Herb Central, acupuncturetoday.com's online database of herbal remedies and related items, has undergone a recent expansion. In the last month, listings for 10 new herbs (aloe, anemarrhena, arnica, boneset, bottle brush, burdock, dandelion, polyporus, pueraria and trichonsanthes) have been added, as well as descriptions for more than 40 popular vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements. The font style and size for Herb Central's listings have also been edited to make for easier viewing.
More than 100 herbal remedies and supplements are currently described in detail on Herb Central, with plans to increase that number to 200 by the end of the year. For more information, visit www.acupuncturetoday.com/herbcentral.
Governor Gavin Newsom has retracted the proposed budget cuts to the Medi-Cal acupuncture program for low-income Californians for the 2024-2025 budget year. This decision marks a significant victory for health care providers and advocates who have long championed acupuncture as a vital component of comprehensive medical care.
There’s no doubt that many of your patients visit your practice because they are in pain. And there’s certainly no doubt that curcumin from turmeric (Curcuma longa) can be incredibly effective in stopping that pain, whether due to chronic conditions like arthritis or acute pain from intensive workouts. But your patients may also benefit from curcumin for other reasons.
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Fair and appropriate wages in health care are typically based on economic evaluations. A simple literature review illuminates that acupuncture is missing economic evaluations; which implies you are either underpaid or overpaid. The complexity of services provided by most American acupuncturists, which they are trained and certified to provide, must be reimbursed fairly.
