Herbal medicines (Eunkyosan and Samsoeum) for treating the common cold: a protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.

Background: The common cold is the most frequent acute respiratory illness that places a burden on society, both personally and economically. There is no standard therapy; only symptomatic therapy remains the mainstay of common cold treatment. Thus, interest in herbal medicines is on the rise.

Blood Stasis Therapy for Traumatic Injury: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Pre-Post Pilot Study.

Objectives: Blood stasis is an important pathophysiologic concept in Traditional East Asian Medicine. It has been considered to be a pathogenic factor in chronic and incurable conditions such as pain, infertility, cancer, coronary heart disease, and others. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of pain reduction by blood stasis treatment for blood stasis syndromes with traumatic injury.