:14756912 [PubMed – Indexed for MEDLINE] Wachtel-Galor S1, Tomlinson B, Benzie IF.1Ageing & Health Group, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Hippocrates of Cos Greek c. 460 – c. 370 BC), was an ancient Greek physician of the age of Pericles (Classical Greece), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the father of western medicine in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgist and philosophy), thus establishing medicine as a profession.

Western Contemporary Medicine

Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus AD 129 – c. 200/c. 216), better known as Galen of Pergamon was a prominent Greek-speaking Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher. Arguably the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic.

Profile of Psychologist

Paracelsus; Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a Swiss German Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist. He founded the discipline of toxicology. He is also known as a revolutionary for insisting upon using observations of nature, rather than looking to ancient texts, in open and radical defiance of medical practice of his day. He is also credited for giving zinc its name, calling it zincum. Modern psychology often also credits him for being the first to note that some diseases are rooted in psychological illness (Stress, Depression, Anxiety)

In his works, Paracelsus (1940-1541) emphasizes that the man is a microcosm in the macrocosm of the universe, depending on all the laws working therein. Both men and nature have a frequent and reciprocal influence upon one another which reaches into the smallest particles through water, earth, sun, season, movement of stars, food, soil. Above all we most realize that there is nothing in heaven or on heart that does not also exist in the man himself.

The Medicine at works

If we reunite all kind of physician, practitioner, scientific, all their research results and knowledge from both hemispheres we may have as a result the Complementary and Alternative Medicine inducing an integrative practice which may be best to doing joint efforts to improve health care in both Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Traditional Chinese medicine

Ayurveda medicine Homeopathic medicine Naturopathic medicine

Acupuncture Herbal medicine Chiropractic Medicine Energy Therapies

Massage therapy Aroma Therapies Therapeutic Touch Magnetic Field Therapy

Reiki Yoga Qi Gong Tai Chi

Nutrition Therapy Sodium Bicarbonate IV Minerals and Vitamins infusion

How the government is working about that

Based on the NCCIH (National Center for Integrative Health) there is a list of Complementary and alternative therapies which are currently helping millions of patients with several diseases including on that cancer:

Categorization of each Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Biologically Based Practices Herbs, dietary supplements

Energy Medicine Qi gong, tai chi, Reiki

Manipulative and Body-Based Practices Acupuncture, Asian body works

Mind-Body Medicine Meditation, sound, prayers

Whole Medical Systems Traditional Chinese

What is Complementary & Alternative?

Biologically Based Practices Herbs, dietary

Energy Medicine therapeutic touch

Manipulative and Body-Based Practices Massage, Yoga

Mind-Body Medicine Meditation, prayer, art & music

Whole Medical Systems Ayurveda

What is Complementary & Alternative?

Biologically Based Practices Vitamins, dietary supplements and Specific dietary strategies (ketogenic diet, macrobiotic diet) Energy Medicine Biofield therapies and bioelectromagnetic-based therapies such as magnetic fields

Manipulative and Body-Based Practices Chiropractic, osteopathic, massage

Mind-Body Medicine Counseling and support groups

Whole Medical Systems homeopathy and naturopathic medicine

Rx nutrition Exercise, Stress Management,

Sleep

Mechanism, pathology, physiology, cancer,

Treatment

ALTERNATIVES

Science base research

In recent research laboratory based in Korea it was proved the relationship between acupuncture and the existence of the 3rd system called the PVS (primo vascular system₁)

TCM including acupuncture was tested in human for more than 2500 years, and will continue to be used and tested in humans. That still happens either in China and all the Eastern Countries.

The practice of Integrative, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which includes Traditional Chinese Medicine with acupuncture, herbs, diet, qi gong, tai chi, exercise and meditation, and based on additional training, specialization will provide support for health improvement and quality of Life for patients seeing healthcare.

