Thyroid disease is defined as a condition of malfunction of thyroid.
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is over active
and produces too much thyroid hormones. Hypothyroidism is a condition
in which the thyroid gland is under active and produces very little
thyroid hormones. Thyroid cancer is defined as condition in which the
cells in the thyroid gland have become cancerous.
Silent thyroiditis
Silent thyroiditis is the inflammation of the thyroid gland. Patients
with silent thyroiditis are experience back and forth between
hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. The disease classically present with
a triphasic course: a brief period of thyrotoxicosis due to release of
preformed thyroid hormone that lasts for 1 to 3 months, followed by a
more prolonged hypothyroid phase lasting up to 6 months, and eventual
return to a euthyroid state. However, the types and degree of thyroid
dysfunction are variable in these disorders, and individual patients may
present with mild or more severe cases of thyrotoxicosis alone,
hypothyroidism alone, or both types of thyroid dysfunction(a).
F. Treatments
F.2. In traditional Chinese medicine perspective
The below TCM herbal medicine has been proven to be effective in treating inflammatory diseases
1. Deer antler
Deer antler base (Cervus, Lu Jiao Pan) has been recorded in the Chinese
medical classics Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing 2000 years ago and is believed
to nourish the Yin, tonify the kidney, invigorate the spleen, strengthen
bones and muscles, and promote blood flow. In China, deer antler base
has been extensively used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat
a variety of diseases including mammary hyperplasia, mastitis, uterine
fibroids, malignant sores and children’s mumps. According to the study
by the Dalian University of Technology, both in vitro and in vivo
pharmacological studies have demonstrated that deer antler base possess
immunomodulatory, anti-cancer, anti-fatigue, anti-osteoporosis,
anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-stress,
anti-oxidant, hypoglycemic, hematopoietic modulatory activities and the
therapeutic effect on mammary hyperplasia(51).
2. Brown seaweed Sargassum
According to the study by the Southern Cross University, the therapeutic
effects of Sargassum spp. are scientifically plausible and may be
explained partially by key in vivo and in vitro pharmacological
activities of Sargassum, such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory,
antibacterial and antiviral activities(52).
3. Callicarpa L. (Verbenaceae)
According to the study by the Second Military Medical University, a
variety of ethnomedical use of Callicarpa has been recorded in many
ancient Chinese books. Phytochemical investigation of this genus has
resulted in identification of more than 200 chemical constituents, among
which diterpenes, triterpenoids and flavonoids are the predominant
groups. The isolates and crude extract have exhibited a wide spectrum of
in vitro and in vivo pharmacological effects involving
anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, neuroprotective, anti-amnesic,
antitubercular, antioxidant, antimicrobial and analgesic activities.
Preparations containing Callicarpa species exerted good efficacy on
clinical applications of gynecological inflammation, internal and
external hemorrhage as well as acne vulgaris and chronic pharyngitis,
etc(53).
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(51) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23246455
(52) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=inflammatory+thyroiditis+treatment+in+TCM&cmd=DetailsSearch
(53) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23313870
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