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A polyherbal formulation containing Justicia pectoralis Jacq., Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC., and Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. helped reducing symptom intensity during and after Covid-19 infection: a retrospective, uncontrolled observational study 一种含有胸凤仙花的复方制剂。、类饱和甲环素(Lam.)直流。和赤月食(L.)L.帮助减轻Covid-19感染期间和之后的症状强度:一项回顾性、不受控制的观察性研究

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.07.004

Fábio Carmona, Lucas Chaves, Fabiana Cardoso Tardelli do Nascimento, Débora Simone Sales, B. Bertoni, Gustavo Henrique Teixeira Pinto, Pedro de Pádua Amatto Goulart, A. Pereira

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among clients with diabetes at Mzuzu Central Hospital in Malawi: A cross-sectional study 马拉维Mzuzu中心医院糖尿病患者补充和替代医学的使用:一项横断面研究

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.07.002

LusekeroMboma Munthali, Enalla Thombozi, B. Mbakaya

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BENEFITS FROM a Plant-Based Diet, Intermittent Fasting and Aspects of Ayurvedic Nutrition IN Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Case Report 植物性饮食、间歇性禁食和阿育吠陀营养对类风湿关节炎的益处——一个病例报告

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.07.003

A. Hartmann, K. Karberg, C. Kessler

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Use of Bach flower remedies in children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis 巴哈花疗法在儿童和青少年注意缺陷多动障碍中的应用:系统回顾和荟萃分析

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.07.001

Fernanda Nascimento de Oliveira, Cristina E. Okuyama, Audrey de Souza Marquez, K. Fernandes, Paulo Victor Carpaneze Dalaqua, Andréia Cristina Feitosa do Carmo, F. C. Branco-Barreiro

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Characteristics of the research literature on herbal medicines corresponding with herbal supplements yielding the highest total sales: A bibliometric analysis 草药研究文献的特点与草药补品产生最高的总销售额:文献计量学分析

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.004

Jeremy Y. Ng , Swati Anant , Nandana D. Parakh

Background

Herbal medicines are frequently utilized for healthcare purposes. Due to their increased use globally, it is essential to understand the characteristics of the research literature published on this topic.

Methods

Search strategies were informed by the top-selling herbal supplements from the 2020 HerbalGram Market Report. The Natural Medicines database was used to identify and record the most common terms used to refer to the herbs listed in the market report. Searches were run on Scopus on August 02, 2021, and all results were exported on the same day to avoid discrepancies due to database updates. Bibliometric data were collected, including information on total number of publications, publications per year, number of authors and journals, open access status, document type, author affiliations, most highly published authors, institutional affiliations, funding sponsors, country of publication, and most highly cited publications. VOSViewer, a software tool, was used to construct and visualize bibliometric networks.

Results

A total of 42,385 articles published by 92,814 unique authors between 1827 and 2021 were obtained. An overall upward trend was observed in the number of publications, with the most widely researched herbal medicines being wheatgrass, turmeric, barley and garlic. The most productive countries were the United States (n = 6957) and China (n = 5426).

Conclusions

A continuous upward trend was identified with respect to the volume of research literature published about this subset of herbal medicines. Due to the projected increase of the use of these medicines, future research should examine and analyse the characteristics of emerging publications in this field.

背景草药经常用于医疗保健目的。由于它们在全球范围内的使用越来越多，因此了解有关该主题的研究文献的特征至关重要。方法搜索策略根据《2020年HerbalGram市场报告》中最畅销的草药补充剂。天然药物数据库用于识别和记录市场报告中列出的草药的最常见术语。搜索于2021年8月2日在Scopus上运行，所有结果都在同一天导出，以避免因数据库更新而出现差异。收集了文献计量数据，包括出版物总数、每年出版的出版物、作者和期刊数量、开放获取状态、文件类型、作者隶属关系、最受欢迎的作者、机构隶属关系、资助赞助商、出版国和最受欢迎出版物的信息。VOSViewer是一种软件工具，用于构建和可视化文献计量网络。结果1827年至2021年间，共获得92814位独立作者发表的42385篇文章。出版物的数量总体呈上升趋势，研究最广泛的草药是麦草、姜黄、大麦和大蒜。产量最高的国家是美国（n=6957）和中国（n=5426）。结论关于这一草药子集的研究文献发表量呈持续上升趋势。由于这些药物的使用预计会增加，未来的研究应该检查和分析该领域新兴出版物的特点。

