A randomized trial of Chinese herbal medicines for the treatment of symptomatic hepatitis C.

Background: Many patients with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) cannot be successfully treated with interferon-based regimens. Chinese herbal medicines have been widely prescribed for HCV in Asia, and many infected patients in the United States have used these agents. However, data to support the efficacy of these medications are limited and, to our knowledge, no published trials have been conducted in a US population.

Toxicity study of an antidipsotropic Chinese herbal mixture in rats: NPI-028.

Objectives: To determine the potential toxicity and safety of the Chinese herbal medicine NPI-028 in rats following subchronic (3-month) exposure via daily oral consumption.

Design: Subchronic toxicity was evaluated in four groups of rats (n = 10 per group) receiving NPI-028 orally at a dose of either 0.0 (normal diet control), 0.

A large randomized placebo controlled study of auricular acupuncture for alcohol dependence.

We report clinical data on the efficacy of acupuncture for alcohol dependence. 503 patients whose primary substance of abuse was alcohol participated in this randomized, single blind, placebo controlled trial. Patients were assigned to either specific acupuncture, nonspecific acupuncture, symptom based acupuncture or convention treatment alone.