Ancient Remedies
Page 37
38 Mark Moss, Jenny Cook, Keith Wesness, and Paul Duckett, “Aromas of Rosemary and Lavender Essential Oils Differentially Affect Cognition and Mood in Healthy Adults,” International Journal of Neuroscience 113 (January 2003): 15–38.
39 Daiki Jimbo, Yuki Kumura, Miyako Taniguchi, et al., “Effect of Aromatherapy on Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease,” Psychogeriatrics 9 (December 2009): 173–79.
40 Toshiko Atsumi and Keiichi Tonosaki, “Smelling Lavender and Rosemary Increases Free Radical Scavenging Activity and Decreases Cortisol Level in Saliva,” Psychiatry Research 150 (February 2007): 89–96.
41 Jeremy J. Johnson, “Carnosol: A Promising Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Agent,” Cancer Letters 305 (June 2011): 1–7.
42 Yunes Panahi, Mohsen Taghizadeh, Eisa Tahmasbpour Marzony, and Amirhossein Sahebkar, “Rosemary Oil vs. Minoxidil 2% for the Treatment of Adrogenetic Alopecia: A Randomized Comparative Trial,” SKINmed 13 (January–February 2015): 15–21.
43 Ethel Burns, C. Blamey, Steven J. Ersser, and Andrew Lloyd, “The Use of Aromatherapy in Intrapartum Midwifery Practice: An Observational Study,” Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery 6 (March 2000): 33–34.
44 Kyung-Bok Lee, Eun Cho, and Young-Sook Kang, “Changes in 5-Hydroxytryptamine and Cortisol Plasma Levels in Menopausal Women after Inhalation of Clary Sage Oil,” Phytotherapy Research 28 (November 2014): 1599–605.
45 Geun Hee Seol, Yun Hee Lee, Purum Kang, et al., “Randomized Controlled Trial for Salvia sclarea or Lavendula angustifolia: Differential Effects on Blood Pressure in Female Patients with Urinary Incontinence Undergoing Urodynamic Examination,” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 19 (July 2013): 664–70.
46 Prasoon Gupta, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Kiran Babu Siripurapu, et al., “Constituents of Ocimum Sanctum with Antistress Activity,” Journal of Natural Products 70 (September 2007): 1410–16.
47 Marc Maurice Cohen, “Tulsi–Ocinum sanctum: A Herb for All Reasons,” Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine 5 (October–December 2014): 251–59.
48 Puja Agrawal, V. Rai, and Ram B. Singh, “Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single Blind Trial of Holy Basil Leaves in Patients with Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus,” International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 31 (August 1996): 4069.
49 Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga, Rosmy Jimmy, Karadka Ramdas Thilakchand, et al., “Ocimum Sanctum L (Holy Basil or Tulsi) and Its Phytochemicals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer,” Nutrition and Cancer 65 (May 2013): 26–35.
50 Shuhua Wu, Krupa B. Patel, Leland J. Booth, et al., “Protective Essential Oil Attenuates Influenza Virus Infection: An in Vitro Study in MDCK Cells,” BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 10 (November 2010).
51 Nada Chami, Sanae Bennis, Fouzia Chami, et al., “Study of Anticandidal Activity of Carvacrol and Eugenol in Vitro and in Vivo,” Oral Microbiology and Immunology 20 (April 2005): 106–11.
52 Yang Suk Jun, Purum Kang, Sun Seek Min, et al., “Effect of Eucalyptus Oil Inhalation on Pain and Inflammatory Responses after Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (June 2013).
53 Juergen Fischer and Uwe Dethlefsen, “Efficacy of Ceneole in Patients Suffering from Acute Bronchitis: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial,” Cough 9 (November 2013).
54 Daiji Kagawa, Hiroko Jokura, Ryuji Ochiai, et al., “The Sedative Effects and Mechanism of Action of Cedrol Inhalation with Behavioral Pharmacological Evaluation,” Planta Medica 69 (June 2003): 637–41.
55 Isabelle C. Hay, Margaret Jamieson, and Anthony D. Ormerod, “Randomized Trial of Aromatherapy Successful Treatment for Alopecia Areata,” JAMA Dermatology 134 (November 1998): 1349–52.
Chapter 9: Emotional and Spiritual Secrets for Breakthrough Healing
1. Aditi Nerurkar, Asaf Bitton, and Roger B. Davis, “When Physicians Counsel about Stress: Results of a National Study,” JAMA Internal Medicine 173 (January 2013): 76–77.