The remarks is that the TCM health care system does

HAD MINIMAL OR NOT SIDE EFFECTS

The majority of diseases appears and are dependable of:

What you eat, what you think and what you do

₁ Nano Primo Research Center [NPRC, Seoul National University. Journal name: Protocol Exchange Year published: (2013) DOI: doi:10.1038/protex.2013.083 published online 19 November 2013 Visualization of the Primo Vascular System,a Putative Cancer Metastasis Thread Afloat in a Lymph Duct: Sharon Jiyoon Jung, Seung-Hwan Lee, Kyoung-Hee Bae, Hee-Min Kwon, Yoon-Kyu Song & Kwang-Sup Soh. Formative Research on the Primo Vascular. System and Acceptance by the Korean. Scientific Community: The Gap Between. Creative Basic Science and Practical. Convergence Technology. Hoon Gi Kim*

PRIMO VASCULAR SYSTEMPVS RESEARCH RESULTS FROM

KOREAN MEDICAL LABORATORY

How the PVS works with Acupuncture

PRIMO VASCULAR SYSTEM

PRIMO VASCULAR SYSTEM

Acupuncture conception

vessels or

REN Meridian

… medical and health care practices outside the realm of conventional medicine, which are yet to be validated using

scientific methods…

What can be offered by a TCM practitioners?

Complementary: together with conventional practicesAlternative: in place of conventional practices

AndIntegrative: Use both Western and Eastern Medicine

Based on the NCCIH (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)

Which is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on CAM.

Where the Traditional Chinese Medicine is positioned in USA

It is included under the NIH (National

Institute of Health) as NCCIH (National

Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)TCM exist for more than 2500 years and it is a whole health

care medical system

Per NCCIH the traditional healers as Ayurvedic medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, and naturopathy, are considered a Whole health care System

Acupuncture The term “acupuncture” describes a family of procedures involving the stimulation of points on the body using a variety of techniques. The acupuncture technique that has been most often studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation. Practiced in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years, acupuncture is one of the key components of traditional Chinese medicine.Although millions of Americans use acupuncture each year, often for chronic pain, there has been considerable controversy surrounding its value as a therapy and whether it is anything more than placebo. Research exploring a number of possible mechanisms for acupuncture’s pain-relieving effects is ongoing.

Underlying Concepts

When thinking about ancient medical systems such as TCM, it is important to separate questions about traditional theories and concepts of health and wellness from questions about whether specific interventions might be helpful in the context of modern science-based medicine and health promotion practices.

The ancient beliefs on which TCM is based include the following:The human body is a miniature version of the larger, surrounding universe.Harmony between two opposing yet complementary forces, called yin and yang, supports health, and disease results from an imbalance between these forces.Five elements—fire, earth, wood, metal, and water—symbolically represent all phenomena, including the stages of human life, and explain the functioning of the body and how it changes during disease.Qi, a vital energy that flows through the body, performs multiple functions in maintaining health.

Concepts such as these are of interest in understanding the history of TCM. However, NCCIH-supported research on TCM does not focus on these ideas. Instead, it examines specific TCM practices from a scientific perspective, looking at their effects in the body and whether the practices are helpful in symptom management.

Offices and Hospitals

Eastern physicians Can, Western cannot

Western physicians Can, Eastern cannot

General servicesOriental Medicine using herbs,

Acupuncture, diet, qi gong, meditation

Pharmaceutical Drugs, Chemotherapy, Radiation, Hormone and biologic

response modifiers

Diagnostic methods

Diagnosis using ancient and already tested in humans.

Personalized review of tongue and pulse to identify pathologic

patterns identifying the root of the health issue

Diagnostics based on blood and human fluids analysis to identify biochemistry levels, and imaging such as: X rays, U/sound, CT’s, MRI’s, PET’s scan.

Treatments methods

Treatment using Oriental medicine, acupuncture, herbs, diet, exercise and meditation

tailored for patient, non or very low side effects. Full treatment length help to clear the root or cause of

the health issue.

Treatment using drugs, chemotherapy, radiation and pharmaceutical drugs

causes a number of side effects. The success is agonizingly slow. Relapse in

some cases is really worse.

