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Can TCM acupuncture and traditional herb medicine help in treat Covid?

March 31, 2022

On March 31, 2022, WHO experts met to evaluate the TCM treatments of COVID-19. The experts agreed that "the studied TCMs are beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19, particularly in mild-to-moderate cases." At the point of the meeting, the evidence of TCM for severe cases is limited and needs further evaluation.

2022年3月31日，世界卫生组织专家开会评估中医对新冠防治的作用，他们一致同意，中医对于新冠轻症和中度症状患者的治疗非常有益，而对于重症的疗效目前证据还比较有限，急需更进一步的评估。

Please see reference/原文:

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/traditional-medicine/meeting-report---who-expert-meeting-on-evaluation-of-tcm-in-the-treatment-of-covid-192f7d2ba2-cfb8-4b00-90e3-441740cdbacb.pdf?sfvrsn=a77161d7_1&download=true

Is acupuncture effective in treating migraines?

December 20, 2021

There are more and more studies of the effectiveness of acupuncture for migraine, and this article below is a recent one that summarized 15 systematic reviews for the past 10 years. The analysis result of the reviews is that they “found high quality of evidence indicated that the effective rate of acupuncture was superior to western medicine in treatment of migraine. Besides, acupuncture reduced more headache days and the times of using painkiller and was more effective in reducing the frequency and degree of headache than western medicine and sham acupuncture. ”. For details, please see:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32269669/

Can acupuncture treat depression?

August 19, 2021

This article from Scientific American talked about why acupuncture “may be able to replace medication or alleviate its side effects”:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-acupuncture-treat-depression/