2. Heath Resources and Services Administration, “The Loneliness Epidemic,” last reviewed January 2019. https://www.hrsa.gov/enews/past-issues/2019/january-17/loneliness-epidemic
3. United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, “Long-Term Trends in Deaths of Despair,” September 5, 2019. https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/2019/9/long-term-trends-in-deaths-of-despair
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Adverse Childhood Experiences Journal Articles by Topic Area,” last reviewed April 15, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/journal.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fviolenceprevention%2Facestudy%2Fjournal.html
5. Lewina O. Lee, Peter James, Emily S. Zevon, et al., “Optimism Is Associated with Exceptional Longevity in Two Epidemiological Cohorts of Men and Women,” PNAS 37 (September 2019): 18357–62.
6. Benjamin P. Chapman, Kevin Fiscella, Ichiro Kawachi, et al., “Emotion Suppression and Mortality Risk over a 12-Year Follow-Up,” Journal of Psychosomatic Research 75 (October 2013): 381–85.
7. Matthew D. Lieberman, Naomi I. Eisenberger, Molly J. Crockett, et al., “Putting Feelings into Words: Affective Labeling Disrupts Amygdala Activity in Response to Affective Stimuli,” Psychological Science 18 (2005): 421–28.
8. Barbara L. Fredrickson, Michael A. Cohn, Kimberly A. Coffey, et al., “Open Hearts Build Lives: Positive Emotions, Induced through Loving-Kindness Meditation, Build Consequential Personal Resources,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 95 (November 2008): 1045–62.
9. Helen Y. Weng, Andrew S. Fox, Alexander J. Shackman, et al., “Compassion Training Alters Altruism and Neural Responses to Suffering,” Psychological Science 24 (July 2013): 1171–80.
10 Summer Allen, “The Science of Gratitude,” Greater Good Science Center, May 2018. https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/GGSC-JTF_White_Paper-Gratitude-FINAL.pdf
11 Aliya Alimujiang, Ashley Wiensch, Jonathan Boss, et al., “Association between Life Purpose and Mortality among U.S. Adults Older Than 50 Years,” Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open 2 (May 2019).
12 Jane K. Ferguson, Eleanor W. Willemsen, and MayLynn V. Castaneto, “Centering Prayer as a Healing Response to Stress: A Psychological and Spiritual Practice,” Pastoral Psychology 59 (June 2009): 305–29.
13 Christopher G. Ellison, Matt Bradshaw, Kevin J. Flannelly, and Kathleen C. Galek, “Prayer, Attachment to God, and Symptoms of Anxiety-Related Disorders Among U.S. Adults,” Sociology of Religion 75 (February 2014): 208–33.
14 Cheryl J. Wakslak and Yaacov Trope, “Cognitive Consequences of Affirming the Self: The Relationship between Self-Affirmation and Object Construal,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 45 (July 2009): 927–32.
15 Christopher N. Cascio, Matthew Brook O’Donnel, Francis J. Tinney, et al., “Self-Affirmation Activates Brain Systems Associated with Self-Related Processing and Reward and Is Reinforced by Future Orientation,” Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 11 (April 2016): 621–29.
16 Lee Rowland and Oliver Scott Curry, “A Range of Kindness Activities Boost Happiness,” Journal of Social Psychology 159 (May 2018): 340–43.
Chapter 10: Ancient Therapies and Lifestyle
1. Paul F. Engelhardt, L. K. Daha, T. Zils, et al., “Acupuncture in the Treatment of Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction: First Results of a Prospective Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study,” International Journal of Impotence Research 15 (November 2003): 343–46.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Therapeutic Drug Use,” last reviewed January 19, 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Trends in Adults Receiving a Recommendation for Exercise of Other Physical Activity from a Physician or Other Health Professional,” NCHS Data Brief No. 86, February 2012. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db86.htm
4. Arthur Yin Fan and Sarah Faggert, “Distribution of Licen
sed Acupuncturists and Educational Institutions in the United States in Early 2015,” Journal of Integrative Medicine 16 (January 2018): 1–5.
5. Yan Zhang, Lixing Lao, Haiyan Chen, and Rodrigo Ceballos, “Acupuncture Use among American Adults: What Acupuncture Practitioners Can Learn from National Health Interview Survey 2007,” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (February 2012).
6. Klaus Linde, Gianni Allais, Benno Brinkhaus, et al., “Acupuncture for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine,” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016 (June 2016).
7. Yu-Jeong Cho, Yun-Kyung Song, Yun-Yeop Cha, et al., “Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Patient-Assessor Blind, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial,” Spine 38 (April 2013): 549–57.
