Chinese Nature-Cure Institute

Please be informed that due to unforeseen circumstances and the urgency nature of the situation, Dr Ang regretfully has to reschedule all appointment made between

23 May 2012 to 27 May 2012

We will be contacting those patients who have already made prior appointment booking. Should your appointment falls between these dates and we have not contacted you within the next 3 days, please contact Ms Lydia at 6734 5330 to reschedule your appointment.

Please accept our sincere apologies and the inconvenient caused.

(Updated 02 May 2012)

Please be informed that our Chief Physician T.T. Ang will be out of town for outpatient services and conference during the following periods: Below dates are subject to changes and you are advise to check on the dates before you make an appointment.

06 Apr – 12 Apr 2012 Shanghai & Shandong
12 May – 20 May 2012 Moscow & Beijing
23 May – 27 May 2012 Stuttgart
05 Jun – 12 Jun 2012 Zurich
05 Aug – 12 Aug 2012 Norway
25 Oct – 31 Oct 2012 Beijing, China
11 Nov – 13 Nov 2012 Hong Kong

Those who have treatment course arrangement under the chief physician please avoid the above periods.

For advance appointment booking, please call 6732 7907, 6734 5330. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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Lately, there were several international reports from various countries pertaining to people who stay near the mountains or countryside away from cities and towns and these people have lived longer and stayed healthier in their old age of over 100 years old. The peculiar part of these elderly people is that they can still maintain perfect vision, a healthy frame of mind and robust energy flow with strong body functions even at such an age.

Scientists in China did research studies on people staying in a village at Shanxi Province and discovered that these villagers have a life span up to 120 years old or more with grandchildren as old as 80-90 years old. This is because they have been drinking from a mountain spring growing with Chinese herbal plants like the Spica Prunellae, Polygani Plant, Bupleur and other precious herbal plants. Hence the scientists concluded their findings by explaining that the longevity of the village people was due to the drinking water they consumed daily.

In recent years various reports from China, Japan and European countries described certain plants, tea and herbs proven to be able to use as anti-cancer medicine for treating certain types of cancer. Therefore this prompted us to do some research and we had read through some ancient and old books related to Chinese food and diet, herb cure remedies and from these ancient records we provide a little as following: Continue reading

Hé Shôu Wu

Common Name: Fleeceflower root
Botanical Name: Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.
Pharm. Name: Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Used Part: Tuberous root
Taste and Property: Sweet, bitter, astringent, slightly warm
Embryonic Property: Liver and kidney

Action:
1. To replenish the vital essence of the liver and kidney
2. To nourish the blood
3. Laxative
4. Detoxicant

Indication:
1. Early greying of hair, aching back and knees, neurasthenia, insomnia, palpitation
2. Anemia
3. Constipation of the elderly
4. Boils, abscess, scrofula
5. Hypercholesteremia

Contra-indication: For a person with diarrhea

Chemical Component:
Anthraquinone (chrysophanol, chrysophanic acid, rhein, chrysophanic acid anthrone, emodin, methylemodin), tannin, lecithin

Recommended Dosage: 9 – 25gm

Pharm. Action:
1. Action on blood sugar – after a period of 30 – 60 minute of the oral intake of the decoction by the rabbits, the blood sugar concentration will reach the highest point, then slowly decline.
2. Increase liver glycogen content – experiment done on the hungry adrenalectomized mice.
3. Lower blood cholesterol – reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines, prevent the deposition of cholesterol in liver, and prevent the formation of atheosclerosis.
4. Lecithin is the essential ingredient in the formation of nerve tissues, blood cells and other cell membranes.
5. Cardiotonic – excitatory action on the frog’s heart in vitro.
6. Laxative – because of anthraquinone (rhein and emodin)
7. Anti-bacterial – inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, bacillus dysenteriae.
8. Action similar to adrenalcorticoid hormone.

(reference: The handbook of chinese herbs)

Nature and Taste
Raw : bitter, astringent in taste and neutral in nature.
Prepared : bitter, sweet in taste and warm in nature.