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The Australian reflexology workforce: A descriptive secondary-analysis from the PRACI practice-based research network 澳大利亚反射疗法劳动力:来自PRACI基于实践的研究网络的描述性二级分析

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.002

Harriet Gibson , Amie Steel , Jon Adams

Objectives

This study provides the first detailed empirical examination of the reflexology profession and reflexology practice in Australia.

Design

Secondary analysis of the Practitioner Research And Collaboration Initiative (PRACI) online baseline workforce survey and practice-specific manual therapy follow-up survey.

Methods

The baseline survey collected data about participant sociodemographics, practitioner and professional characteristics, and clinical special interest areas. The Follow up survey provided more information about practice behaviours including participant use of diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Responses from both surveys were linked and the data were analysed for descriptive statistics. Bivariate analyses tested the association between practitioner characteristics across two subgroups: those participants with both a reflexology and massage qualification; and those with a reflexology qualification but no massage qualification.

Results

The baseline survey was completed by 128 reflexologists and 74 (57.8 %) of the baseline respondents completed the secondary practice-specific manual therapy survey. Substantially more females (86.7 %) completed the survey and the mean age of participants was 53.1 years (SD 10.4). A diverse range of clinical interest topics were disclosed. Most frequent were general health and wellbeing (81.3 %) and musculoskeletal complaints (78.1 %). Digestive disorders (68.0 %), women’s health complaints (66.4 %), endocrine conditions (64.8 %), pain (64.8 %) and allergies (60.2 %) were also commonly identified as clinical interest areas. Participants with a reflexology qualification only reported a lower hourly rate, less new clients per month and less days in clinical practice compared to other participants. They also reported discussing diet and nutrition, exercise prescription, nutritional supplements less often than other participants.

Conclusions

Reflexology is a manual therapy with a broad range of applications that ay support many health conditions. This study highlights the important priority areas for the Australian reflexology profession to ensure sustainability of their workforce into the future.

目的本研究首次对澳大利亚的反射疗法专业和反射疗法实践进行了详细的实证检验。设计对从业者研究与合作倡议（PRACI）在线基线劳动力调查和特定实践的手动治疗随访调查的二次分析。方法基线调查收集了参与者的社会人口统计学、从业者和专业特征以及临床特殊兴趣领域的数据。后续调查提供了更多关于实践行为的信息，包括参与者使用诊断和治疗工具的情况。将两项调查的答复联系起来，并对数据进行描述性统计分析。双变量分析测试了两个亚组的从业者特征之间的相关性：那些同时具有反射学和按摩资格的参与者；以及那些有反射按摩资格但没有按摩资格的人。结果128名反射科医生完成了基线调查，74名（57.8%）基线受访者完成了二次实践特定手法治疗调查。更多的女性（86.7%）完成了调查，参与者的平均年龄为53.1岁（SD 10.4）。披露了各种各样的临床兴趣主题。最常见的是一般健康和幸福感（81.3%）以及肌肉骨骼疾病（78.1%）。消化系统疾病（68.0%）、女性健康问题（66.4%）、内分泌疾病（64.8%）、疼痛（64.8%）和过敏（60.2%）也是临床关注的领域。与其他参与者相比，具有反射疗法资格的参与者只报告了较低的时薪、每月新客户数和临床实践天数。他们还报告说，与其他参与者相比，讨论饮食和营养、运动处方、营养补充剂的频率更低。结论屈光不正是一种应用广泛的手法疗法，可支持多种健康状况。这项研究强调了澳大利亚反射学专业的重要优先领域，以确保其劳动力在未来的可持续性。

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Successful pregnancy of a woman with PCOS after intervention with cyclic meditation – A case report 多囊卵巢综合征妇女经循环冥想干预后成功妊娠1例报告

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.007

K.S. Lakshmi , M. Fathima Jebin , V. Venugopal , K. Maheshkumar

Background

Traditional Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) therapy usage for treating infertility has increased in the recent times. However the scientific documented evidence of mind-body interventions such as yoga and meditation on women with infertility still remains largely unexplored.