8. Andrew J. Vickers, Angel M. Cronin, Alexandra C. Maschino, et al., “Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis,” Archives of Internal Medicine 172 (October 2012): 1444–53.
9. Andrew J. Vickers, Emily A. Vertosick, George Lewith, et al., “Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: Update of an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis,” Journal of Pain 19 (May 2018): 455–74.
10 Huijuan Cao, Xingfang Pan, Hua Li, and Jianping Liu, “Acupuncture for Treatment of Insomnia: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials,” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 15 (November 2009): 1171–86.
11 National Cancer Institute, “Acupuncture (PDQ)-Health Professional Version,” updated January 17, 2020. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/acupuncture-pdq#cit/section_2.6
12 Wei Li, Ping Yin, Lixing Lao, and Shifen Xu, “Effectiveness of Acupuncture Used for the Management of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” BioMed Research International 2019 (March 2019).
13 Huijuan Cao, Xun Li, and Jianping Liu, “An Updated Review of the Efficacy of Cupping Therapy,” PLOS One 7 (February 2012).
14 Maximilian Braum, Miriam Schwickert, Arya Nielsen, et al., “Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese ‘Gua Sha’ Therapy in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” Pain Medicine 12 (March 2011): 362–69.
15 Qing Ren, Xinyu Yu, Fujiu Liao, et al., “Effects of Gua Sha Therapy on Perimenopausal Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 31 (May 2018): 268–77.
16 Xiaolan Xie, Liqiong Lu, Xiaoping Zhou, et al., “Effect of Gua Sha Therapy on Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 35 (May 2019): 348–52.
17 Felix J. Saha, Gianna Brummer, Romy Lauche, et al., “Gua Sha Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 34 (February 2019): 64–69.
18 Erland Pettman, “A History of Manipulative Therapy,” Journal of Manipulative Therapy 15 (2007): 165–74.
19 Ibid.
20 Pamela M. Rist, Audrey Hernandez, Carolyn Bernstein, et al., “The Impact of Spinal Manipulation on Migraine Pain and Disability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Headache 59 (April 2019): 532–42.
21 Jessica J. Wong, Heather M. Shearer, Sivano Mior, et al., “Are Manual Therapies, Passive Physical Modalities or Acupuncture Effect for the Management of Patients with Whiplash-Associated Disorders or Neck Pain and Associated Disorders? An Update of the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders by the OPTIMa Collaboration,” Spine Journal 16 (December 2016): 1598–630.
22 Valter Santilli, Ettore Beghi, and Stefano Finucci, “Chiropractic Manipulation in the Treatment of Acute Back Pain and Sciatica with Disc Protrusion: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Active and Simulated Spinal Manipulations,” Spine Journal 6 (March–April 2006): 131–37.
23 Madhu Mia Iyer, Evangelia Skokos, and Denise Piombo, “Chiropractic Management Using Multimodal Therapies on Two Pediatric Patients with Constipation,” Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 16 (December 2017): 340–45.
24 N.H. Nielsen, G. Bronfort, T. Bendix, et al., “Chronic Asthma and Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” Clinical and Experimental Allergy 25 (January 1995): 80–88.
25 Denise M. Goodman, Alison E. Burke, Edward H. Livingston, “Low Back Pain,” JAMA Patient Page 309 (2013).
26 Hoon Chung, Tianong Dai, Sulbha K. Sharma, et al., “The Nuts and Bolts of Low-Level (Light) Therapy,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering 40 (February 2012): 516–33.
27 Javad T. Hashmi, Ying-Ying Huang, Bushra Z. Osmani, et al., “Role of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Neurorehabilitation,” PM&R: The Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation 2 (December 2010): S292–305.
28 NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, “Yoga: What You Need to Know,” updated May 2019. https://nccih.nih.gov/health/yoga/introduction.htm
29 NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, “Tai Chi and Qi Gong: In Depth,” updated October 2016. https://nccih.nih.gov/health/taichi/introduction.htm
30 Chao Suo, M. F. Singh, Nicola J. Gates, et al., “Therapeutically Relevant Structural and Functional Mechanisms Triggered by Physical and Cognitive Exercise,” Molecular Psychiatry 21 (November 2016): 1633–42.
31 Matthew P. Herring, Marni L. Jacob, Cynthia Suveg, et al., “Feasibility of Exercise Training for the Short-Term Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 81 (2011): 21–28.
32 Brett R. Gordon, Cillian P. McDowell, Mats Hallgren, et al., “Association of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training with Depressive Symptoms: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials,” JAMA Psychiatry 75 (June 2018) 566–76.