Action and Indications 
Processed fleece-flower root: invigorating the liver and kidney, replenishing vital essence and blood, blackening hair, strengthening bones and tendons and prolonging life.
Raw fleece-flower root: loosening the bowel to relieve constipation, detoxicating and removing damp-heat.
It is used for: 1) Sallow complexion due to deficiency of blood, dizziness, tinnitus, early whitening of hair, soreness and lassitude of loins and knees, numbness of limbs and hyperlipemia. Frequent use can cure dyszoospermia; (2) Constipation due to dry intestine, abscess, scrofula, sores and carbuncle.

Direction and Dosage: Be decocted first, take 9-30 grams daily..

Toxicological Study
Raw fleece-flower root is more toxic than prepared one. In general, there are no side effects in clinical applications. But some people will have more times of stool, affect with slight diarrhea and abdominal pain after administration. A few will feel chest distress and intense heat inside.

Caution : It is contraindicated for patients with loose stool or with serious damp phlegm.

Prescription:

QI BAO MEI RAN DAN
Ingredients: Fleece-flower root (prepared), Chinese angelica root, psoralea fruit, wolfberry fruit, dodder seed, poria and achyranthes root.
Actions and indications : Tonifying the liver and kidney and blackening hair. It is used for deficiency of both the liver and kidney, early whitening of hair, loose teeth, spermatorrhea, night sweat, dysphoria, thirst, emaciated body and lassitude of tendons and bones.
Direction and dosage: Take 9 grams orally, twice a day.
Caution : Cold and pungent stimulants are prohibited to be eaten.

(reference : The Collection of Ageing Delaying Traditional Chinese Medicines with Color Illustration)

Other Indications:
Liver-kidney yin depletion with signs such as premature greying of the hair, weakness of lumbar and knees, and seminal emission; blood vacuity dizziness; uterine bleeding; vaginal discharge; enduring malaria; swollen yong; intestinal wind; hemorrhoids.
Source : The Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica, page 52

Used for tumors of bone, acute leukemia and intracranial malignant tumor.
reference : Kang Ai Zhi Wu Yao Ji Qi Yang Fang, page 389

Huáng Qí

Common Name: Astragalus root
Botanical Name: Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge.
Astragalus mongholicus Bge.
Pharm. Name: Radix Astragali
Used Part: Root
Taste and Property: Sweet, slightly warm
Embryonic Property: Spleen and lung

Action:
1. To replenish the Qi (vital energy) and stop perspiration
2. To consolidate the defensive energy
3. To dispel pus and accelerate the healing of wounds
4. To regulate the water metabolism and reduce edema

Indication: 
1. Spontaneous and night sweat, prolapse of the anus and uterus
2. Abscess and chronic ulcers
3. Chronic nephritis with edema and proteinuria

Contra-indication : 
For a person with excess (Shi) symptoms and deficiency of Yin (vital energy) symptoms

Chemical Component:
Sugars, choline, folic acid, amino acids, ß-sitosterol, betaine, astragalan, astragalin. Recommended Dosage: 9-15 grams

Pharm. Action:
1. Excitatory action on the central nervous system.
2. Increase the phagocytosis of reticuloendothelial system
3. Cardiotonic – increase the contraction of the heart. This effect is significantly seen in patients with cardiac failure caused by poisoning or fatigue.
4. Lower blood pressure – by dilating the blood vessels and increase the circulationof blood to the skin.
5. Diuretic – increase the secretion of sodium.
6. Decrease protein in urine – decrease the concentration of protein in urine in chronic nephritic patients, and inhibit the episode of serum nephritis.
7. Prevent the loss of concentration of glycogen in liver.
8. Anti-bacterial – inhibit the growth of staphylococci, hemolytic streptococci, pheumococci, corynebacterium diphtheriae, and Bacillus dysenteriae.
9. Prolong estrus in mice.
10. Decrease blood sugar in rabbits.
11. Inhibit the secretion of gastric juice and increase PH value.
12. Anti-cancer – increases the content of cAMP and inhibits the growth of tumor cells. It increases the sensitivity to interferon, which is similar to adenylate cyclase in action. It increases the production of macrophages, plasma cells and antibodies. It is effective against the immunosuppressants. It is effective for both cellular and humoral immunity.