HOW THE MEDICAL PRACTICE IS DELIVERED

How big is the market for Complementary, and Alternative Medicine which includes

the Traditional Chinese Medicine

This is the size of the spending off Americans and their acceptance for CAM – Complementary Alternative Medicine

The total amount of this spending is $33.9 billion

33.9 Billion

Why patients are looking for alternatives for their diseases?

We do use herbs, But NOT YET this one

We do not prescribe pharmaceutical Drugs

We do not use this test, we use pulse and tongue

for pattern identification

We do not use this test

As alternative use we do not recommend these:

AND… we do not perform surgery or use anesthesia

NON NECESSARILLY TRUE

The main reason is that COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM) in United States grown consistently and has available

number of research and information to advise patients who are looking for treatment beside the Western Medicine.

“Integrative Medicine Combines Mainstream Medical Therapies and CAM Therapies for Which There is Some High-Quality Scientific Evidence of Safety

and Effectiveness.” NCCIH“Healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body,

mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and

alternative.” NCCIH

Definitions

There are information available developed for patients and practitioners.

We need to lookup

“IF WE DON’T READ THE

NEWSPAPER WE ARE

UNINFORMED.

IF WE DO READ THE

NEWSPAPER, WE ARE

MISINFORMED.

AND OR

GET YOUR FACTS FIRST,

THEN YOU CAN DISTORT

THEM AS YOU PLEASE”

So to have answers?Research Is the way

Mark Twain

Health Diseases

CANCERThe health care system had their hands full working together with laboratories and pharmaceutical organizations doing huge and amazing research working together to fight and control cancer.

After dx and tx these are the steps for continuance: Discharge Referral HospiceAnd or treatment continuance (2nd, 3rd course of treatment)Some patients decides not to go for continuance using chemo-rad-drugs-hormone, and start looking for alternatives, unfortunately there are not or are poor developed networks related with alternative post cancer treatment

TPPC (TREAT PATIENTS POST CANCER)POST CANCER TREATMENT PROTOCOLS

• Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of deaths in USA that is after Heart Attacks.

• Currently the post cancer treatment and follow up for cancer patients is monitored by the survivorship surveillance program, and it has using 5 years window of time for survivorship, health care for those patients exist but the success is still poor.

• Several Health organizations had as a Goal the survivorship program one of them is the case of FL State through the Department of Health Division of Community Health Promotion Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention has the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and one of their 4 goals is:

# IV SURVIVORSHIP

• The National Institute of Health (NIH) via the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is promoting the inclusion of post cancer treatment protocols using Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine.

Are there support available as complementary, alternative and integrative medicine?

How is Cancer surveillance doing?

If so, it could be called:

COMMON CANCERS - 2011

• Lung • Prostate • Breast• Colorectal • Pancreas • Bladder • Kidney

221,000 241,000 232,000 142,00044,00069,000 61,000

157,000 (71%)34,000 (14%)40,000 (17% - 1% males)49,000 (34.5%)38,000 (86%)15,000 (21.7%)13,000 (21%)

These statistics are the reasons and support to identify a workable post cancer treatment survivorship program

Sites New cases Deaths

There are many causes and based on the TCM

point of view it depends onWHAT?

You eat, you think and you do

And or other identified causes as:

Attributed causes of cancer

Programmed cell death and apoptosis: origins of the theory

Apoptosis: is the process of programmed cell death that may occur in multicellular organisms. Biochemical events lead to characteristic cell changes (morphology) and death. These changes include blebbing, cell shrinkage, nuclear fragmentation, chromatin condensation, chromosomal DNA fragmentation, and global mRNA decay.

Colon cancer behave and progress

This is how the cancer grows

Cancer cells are constantly dividing (mitosis) in cancer cells there is no

apoptosis (programed death of cells)

Cancer cells develop angiogenesis which is the formation of blood vessels feeding the tumor and contributing to tumor.