33 Bum Jin Park, Yuko Tsunetsugu, Tamami Kasetani, et al., “The Physiological Effects of Shinrin-Yoku (Taking in the Forest Atmosphere or Forest Bathing): Evidence from Field Experiments in 24 Forests across Japan,” Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 15 (January 2010): 18–26.
34 Paul K. Piff, Pia Dietze, Matthew Feinberg, et al., “Awe, the Small Self, and Prosocial Behavior,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 108 (2015): 883–99.
35 Ben Wigert and Sangeeta Agrawal, “Employee Burnout, Part 1: The 5 Main Causes,” Gallup, July 12, 2018. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/237059/employee-burnout-part-main-causes.aspx
36 Ibid.
37 Denise Albieri, Jodas Salvagioni, Francine Nesello Melanda, et al., “Physical, Psychological and Occupations Consequences of Job Burnout: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies,” PLOS One 12 (October 2017).
38 Benjamin Baird, Jonathon Smallwood, Michael D. Mrazek, et al., “Inspired by Distraction: Mind Wandering Facilitates Creative Incubation,” Psychological Science 23 (August 2012): 1117–22.
39 Nielsen Insights, “Time Flies: U.S. Adults Now Spend Nearly Half a Day Interacting with Media,” July 31, 2018. https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2018/time-flies-us-adults-now-spend-nearly-half-a-day-interacting-with-media/
40 American Psychological Association, “Stress in America: Coping with Change,” February 23, 2017. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2017/technology-social-media.pdf
41 Clare Anderson and Charlotte R. Platten, “Sleep Deprivation Lowers Inhibition and Enhances Impulsivity to Negative Stimuli,” Behavioural Brain Research 217 (March 2011): 463–66.
42 Gaetan Chevalier, Stephen T. Sinatra, James L. Oschman, and Richard M. Delany, “Earthing (Grounding) the Human Body Reduces Blood Viscosity: A Major Factor in Cardiovascular Disease,” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 19 (February 2013): 102–10.
43 Richard Brown, Gaetan Chevalier, and Michael Hill, “Grounding after Moderate Eccentric Contractions Reduces Muscle Damage,” Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine 6 (2015): 305–17.
44 Gaetan Chevalier, Sheila Patel, Lizabeth Weiss, et al., “The Effects of Grounding (Earthing) on Bodyworkers’ Pain and Overall Quality of Life: A Ran
domized Controlled Trial,” Explore (NY) 15 (May–June 2019): 181–90.
45 James L. Oschman, Gaetan Chevalier, and Richard Brown, “The Effects of Grounding (Earthing) on Inflammation, the Immune Response, Wound Healing, and Prevention and Treatment of Chronic and Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases,” Journal of Inflammation Research 8 (2015): 83–96.
46 Shan Shu and Hui Ma, “Restorative Effects of Classroom Soundscapes on Children’s Cognitive Performance,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,” 16 (January 2019): 293.
47 Cassandra D. Gould van Praag, Sarah N. Garfinkle, Oliver Sparasci, et al., “Mind-Wandering and Alterations to Default Mode Network Connectivity When Listening to Naturalistic Versus Artificial Sounds,” Scientific Reports 7 (March 2017).
Chapter 11: Understanding the Five Organ Systems of TCM
1. Eric S. Kim, Kaitlin A. Hagan, Francine Grodstein, et al., “Optimism and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study,” American Journal of Epidemiology 185 (January 2017): 21–29.
Chapter 12: Prescriptions for 70+ Conditions
1. Chao-xian Zhang, Yong-mei Qin, and Bao-rui Guo, “Clinical Study on the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux by Acupuncture,” Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 16 (August 2010): 298–303.
2. Inger M. Janssen, Sibylle Sturtz, Guido Skipka, et al., “Ginkgo Biloba in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review,” Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 160 (December 2010): 539–46.
3. Ruth E. Cooper, Emma Williams, Seth Seegobin, et al., “Cannabinoids in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomised-Controlled Trial,” European Neuropsychopharmacology 27 (August 2017): 795–808.
4. Dana Barchel, Orit Stolar, Tal D-Haan, et al., “Oral Cannabidiol Use in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Treat Related Symptoms and Comorbidities,” Frontiers in Pharmacology 9 (January 2019).
5. Noriko Kodama, Kiyoshi Komuta, and Hiroaki Nanba, “Can Maitake MD-Fraction Aid Cancer Patients?” Alternative Medicine Review 7 (June 2002): 236–39.