(reference : The handbook of Chinese Herbs)

Actions and Indications

Invigorating qi, elevating the spleen-yang, consolidating superficial resistance to stop sweating, promoting pus discharge and tissue generation and promoting diuresis to alleviate edema, etc.
It is used for: 1) Debility due to qi deficiency, fatigue, prolapsed of the viscera and prolapsed of rectum due to chronic diarrhea; (2) Edema of limbs, dysuria, palpitation and shortness of breath, etc.
Direction and Dosage: Be decocted first, take 9-30 grams daily.

Caution: It is contraindicated for those with excess syndromes and with hyperactivity of yang due to yin deficiency.

CONTEMPORARY STUDY SUMMARY

Chemical Compositions 
The root contains cane sugar, glucuronic acid, mucilage, several amino acids, bitters, choline, betaine, folic acid, 2′, 4′-dihydroxy-5, 6-dimethoxyisoflavane, kumatakenin, ß-sitosterol and many trace elements as Se, Si, Zn, Co, Cu, Mo, etc.

Main Pharmacological Actions
1) Strengthen the body; 2) Anti-aging and prolong life. The root can prolong the growing life of body’s kidney cells and lung cells; 3) Regulate immune balance and improve cells immune function; 4)Inhibit platelet aggregation; (5) Induce diuresis.

(reference : The Collection of Ageing Delaying Traditional Chinese Medicines with Color Illustration)

Other Indications:

Spontaneous external bleeding; night sweating; blood bi; water swelling; persistent yong and ju Daily dosage: 5 – 10g. Contraindicated in repletion patterns and yang exuberance due to yin .
Source: The Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica, page 30

Used for carcinoma stomach, tumor of bladder, carcinoma of cervix, tumor of bone, malignae lymphoma and cerebroma.
Source: An Illustrated Guide to Antineoplastic Chinese Herbal Medicine, page 645

Gou Qî Zi

Gou Qi Zi (Wolfberry fruit; Lycium fruit) , the dried fruit is ovate, spindle-shaped. The skin is bright or dark red. Large, red fruits with few seeds and sweet flesh are best. The botanical name is Lycium chinense Mill.; Lycium barbarum L; and the pharma name is known as Fructus Lycii. The taste is sweet with neutral properties. It enters the liver and kidney channels.

Action: 
1. To replenish the liver and kidney Yin (vital essence) 2. To nourish the blood 3. To improve eyesight

Indication:
1. Impotence, nocturnal emission, aching back and legs 2.Vertigo, decreased eye-sight 3. Diabetes mellitus. Contra-indication: For a person with true heat; diarrhea; and spleen dampness.

Chemical Component:
Carotene, vitamin B1, B2, and C, nicotinic acid, ß-sitosterol, linoleic acid, Ca, P, Fe. Recommended Dosage: 6 – 15gm.

Pharm. Action:
1. Lower the concentration of blood sugar in diabetes.
2. Inhibit the deposition of fat in liver cells and promote the regeneration of liver cells.
3. Lower blood cholesterol and prevent the formation of atherosclerosis.
4. Can enhance the nonspecific immunity, phagocytosis of the macrophage, and the production of T-lymphocytes.

(reference : The handbook of chinese herbs)

Actions and Indications

Nourishing yin and moistening the lung, tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing the blood and improving acuity of sight. It is used for : (1) Hectic fever due to yin deficiency; (2) Dizziness, blurred vision, decline of sight, soreness and lassitude of the loins and knees, spermatorrhoea and diabetes, etc.