That is one of the reason why the patient lose weight

Tumor

Blood vessel can be the way for metastatic disease

Lymph vessel can be the way for metastatic disease

Angiogenesis (new vessel which is the way for tumor feeding)

If out side cells the environment had the pH levels below to neutral (Acidic stage) The cancer cells inside has a high pH (alkaline).

There will be also a low cold temperature and inflammation (which could be chronic)

Cancer has the highest mortality rate and ranks in the top five causes of death in the United States.

Treatment Options currently availableThere are basically three forms of cancer treatment

• The primary one is surgery at which time the cancer is removed from as many other sites as is possible.

• Chemotherapy is the second important modality. This form of treatment uses drugs to kill the cancer cells.

• The other modality is radiation treatment, which is used in only certain instances. It utilizes high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells.

The treatment of cancer depends on the stage of the disease, the histologic cell type, and the patient's age and overall condition. The histologic cell type and the extent of disease based on the biopsies performed by the oncologist during surgery (staging) are determined by the pathologist who analyzes tissues with a microscope.

The most common Post-Treatment Symptoms

• Anemia • Chemo/Rad Induced

Leukemia• immune system function low

and or depleted• Cardiac toxicity • Constipation • Depression • Diarrhea • Esophageal reflux • Fatigue • Hair loss • Infection

• Insomnia • Joint pains • Liver toxicity / elevated enzymes • Mental fogginess • Nail changes • Peripheral neuropathy • Sexual impairment • Skin rash • Taste changes • Vision changes • Hot flashes

TREATMENT AND OR PROTOCOL

These are the recognized and accepted facts by CDC/NCCIH

TCM reduce the side-effects & increase the effectiveness of Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy

• Enhance the overall results of the treatment & prevent local constriction & recurrence.

• Reduce toxic reactions & adverse side-effects.• Improve hematopoiesis, protect renal & hepatic functioning.• Reduce gastro-intestinal side-effects.• Alleviate radiation pneumonitis, proctitis & cystitis.• Reduce vomiting.• Increase immune function & raise long-term survival rates.

THE TCM ADVANTAGES

• The TCM has high levels of safety.

• The TCM is a whole and fully developed health care system with

• more than 2000 years of practice, with all the features such as:

acupuncture, herbs, qi gong, tui na, meditation, diet, and cupping.

• All are already tested in humans with more than 2000 years of success.

• The treatment is generally safe, is personalized and tailored per patient.

• There are new and very old protocol treatments using TCM.

• The treatment cost is comparatively and generally affordable.

DOH - Department of HealthTCM - Traditional Chinese MedicineNCCIH – National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

General ConceptsTCM Cancer Etiology Influence of both external and internal factors.Causes disharmony at certain points or areas, precipitating pathological and physiological changes, manifesting as tumor or extreme dysfunction.Causes weakening of qi and blood, zang-fu imbalance, emotional changes, weakens bodily resistance. Cancer is essential a qi deficiency.

Emotional stress weakens associated zang fu (hollow/solid) organs. Prolonged emotional stress can lay the foundation for cancer. 

 All of those factor affects qi, blood, organs, and channels

Rage > liver 

Over excitement > heart

Grief and sorrow > lungs

Fear > kidney

Obsession > spleen

• Damage to zang fu (hollow/solid) organs. 

Usually imbalance of spleen or kidney is involved in cancer. This affects: nervous system, psychology, endocrine function, blood quality.Those are the origin of qi deficiency. 

 

• Disharmony of qi (energy) and blood. 

This occurs when one is defective, and it affects the other. Stagnation of qi > stagnation of blood. Prolonged stagnation creates tumor.

