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Scientists Find Herbal Medicine Enhances Memory Function in Alzheimer’s

Scientists Find Herbal Medicine Enhances Memory Function in Alzheimer’s

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of scientists from Kyung Hee University’s College of Korean Medicine revealed Wednesday that it had found ingredients in herbal medicine to be helpful in preventing memory failure, as well as boosting memory functions. Prior to the team’s clinical trials on lab mice using herbal medicine, some 200 [...]

Medical Community Questions Credibility of Oriental Medicine after 27-Month-Old Suffers Complete Hair Loss

Medical Community Questions Credibility of Oriental Medicine after 27-Month-Old Suffers Complete Hair Loss

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s continued use of oriental medicine has been a controversial subject for quite some time, particularly with certain western, or modern, medical science communities discrediting their traditional medical counterparts over the reliability of their treatments.  The debate became heated again after a 27-month-old suffered complete hair loss, including eyebrows, supposedly [...]

Daegu Yangnyeongsi Herbal Medicine Festival

Daegu Yangnyeongsi Herbal Medicine Festival

DAEGU, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Daegu’s Yangnyeongsi (herbal medicine market) celebrated its 358th birthday with the ‘2016 Daegu Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Culture Festival’ from May 4 to 8. Herbal medicine still plays a big role in Korea despite prevalent Western medical practices. There are several Yangnyeonsi across Korea. The one in Seoul is considered the most [...]