Prescriptions

1. GOU QI GAO
Ingredients : Wolfberry fruit.
Actions and indications : Tonifying the kidney, promoting the production of body fluid, nourishing the liver and improving sight. It is used for deficiency of the liver and kidney, soreness and lassitude of the loins and knees, dizziness and blurred vision. Direction and dosage : Take 9-15 grams orally, twice a day.

2. GOU QI JIU
Ingredients : Wolfberry fruit, Chinese angelica root, fleece-flower root, capejasmine, cynomorium, safflower, psoralea fruit, poria ophiopogon root and achyranthes root, etc.
Actions and indications : Tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing blood and improving eye sight. It is used for deficiency of both the liver and kidney, dizziness, blurred vision, and soreness and pain of the loins and knees. Direction and dosage : Take 10-15ml orally, twice a day. Caution : It is contraindicated for patients with hypertension.

3. QI JU WAN
Ingredients : Wolfberry fruit, chrysanthemum flower, prepared rehmannia root, poria, Chinese yam, alisma, schisandra fruit and glossy privet fruit, etc. Actions and indications : Nourishing yin and improving eye sight. It is used for yin deficiency of the liver and kidney, dark vision, dizziness and tinnitus. Direction and dosage : Take 9 grams orally, twice a day.

4. QI JU DI HUANG WAN
Ingredients : Wolfberry fruit, chrysanthemum flower, prepared rehmannia root, dogwood fruit, moutan bark, Chinese yam, poria and alisma. Actions and indications : Nourishing the kidney and tonifying the liver. It is used for yin deficiency of the liver and kidney, dizziness, tinnitus and blurred vision. Direction and dosage : Take 6-9 grams orally, twice a day.

Chemical Compositions 
The fruit contains betaine, zeaxanthine, physalien, carotene, ß-sitosterol, thiamine, riboflavine, niacin, ascorbic acid, linoleic acid, vitamins B1,B2, C, various amino acids, and elements such as Ca, P and Fe, etc.

Main Pharmacological Actions
1. Lower blood sugar 2. Lower the level of serum cholesterol and increase phospholipid 3. Improve cell’s immune function 4. Act as choline 5. Increase the level of testosterone and strengthen the body 6. Protect the liver

(reference : The Collection of Ageing Delaying Traditional Chinese Medicines with Color Illustration)

Other Indications:

Liver-kidney yin depletion; weak, weakening and aching of knees and lumbago; dizziness; copious tears; vacuity taxation cough; wasting thirst; seminal emission. Daily dosage: 5 – 10g.
(reference : The Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica, page 142)

Used for multiple myeloma, carcinoma of pancreas and liver cancer.
(reference : Kang Ai Zhi Wu Yao Ji Qi Yang Fang, page 507)

Dang Gui

Dong quai (Chinese angelica root) is no medicinal newcomer, the herbs boasts a long, distinguished history as an analgesic, blood tonic, diuretic, muscle regulator, and sedative.

The botanical name is known as Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels and the pharm. name is Radix Angelicae Sinensis. The tastes are sweet, pungent and warm. It influences the liver, heart and spleen.

Action: 
1. To nourish the blood and to invigorate the blood circulation
2. Used as emollient and laxative

Indication: 
1. Anemia, abdominal pain
2. Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and other menstrual disorders
3. Traumatic injury, arthritis, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris
4. Constipation of the aged and debilitated

Contra-indication: For a person with diarrhea or abdominal fullness

Chemical Component:
Essential oil (safrole, ligustilide, butylidenphthalide, valerophenone-o-carboxylic acid), falcarindio, furo-coumarin (bergapten), vitamin B (nicotinic acid, folic acid, vitamin B12), and vitamin A. Recommended Dosage: 3 – 12 gm

Comment:
Dang Gui head is a hemostatic; the body is used to nourish blood; the tail-end is used to invigorate blood circulation; the whole Dang Gui is used to regulate blood metabolism.