• Deficiency of qi > deficiency of blood.This leads to weakened immune system

General Concepts

PathogensCancer is caused by basic internal causes and pathogenic factorsBasic Internal Cause: Qi/Blood/Yin/Yang deficiencyPathogenic factors: Blood Stasis, phlegm, toxic substance Seasonal pathogens, the “six pathogenic qi”: Wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, fire Inappropriate diet.  Food too hot, too cold or roasted; or excessive alcohol. Causes esophagus and stomach cancer. Dairy and greasy or fatty foods.Causes colon, ovary, breast cancer. Salted, pickled, or smoked fish.Causes stomach cancer.  Irregular meals, overeating, eating too fast, eating while squatting. Injures stomach and spleen. Affects digestion, absorption, and distribution. This affects qi and blood in the channels, and leads to stagnation.

General pathological characteristics of cancer patients

 

Combine differentiation of syndrome with differentiation of disease 

• Know western classification: site of lesion, stage of illness, degree of cellular differentiation.

• Observe TCM differentiation, especially during course of illness by symptom, pulse and tongue.

The Main differentiations (when taking western therapy) are:

Disharmony of liver and stomach Deficiency of yang with cold in stomach or spleen Stagnation of phlegm-damp Deficiency of qi and blood 

Differentiate yin and yang (contrast-contractual)  deficiency and excess  Yang = heat, excess, surface Yin = Cold, deficiency, interior

Principles of Treatment

Differentiate part and whole Treat local area, but always pay attention to whole body. Attack local cancer, but always treat whole body: qi and blood, yin and yang, organs and channels. 

Differentiate root and branch  Root means root cause of the disease. For

example, the lung tumor is the root, the branch is coughing, wheezing, thirst, fever.

Treat root consistently, treat branch only when symptoms are severe or acute.

Avoid western intervention until body is strong, especially yin and yang imbalance.

Use TCM to counter or support western therapy, especially to build quality and strength of qi and blood.

Support qi (energy), strengthen body resistance. This is most important principle.   Activate blood, relieve blood

stasis. This same principle is applied to:

Coronary heart disease Liver cirrhosis chronic nephritis Gynecological disease Traumatic injury  

In TCM, all cancer involves blood stasis 

There is a marked accumulation of fibrinogen and platelets around tumors Think of it as “hyper-coagulation”, 

Common to have purple tongue, poor nail color response Microcirculation is diminished.

TREATMENTS

Herbs Blood activating herbs reduce

the coagulation and inflammatory reactions associated with immune response.

Toxin-clearing herbs clear the blood of germs and of waste products from the destruction of tumors and germs.

Tonic herbs increase the number and activity of immunologically active cells and proteins.

Herbal therapy in cancer treatment can improve appetite, reduce nausea and vomiting, and alleviate stress.

Huang Qi Xi Yang Shen Shu Di Huang Gan Cao Dang Gui Bie Jia Nu zhen zi Ren shen Dang shen Bai zhu Ling zhi Lu feng fang Long Kui Ban Zhi Lian Dong Lin Cao Bai Hua She She

Cao Pu Gong Ying Bai mao gen Huang Qin

AstragalusAmerican GinsengChinese Foxglove RootChinese Licorice Root Angelica Sinensis Turtle shellligustrumginseng, codonopsis,atractylodes,GanodermaHornet nestSolanumScutellariaRabdosime Rubescentis

OldenlandiaTaraxacumImperataScutellaria

Herb used for cancer treatment

Other than Chinese herbs currently under study with a great success doing cancer treatment

1. ANONONA MURICATA, 刺果番荔枝 SOURSOP, GABRIOLA, GUANABANA

Quantitative Assessment of the Relative Antineoplastic Potential of the n-butanolic Leaf Extract of Annona Muricata Linn. In Normal and Immortalized Human Cell Lines.

Authors: V. Cijo George1, DR Naveen Kumar1, V. Rajkumar1, PK Suresh1, R Ashok Kumar2*

Heteroannelated (þ)-muricatacin mimics: synthesis, anti-proliferative properties and structure

activity relationships . AuthorsBojana Sre_co a, Goran Benedekovi_c a, Mirjana Popsavin a, Pavle Had_zi_c b, Vesna Koji_c c, Gordana Bogdanovi_c c, Vladimir Divjakovi_c d, Velimir Popsavin a,* a Department of chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovi_ca 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia b Go_sa Institute, Milana Raki_ca 35, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Institutski put 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica, Serbia d Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovi_ca 4, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Annonaa muricata Linn Leaf Induce Apoptosis in Cancer Cause Virus AuthorsOkid Parama Astirin1, Anief Nur Artanti1, Meutia Srikandi Fitria1, Eva Agustina Perwitasari1, Adi Prayitno2* 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia; 2Depart- ment of Dental and Oral Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia.

