Herbal, Bio-nutrient and Drug Titration According to Disease Stages in Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine

Dr. Anika Niambi Al-Shura is originally from Louisville, Ky, USA. She has one son, one grandson and resides in Kentucky and Florida, USA. She enjoys cultivating medicinal plants and formulating medicinal herb recipes, soap making, fine art, travelling internationally to meet people for learning new cultures and ways of living, mountain hiking and relaxing on the beach near the ocean. Dr. Al-Shura has 14 continuous years of formal education involving Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinical practice, advanced medical study, research and education between the United States, Italy and China. In 2004, her master’s degree in Oriental Medicine was earned from East West College of Natural Medicine in Florida, USA. In mainland China between 2004 and 2014, she earned hospital study, advanced scholar and specialty certificates in Chinese medicine, internal medicine and surgery and cardiology from several university affiliated hospitals. Those hospitals include Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital and Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her subspecialty training in TCM is in interventional cardiology involving the catherization lab. Dr. Al-Shura earned her PhD in medical education in 2014 through the University Ambrosiana program. Her dissertation on Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine (ICCM) became her first textbook entitled, “Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine: A Personalized Medicine Perspective”. This book was one of 7 textbooks written to introduce the concepts of ICCM. All were published and released together through Elsevier Academic Press in 2014. Those textbooks are utilized for the level 1 program studies in ICCM with continuing medical education (CME) courses. Eight additional textbooks were written on the establishment and development of intermediate ICCM theories and practices. Those textbooks are utilized for the level 2 program CME studies in ICCM. Those 8 textbooks are part of the Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine series and were published and released together through Elsevier Academic Press in 2019. Dr. Al-Shura is currently a faculty member at Everglades University in Florida, where she teaches medical and healthcare course in the Bachelors of Alternative Medicine program. She also has Niambi Wellness Institute, based in Florida and Kentucky, where Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine research and work continues. It includes a natural pharmacy lab and a continuing medical education (CME) program. The natural pharmacy researches, formulates, manufactures and distributes various patented and original formulations using TCM herbs. The CME program includes TCM cardiology courses which grant credits towards NCCAOM, state medical board and state TCM board license renewals in the United States.

• 1. Traditional Chinese Medicine2. Nutritional Supplements3. Pharmaceutical DrugsSection I Anti-hypertensives4. Recovery and Prevention Stage5. The Acute to Chronic Stages6. The Chronic StagesSection II Antiarrhythmics7. The Acute to Chronic Stages8. The Chronic StagesSection III Antithrombotic9. Recovery and Prevention Stage10. The Acute to Chronic Stages11. The Chronic StagesSection IV Antibiotics13. Recovery and Prevention Stage14. The Chronic StagesSection V Anti-atherosclerotics15. Recovery and Prevention Stage16. The Acute to Chronic Stages17. The Chronic StagesSection VI Antiglycemics18. Recovery and Prevention Stage19. The Acute to Chronic Stages20. The Chronic Stages temporary for therapeutic purposes and are used with permanent herbal formulasSection VII ACE inhibitors21. The Chronic StagesSection VIII Beta blockers22. The Acute to Chronic Stages23. The Chronic StagesSection IX Calcium antagonists24. The Acute to Chronic Stages25. The Chronic StagesSection X Diuretics26. Recovery and Prevention Stage27. The Acute to Chronic Stages28. The Chronic StagesSection XI Nitrates29. The Chronic Stages30. Recovery and Prevention StageSection XII Lipid modifiers31. Recovery and Prevention Stage32. The Acute to Chronic Stages33. The Chronic StagesSection XIII Positive inotropes34. Recovery and Prevention Stages35. The Acute to Chronic Stages36. The Chronic StagesSection XIV Vasodilators37. Recovery and Prevention Stage38. The Acute to Chronic Stages39. The Chronic Stages