Methods

We report a case of 25-year-old female with PCOS and infertility, unable to conceive for the past two years. Regular practice of cyclic meditation was given four days a week for 4 months.

Results

The patient started practicing cyclic meditation for a duration of 35 min, four times a week for a period of four month, from the 5th day of menstruation. In the fourth month, she missed her periods on the expected day, after a delay of 20 days, she got menses which lasted for 5 days. After that, for the next month, again she missed her period and this time she was tested positive for pregnancy on the 35th day from the last menstrual period (LMP).

Conclusion

Regular practice of cyclic meditation could have a positive impact in women with secondary infertility due to PCOS. However, future studies with experimental study design is required to warrant our current findings.

背景近年来，传统中西医结合治疗不孕不育的应用有所增加。然而，对不孕妇女进行瑜伽和冥想等身心干预的科学证据在很大程度上仍未得到探索。方法我们报告一例25岁女性多囊卵巢综合征和不孕，在过去两年内无法怀孕。在4个月的时间里，每周四天进行定期的循环冥想练习。结果患者从月经来潮第5天开始，每周4次，持续35分钟，为期4个月。第四个月，她错过了预期日期的月经，在推迟了20天后，她月经来潮了5天。之后，在接下来的一个月里，她再次错过了月经，这次她在最后一次月经后的第35天（LMP）被检测出怀孕呈阳性。然而，未来的研究需要实验研究设计来保证我们目前的发现。

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Predictors of herbal medicine use in Ashanti Region of Ghana 加纳阿散蒂地区草药使用的预测因素

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.005

James Afriyie , Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme

Objective

To determine the predictors of herbal medicine use among adults in Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Method

A cross sectional study design was employed to obtain data from 910 adults using a questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the predictors of herbal medicine use.

Results

Majority of the respondents (73.7%) had used herbal medicine within 1 year prior to the survey. Living in a district (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2893, CI: 1.646 −5076, p < .001) and being older than 20 years were the factors that predicted use of herbal medicine. The other predictors included having the opinion that herbal medicines work very well (AOR= 6.072, CI: 3.237 – 11.386, p < .001) or work somehow (AOR= 3.525, CI: 1.885 – 6.591, p < .001), and having the belief that one could definitely (AOR= 5.084, CI: 2.952 – 8.754, p < .001) or maybe (AOR= 2.034, CI: 1.186 – 3.487, p = .01) use herbal medicine with ease.

Conclusions

The study observed a high prevalence of herbal medicine use in the Ashanti region of Ghana particularly among those living in the districts and those older than 20 years of age. Predictors of herbal medicine use include positive perception of efficacy and ease of use. This highlights a need for public engagement via all forms of media on the possible implications of the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines.

目的确定加纳阿散蒂地区成年人中草药使用的预测因素。方法采用横断面研究设计，使用问卷从910名成年人中获得数据。进行多变量逻辑回归分析，以确定草药使用的预测因素。结果大多数受访者（73.7%）在调查前1年内使用过中草药。居住在一个地区（调整后的比值比[AOR]=2893，CI:1.646−5076，p<；.001）和年龄超过20岁是预测草药使用的因素。其他预测因素包括认为草药效果很好（AOR=6.072，CI:3.237-11.386，p<；.001）或以某种方式起作用（AOR=3.525，CI:1.885-6.591，p&lgt；.001），以及相信人们肯定可以（AOR=5.084，CI:2.952-8.754，p&llt；.001）或者可能（AOR=2.034，CI:1.186-3.487，p=.01）轻松使用草药。结论该研究观察到，加纳阿散蒂地区的草药使用率很高，尤其是在居住在该地区的人和20岁以上的人中。草药使用的预测因素包括对疗效和易用性的积极感知。这突出表明，需要通过各种形式的媒体让公众参与草药的安全性和有效性的可能影响。

