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Medicines, Volume 1, Issue 1

December 2014 - 6 articles

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Articles (6)

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,445 Views
8 Pages

Acupoint Activation: Response in Microcirculation and the Role of Mast Cells

  • Guangjun Wang,
  • Daniela Litscher,
  • Yuying Tian,
  • Ingrid Gaischek,
  • Shuyong Jia,
  • Lu Wang,
  • Weibo Zhang and
  • Gerhard Litscher

20 November 2014

Background: According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, acupuncture effects are based on the integrity function of meridians. Meridians are thought to regulate body function through the normal flow of qi and/or blood. Disturbances in this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
7,055 Views
24 Pages

Antileishmanial Potential of Tropical Rainforest Plant Extracts

  • Lianet Monzote,
  • Abel Piñón and
  • William N. Setzer

19 November 2014

A total of 115 different plant extracts from our collection, representing 96 plant species, have been evaluated for in vitro antileishmanial activity against L. amazonensis promastigotes. In addition, the extracts were screened for cytotoxic activity...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,886 Views
10 Pages

RegentK and Physiotherapy—Electrodermal Mapping

  • Gerhard Litscher,
  • Daniela Litscher,
  • Michael Ofner,
  • Ingrid Gaischek and
  • Daniela-Eugenia Malliga

30 September 2014

Background: Within this study, a new system which measures and analyzes electrical skin impedance in 48 channels within a 2.5 × 3.5 cm matrix is used in rehabilitation medicine for the first time. Methods: Electrodermal activity was measured in 20 p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,552 Views
10 Pages

16 July 2014

Acute skin surface temperature effects on the knee were investigated after a manual therapy developed by Mohamed Khalifa (RegentK) compared to standard physiotherapy in patients with completely ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Twenty patien...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,030 Views
9 Pages

The inhibitory effects of blueberry leaves on the proliferation of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) cell lines have previously been reported. A comparison of blueberry leaf extracts from different cultivars and seasonal variation were investigated regardi...

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