Herbal cures not valid substitute for medicine

Sometimes there is an inclination to distrust the U.S. government and Western medicine. We have heard about things like the medical industrial complex. So as an alternative, some people are more willing to trust natural remedies. In most [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Herbal medicine is key component of effective health deliver...

Tema, Oct. 5, GNA – Mr Emmanuel Appiah Dankyira, Director of Human Resources at the Ministry of Health, has stated Government’s determination to support traditional herbal medicine practitioners to take the production of herba [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

FDB not in to collapse herbal medicine - Issaka Collison

The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has refuted assertions that the Board intends to collapse herbal and traditional medicine practice in the country. According to the Drug Inspection and Regulation Director for the Board, Issaka Collison, [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Top drug cos move into herbal medicines

Leading drug makers of the country are making foray into herbal medicines as demand of such medicines is rising significantly both in local and international markets, industry insiders said. Industry people observed that scopes to exploit [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Practitioners Task Govt On Herbal Medicine

Nigeria and other African countries have been urged to take advantage of the huge revenue earning potential in herbal medicine, and stem the continuous tide of loss of funds arising from this complacency towards the development of herbal [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Should doctors accept alternative medicine?

Medical groups including the Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology are voicing concerns about some proposed guidelines on how Ontario doctors handle alternative medicine, CBC News reports. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Conserving medicinal plant, key to herbal medicine devt — Ex...

There is no gainsaying the fact that no fewer than 70 per cent of Nigerians rely on Traditional Medicine (TM) for their basic health care needs especially at the primary healthcare delivery. This may not be unconnected with the fact [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Conserving medicinal plant, key to herbal medicine devt – Ex...

There is no gainsaying the fact that no fewer than 70 per cent of Nigerians rely on Traditional Medicine (TM) for their basic health care needs especially at the primary healthcare delivery. This may not be unconnected with the fact that [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Overexploitation depleting herbal medicine resources

The gift of the forest… Several years ago when people from other provinces rushed to Nhu Thanh mountainous district to look for “nam lim”, or ironwood mushrooms (ganodermataceae or Ganoderma Lucidum); the local resident [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Could Be 'Poor Man's Tam...

Flu med face-off: A study comparing Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and the traditional Chinese medicinal decoction Maxingshigan–Yinqiaosan has shown both medicines are equally effective in treating H1N1 influenza. The study, funded by the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Chinese herbal medicine effective in treatment of H1N1 Influ...

A controlled trial has found that Chinese herbal medicine decoction maxingshigan-yinqiaosan has a similar efficacy to oseltamivir in reducing time to fever resolution in people suffering mild H1N1 influenza virus infections. Carried ou [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Chinese Herbal Medicine Effective in Treatment of H1N1 Influ...