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Dan Wen's article published on HerbalGram. 2007;73:34-43 (American Botanical Council): Sho-saiko-to, A Clinically Documented Herbal Preperation for Treating Chronic Liver Disease

Chronic liver disease is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States. Traditional Kampo medicine in Japan is a scientific and highly regulated, prescription-filled system based on the tenets of traditional Chinese medicine. One of the best known herbal medicines for liver support in Japan is called Sho-saiko-to (SST). The herbal formula is also called Minor Bupleurum Formula or Xiao Chai Hu Tang in Chinese. This seven-herb ancient formulation has anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, and chemopreventive properties that both pre-clinical and clinical research suggest are effective for various forms of liver diseases, including chronic hepatitis. Download the PDF document

Professor Boxiang Wang, China's leading liver disease expert to co-present with Dan Wen on Treating Chronic Liver Disease with TCM at the Building Bridges of Integration Conference, New Jersey, Oct 6-8, 2006

A co-lectured seminar by Prof. Boxiang Wang and Dr. Dan Wen on the treatment of liver diseases will highlight the Building Bridges of Integration Conference on Oct 6 in East Rutherford NJ. Prof. Wang is the leading expert in integrative treatment of hepatitis in China with over 50 years of experience. Dr. Dan Wen was the first graduate student under Prof. Wang at the Liver Institute of Hubei College of TCM in the mid-80's. This mentor-student joint presentation represents two generations' perspectives on TCM treatment of chronic liver diseases. More...

Acupuncture Today Publishes Dr. Dan Wen's Article about the Second International Science and Technology Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chengdu China:

The Drum of Chinese Medicine's Modernization Beats Loudly: A Summary of the Second International Science and Technology Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine

November 2005. Modernizing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), sustainable growth and the utilization of herbal resources, and studying the efficacies and safety of TCM therapies were some of the hottest topics discussed at the Second International Science and Technology Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine, held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, from Sep. 25-27, 2005. The three-day conference (information about which can be accessed at www.icetcm.com) displayed the latest science and technology in traditional Chinese medicine, industrial prospects and international cooperation.... Read the Acupuncture Today publication

SOFTGEL TECHNOLOGY ARRIVES: Honso USA, Inc. Partners with Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., to Launch New traditional Chinese medicine Softgel Products

February 28th 2005. Phoenix Arizona. Honso USA, Inc. has reached an agreement early this year with China-based Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to become the exclusive distributor in North America for its TCM softgel products. Over the past year, Honso has been sourcing other high quality herbal products to bring into the US to expand its existing Kampo herbal products manufactured in Japan. Now, four TCM herbal formulas in softgel are available for professional usage. More...

Acupuncture Today, the leading magazine for acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioners, published an interview with Dr. Dan Wen of Honso USA on issue of ephedra ban by FDA

Measuring the Effects of the Ephedra Ban Acupuncture Today Interviews Dr. Dan Wen

"Few people know about the consequences of the Food and Drug Administration's recent ban on ephedra better than Dan Wen, the president of Honso USA, a well-known pharmaceutical company. Since 2000, Honso has imported herbal formulas from Japan for distribution and sale throughout the United States. While Honso continues to distribute more than two dozen different herbal formulas to acupuncturists and other health care providers, the ephedra ban, which went into effect April 12, has forced the company to stop selling numerous products that contain ephedra altogether - a situation faced by hundreds of herbal suppliers and manufacturers across the country.  More...

Honso Sho-saiko-to (H09) is well received at the Digestive Disease Week 2004 in New Orleans

May 17, 2004. Honso Sho-saiko-to (H09), has been well received by the attendees at the Digestive Disease Week. Sho-saiko-to or 'Xiao Chai Hu Tang' is a classic Chinese botanical formulation widely known by its Japanese name. Traditionally, it is used to treat fever, malaria, gastrointestinal disorders and chronic liver diseases. A prescription form has been used extensively in Japan, predominantly for hepatitis. Clinical phase II trial is underway in New York to study its efficacy on hepatitis C.

Honso Professional Kampo Products Entered into Canadian Market

March 1 2004, Phoenix. Honso is starting marketing and distributing its professional granule product line in Canada through Ecotrend Ecologics, a Vancouver based distributing company. Under the exclusive distributing agreement between Honso USA and Ecotrend, all Honso's professional products are distributed through Ecotrend's home office in Vancouver and the East Office in Toronto. Both companies agreed to aggressively promote the products by means of advertising, exhibition, and seminaring. For further information contact Ecotrend at 877-876-8446 or 604-876-8446. The picture shows Mr. John Harrison, the president of Ecotrend and Dr. Dan Wen of Honso USA during their meeting at Honso Phoenix office..

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