Background: Coronary heart disease angina pectoris is a clinical syndrome in which episodic chest pain or chest discomfort is the main manifestation of temporary ischemia and hypoxia of the myocardium due to coronary atherosclerosis and coronary artery functional changes (spasm). A large amount of clinical evidence confirms that acupuncture combined with …
Read More »Chinese herbal remedy as good as methotrexate for treating rheumatoid arthritis
A traditional Chinese herbal remedy used to relieve joint pain and inflammation works as well as methotrexate, a standard drug treatment that is frequently prescribed to control the symptoms of active rheumatoid arthritis, reveals research. Furthermore, combining the herbal remedy with methotrexate — the disease modifying drug (DMARD) most commonly …
Read More »The Chinese herbal formula Yi Jing Tang improves sperm quality
Objective: To explore the mechanism of Yi Jing Tang improving sperm quality in oligozoospermia patients. Methods: Mouse Leydig cells were divided into five groups: normal control, acrolein-induced oxidative stress (ACR) model control, and low-, medium- and high-dose YJP. The ACR model was established in the latter four groups with 100 μmol/L acrolein, …
Read More »The Chinese herbal medicine Qingwenjiere can prevent infection from human coronavirus strains
Background: Qingwenjiere mixture is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been shown to have remarkable clinical efficacy against COVID-19. However, little is known about the antiviral and anti-inflammatory activities of Qingwenjiere mixture against a wider range of human coronavirus strains. Purpose: The study aims to investigate the antiviral and anti-inflammatory activities …
Read More »Traditional Chinese medicine is effective in the treatment of arrhythmia
Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of arrhythmia. Methods: The researchers searched CNKI, VIP, WF, PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library with the set-up themes as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of arrhythmia. This …
Read More »Traditional Chinese medicine knowledge service platform
This platform covers products of journals, theses, proceedings, newspapers, yearbooks, patents, standards, achievements, books, ancient books, monographic serials, and featured journals. Online publishing platform for achievements of CNKI projectThe most comprehensive gateway of knowledge of ChinaOver 1,600 institutional customers overseas in 53 countries and regions, 25,000 institutional customers from a …
Read More »Traditional Chinese medicine improves recovery from gout
Objective: To evaluate the curative effect of integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine on gout, and to investigate the therapy timing and exact treatment options of integrated medicine. Methods: Totally 860 patients were enrolled, including 460 patients with intermittent gout, 200 patients with active Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome (TCM syndrome score …
Read More »The Chinese herb Suan Zao Ren aids sleep in Parkinson’s Disease
This study is aimed at exploring the possible mechanism of action of the Suan Zao Ren decoction in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with sleep disorder based on network pharmacology and molecular docking. Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP) was used to screen the bioactive components and targets of SZRD, …
Read More »The Chinese herb Yu Mi Xu regulates insulin and aids diabetes
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Corn silk is composed of the style and stigma of Zea maysL. Its medical value was first reported in “Southern Yunnan Materia Medica” in the Ming Dynasty. It was considered to be a heat-clearing and diuretic drug. In “Zhejiang Folk Herbal Medicine,” the following has been reported: “Corn silk …
Read More »The Chinese herb Chuan Xiong works against brain metastasis of lung cancer
Objective: To explore the molecular mechanism mediating the inhibitory effect of Chuanxiong Rhizoma against brain metastasis of lung cancer using network pharmacology methods and molecular docking. Methods: The chemical components of Chuanxiong Rhizoma and their targets were obtained through the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology (TCMSP) database. The relevant targets for brain metastasis of lung cancer …
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