Pharm. Action:
1. Action on the uterus – two fold:
a. Excitatory – increase the contraction of the uterus; (the water soluble and non-volatil component)
b. Inhibitory – the volatile component can relax the muscle of the uterus.
2. Prevent the decrease of liver glycogen and protect the liver.
3. Prevent the deficiency of vitamin E.
4. Anti-pernicious anemia – because of the concentration of folic acid and vitamin B12
5. Lower blood cholesterol – has therapeutic effect on experimental rats with atherosclerosis
6. Increase the flow of blood to the coronary artery and prevent myocardial ischemia, caused by pituitrin. It is used for coronary heart disease, thrombophlebitis, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and constrictive arteritis.
7. Anti-bacterial – inhibit the growth of Bacillus dysenteriae, B. typhi, B. comma, B. cholerae, hemolytic streptococci, etc.
8. Sedative and analgesic
9. Anti-inflammatory
10. Action similar to quinidine – has therapeutic effect on auricular fibrillation induced artificially by ACTH or electricity
11. Clinically used for treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans – can relieve pain, increase the local circulation of blood, increase the temperature of skin, prevent the formation and development of necrosis, and promote the healing process.
12. No female sex hormone action.

(reference : The handbook of chinese herbs)

Other Indications: 

Menstrual irregularities, menstrual pain, uterine bleeding, bi, impact injury, yong and ju, and blood vacuity constipation. Daily dosage: 5 – 10 g. Contraindicated in spleen damp.
(reference : The Illustrated Chinese Material Medica, page25 )

Used for carcinoma of mammary gland, leukemia, carcinoma of liver, intestinal cancer and post chemotherapy.
(reference : Kang Ai Zhi Wu Yao Ji Qi Yang Fang)

Prescription

DANG GUI HONG ZAO CHONG JI
Ingredients : Chinese angelica root and chinese-date.
Actions and indications : promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, strengthening the spleen and invigorating qi. It is used for irregular menstruation and poor appetite due to spleen deficiency. Direction and dosage : Take 20 grams orally, 2-3 times a day.

DANG GUI YANG XUE WAN
Ingredients : Rehmannia root, Chinese angelica root, astragalus root, nutgrass flatsedge rhizome, poria, bighead atractylodes rhizome, white peony, eucommia bark, ass-hide glue and moutan bark.
Actions and indications : Invigorating qi and nourishing blood. It is used for deficiency of both qi and blood, soreness of waist, abdominal distention and irregular menstruation. Direction and dosage : Take 20 grams orally, 3 times a day. Caution : It is contraindicated for pregnant women.

(reference : The Collection of ageing delaying traditional chinese medicines with color illustration)

Rén Shen (Ginseng)

Ginseng (Ren Shen) is a popular herbal tonic that combat fatigue and boosts our immune-system function. The botanical name is known as Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. and the Pharm. name is Radix Ginseng. The plant’s medicinal portion is the root, tasted sweet and slightly bitter. It is warm in property and enters the lung, spleen and heart organs and its meridians. Continue reading

E-System Of Acupuncture

Dr. Ac. T.T. Ang

A person may suffer from heart diseases, liver diseases, or diseases of other organs. How do you prevent, improve or counter these health problems without using modern medication? In this aspect, I would like to share with you about my 30 years of clinical experience in treating with Herbs And Food Cure Therapy System base on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) concepts further supported with the latest ECIWO concept.

When the body suffers malfunction or an injury, ECIWO healing system including herb and food cure remedy and acupuncture can assist body repair. The following chart shows a body healing system, based on this concept: Continue reading

Dr. Rackow
86482 Aystetten, Gartenstrasse 14A, Germany

I had been to Düsseldorf in 1997 and Koln in 1998. In 1999, I attended the T T Ang ECIWO-System Seminar in Singapore on two occasions. In May 1999, I had successfully gone through a course on ECIWO Clinical Observation Training at Chinese Nature-Cure Institute. I have mastered the practical technique of ECIWO-System in the treatment and with this ECIWO-System, my treatment brought out pleasant results.

I have treated various types of heart and lung vascular diseases, eye diseases and cervical or lumbar vertebra symptom through the ECIWO-System for many years. Below are some of the similar diseases of which I had treated before.