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What will the future of Integrative Medicine look like? Better acknowledgement of and engagement with global health priorities 结合医学的未来会是什么样子?更好地认识和参与全球卫生优先事项

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.008

Jon Wardle

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Efficacy of a prebiotic formulation for treatment of functional constipation and associated gastrointestinal symptoms in adults: A randomised controlled trial 一种益生元制剂治疗成人功能性便秘及相关胃肠道症状的疗效:一项随机对照试验

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Advances in integrative medicine

Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.001

Elizabeth Steels , Rene Erhardt , Joanna E. Harnett , Vanessa Vigar , Kathryn J. Steadman

Objectives

Functional constipation is the result of a complex interplay between the gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, the nervous system, along with diet and lifestyle factors. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a prebiotic formulation containing plant-based extracts rich in dietary fibre and polyphenols in the management of functional constipation and associated gastrointestinal symptoms.

Design

This 3-week randomised controlled study assessed the effect of a prebiotic formulation (6 g powder taken in water twice daily), by comparison with a capsule designed to have minimal effect on gastrointestinal function, on indicators of bowel health in healthy adults with low fibre intake and meeting the Rome IV criteria for functional constipation.

Methods

Participants were informed that they may receive one of two products, either a powder or a capsule, both of which contained prebiotics. The primary outcome was change in frequency of complete spontaneous bowel movements. Secondary outcomes assessed were gastrointestinal symptoms, quality of life and mood using the PAC-SYM, PAC-QoL, and DASS-21. Safety and tolerability were also assessed.

Results

There was a significant improvement in bowel movements (p < 0.001) and improved stool consistency (p < 0.01) in participants taking the prebiotic powder formulation compared to those taking the capsule. Accompanying this was a significant reduction in overall gastrointestinal symptoms (p < 0.001) including abdominal (p < 0.001), rectal (p = 0.004) and stool (p = 0.002) symptoms, and a significant improvement in quality of life (p 0.001). There was a significant reduction in mean score for depression, anxiety, and stress for participants in both groups, which indicated a significant improvement in mood during the study that was unrelated to bowel function.

Conclusions

The results showed that the prebiotic powder formulation taken twice per day for 21 days was effective in reducing clinical symptoms of functional constipation in individuals reporting a low fibre intake.

目的功能性便秘是胃肠道、肠道微生物组、神经系统以及饮食和生活方式因素之间复杂相互作用的结果。本研究旨在评估含有富含膳食纤维和多酚的植物提取物的益生元配方在治疗功能性便秘和相关胃肠道症状方面的疗效。设计这项为期3周的随机对照研究通过与设计对胃肠功能影响最小的胶囊进行比较，评估了益生元配方（6克粉末，每天两次）对低纤维摄入且符合罗马IV功能性便秘标准的健康成年人肠道健康指标的影响。方法参与者被告知，他们可能会收到两种产品中的一种，粉末或胶囊，这两种产品都含有益生元。主要结果是完全自发排便频率的变化。使用PAC-SYM、PAC-QoL和DAS-21评估的次要结果是胃肠道症状、生活质量和情绪。还评估了安全性和耐受性。结果与服用胶囊的参与者相比，服用益生元粉末制剂的参与者排便次数显著改善（p＜0.001），大便稠度显著改善（p＜0.01）。与此同时，包括腹部（p＜0.001）、直肠（p＝0.004）和粪便（p＝0.002）症状在内的整体胃肠道症状（p＜001）显著减少，生活质量显著改善（p＝0.001）。两组参与者的抑郁、焦虑和压力平均分均显着降低，这表明在研究期间情绪显著改善，这与肠功能无关。结论研究结果表明，益生元粉末制剂每天服用两次，持续21天，可有效减轻纤维摄入量低的患者功能性便秘的临床症状。

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