Impact of Chinese Herbal Medicine on American Society and Health Care System: Perspective and Concern
Joint Authors
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Many Americans, not completely satisfied with traditional western medicine, have turned to alternative and complementary medicine which explains the increasing popularity of the herbal products and the Chinese herbal medicine.
The lack of government regulations and the increasing advertisements by the manufactures have created an impression to the common public that the natural herbal remedies are inherently safer and cheaper than conventional medicine.
The skyrocketing rise of healthcare cost and the adverse reaction and side effects incurred from the prescribed drugs have both reinforced such an impression.
Herbs in the USA and in many European countries have been prepared as capsules, tablets, teas, lozenges, juice extracts, tincture, and ointments.
Most of the herbs are administered as a single herb in the USA and Europe.
However, the traditional Chinese herbal medicine contains multiple active ingredients from various herbs and is prepared as concoctions by simmering them for hours to produce pharma-therapeutic properties useful for the treatment of a particular disease.
Those prepared concoctions are taken gingerly with specific treatment purposes.
In the USA and some European counties, herbs are distributed and labeled as dietary supplements and are taken by many individuals for a long period of time creating some medical and dental complex problems among them, especially in terms of anesthesia-surgery complications.
This paper provides insight into basic differences in how herbs are prepared before administration to the patients in China versus a single unprepared herb sold in the USA and Europe.
Also addressed are the interdisciplinary issues with health professionals, the proper regulations for better quality control of imported herbs, and the proper warning on the labels of the herbs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lu, Winston I.& Lu, Dominic P.. 2014. Impact of Chinese Herbal Medicine on American Society and Health Care System: Perspective and Concern. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018274
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lu, Winston I.& Lu, Dominic P.. Impact of Chinese Herbal Medicine on American Society and Health Care System: Perspective and Concern. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018274
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lu, Winston I.& Lu, Dominic P.. Impact of Chinese Herbal Medicine on American Society and Health Care System: Perspective and Concern. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018274
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018274