Annonacin induces cell cycle-dependent growth arrest and apoptosis in estrogenreceptor--related pathways in MCF-7 cells AuthorsYu-Min Koa, Tung-Ying Wub, Yang-Chang Wub, Fang-Rong Changb, Jinn-Yuh Guhc,d, , Lea-Yea ∗Chuange, a Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, ∗Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC b Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC c Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University.

Other than Chinese herbs currently under study with a great success doing cancer treatment

Conclusions: Annonacin induced growth arrest and apoptosis in ER_-related pathways in MCF-7 cells. Annonacin and 4-hydroxytamoxifen were additive in inhibiting cell survival and ER_ transcriptional activity. Moreover, annonacin attenuated MCF-7 xenograft tumor growth while inhibiting ER_, cyclin D1 and Bcl-2 protein expressions in nude mice. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Artemisinin used for cancer treatment (Nobel prize was received by Dr. Youyou Tu the scientist who discover it for

malaria)

It is undergoing early research and testing for the treatment of cancer, primarily by researchers at the University of Washington. Chinese scientists have shown artemisinin has significant anticancer effects against human hepatoma cells.

Artemisinin has a peroxide lactone group in its structure, and it is thought that when the peroxide comes into contact with high iron concentrations (common in cancerous cells), the molecule becomes unstable and releases reactive oxygen species. It has been shown to reduce angiogenesis and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in some tissue cultures.

Recent pharmacological evidence demonstrates the artemisinin‐derivative dihydroartemisinin targets human metastatic melanoma cells with induction of NOXA (phorbol‐12‐myristate‐13‐acetate‐induced protein 1) ‐ dependent mitochondrial apoptosis that occurs downstream of iron‐dependent generation of cytotoxic oxidative stress.

ACUPUNCTURE

• Supplement Qi (Vital Energy) & nourish Blood.

• Fortify the Spleen & harmonize the Stomach.

• Enrich & supplement the Liver & Kidneys.

• Relieve toxicity & transform Phlegm.

• Clear heat & resolve toxicity.• Tonification (Deficiency)• Reductions (Excess)• Expelling (Invasion)• Moving (Stasis)• Breaking (Stagnation)

Goals for the treatmentsComplements for the systemic treatment

These are linked with your health

What do you eat:

1.Too much2.Too lowFat, spicy, canned food, red beef, chemically preserved food, fluids, Carbohydrates, proteins.

What do you do and think:

3.Too much4.Too lowSmoke, alcohol, drugsSleep, exercise, sex, stress.

• In addition to the pre-established medical physical exam, vital signs, weight, and height it is used the pulse and tongue to identify patterns both are related with internal organs of the body such as:

• heart, spleen, Lung, Kidney, Liver, Pericardium, Stomach, Urinary Bladder, Gall Bladder, large Intestine, Small Intestine, and the triple warmer (upper, middle lower).

How to Diagnose

WHAT IS USED

The pulse is verified using three fingers 9 positions and three levels. (superficial, middle and deep) from both side arms. To identify deficiency, normal, excess patterns in the major organs checked which are Heart, Lung, Liver, Spleen and Kidney

The tongue is read to identify external pathogenic factors and or invasion such dampness, wind, cold, heat.The organs checked are:Heart, Lung, Liver, Gall bladder, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Urinary Bladder, Large and Small Intestines.

We have to work very close with the patients in order

to achieve the patient’s metabolic balance

Final Goals for the treatments

Thank you!

With research and support we will continue looking for the best of both Eastern and Western Medicine