HEART & LUNG VASCULAR DISEASE

Mrs. Obweger M. Austria Date: 25.5.35

Diagnose From The Local Hospital And Local Doctors:

Migraine, Thrombosis & Pancreas Disabilities

Mrs Obweger suffers from migraine with vomiting, thrombosis and pancreas disabilities since 35 years ago.

There was no sufficient treatment available from all local doctors and hospitals. The patient was in a desolate life.

Treatment And Course: Continue reading

Acupuncture has been used in mainland China and the Far East for many years in the treatment of addictions, primarily, hard drugs.
Acupuncture and Smoking
What are the common withdrawal symptoms associated to stop-smoking (without the help of acupuncture)?
Withdrawal Symptoms>Duration Proportion>Affected
Increase appetite >10 wks 70%
Craving > 2 wks 70%
Depression < 4 wks 60%
Restlessness < 4 wks 60%
Poor concentration < 2 wks 60%
Irritability/Aggression < 4wks 50%
Night time awakenings < 1 wk 25%

*Source: http//www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets

What causes weight gain and craving after quitting?
The possibility of weight gain is often of particular concern to those who want to give up smoking. When nicotine, a chemical in cigarette smoke, leaves your body, you may experience:

” Short-term weight gain. The nicotine kept your body weight low, and when you quit smoking, your body returns to the weight it would have been had you never smoked.

” You might gain 3 to 5 pounds due to water retention during the first week after quitting.

” A need for fewer calories. After you stop smoking, you may use fewer calories than when you were smoking.

How can acupuncture help stop-smoking?

Probably the most common addiction the acupuncturist is called upon to treat is smoking. The basic principle as with all anti-addiction treatment is that the person should be willing to receive the help to give up – you cannot force someone to give up, nor should you, against their will.

The fundamental treatment is to stimulate acu-points which are capable of transmitting messages down nerve pathways to the brain, and instituting change in the chemistry of appetite. If you take in a substance for long enough which is addictive, the encephalins or “brain chemical messengers” make room for it and allow it to become necessary to the chemical balance. If you then remove the substance e.g., nicotine, and do not balance the chemistry, the brain is thrown into shock which causes what we all know as withdrawal symptoms (refer to table). The acupuncture technique basically rebalances the chemistry, thus avoiding withdrawal symptoms. In effect, acupuncture balances and restores conditions to that which applied when you were a non-smoker.

In addition, it is also not uncommon for patients to leave the office feeling calm and relaxed. Patients usually won’t crave food, as when necessary, we will also treat the mouth and pancreas point. Within a few hours your body begins to heal itself. The carbon monoxide and nicotine in your system rapidly disappears. Your heart and lungs begin to repair the damage caused by smoking. Your sense of taste and smell will return. Your smoker’s hack will disappear and your digestion will return to normal. You will climb a flight of stairs without being winded. Best of all, you will feel alive, clear headed, full of energy, and breathing easier.

Very frequently, after acupuncture, many smokers also experience an unpleasant taste in the mouth, which gets aggravated with cigarettes. They will have no more desire to smoke.

Main Points Selected
ECIWO Lung – Lu 7 – H 7

By Shandong Science And Technology Press (1985)

It is an acute communicable eye disease infected by bacteria or virus, usually occurred in the spring and autumn.

Symptoms and Signs:

The primary symptom of this disease is redness of conjunctivae with increasing of secretion.

In mild cases, only congestion appears in retrotarsal fornix and the palpebra conjunctiva, while in those of acute cases, generalized congestion of eyeball associated, and mucoid or mucopurulent discharge may be presented.

Swelling of lids, itching sensation, foreign body sensation, photophobia, heating sensation, headache etc may be associated.

Treatment

A Points: Taiyang, Jingming, Fengchi, Hegu, Ear Lobule (for taking blood)

B Procedure: Puncture Taiyang with three edged needle, if there is blood stasis around the Taiyang. Continue reading