Recent progress of traditional chinese medicine and herbal medicine for the treatment and prevention of cancer

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Han
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Prevention Of Cancer

Traditional Medicinal Systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Aashaq Hussain Bhat ◽  
Shahla Nigar
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Blood Purification ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Korean Medicine

Medicinal plants are a great source of medicine for treating various human ailments. Traditional use of herbal medicine, which was developed within an ethnic group before the development and spread of modern science, is the very basis and an integral part of various cultures. Different medicinal systems throughout the globe are still operational and use natural herbs for treating diseases. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurveda, Kampo, Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), and Unani are some commonly found traditional medicinal systems in use today. They are used directly, or their secondary metabolites are used as anti-bacterial, antifungal, immunomodulators, anti-hair fall, and multiple other purposes. However, their blood purification properties prevent blood from toxicity. Hundreds of medicinal plants are used in Ayurveda for blood purification, particularly plants which are astringent or bitter (pungent or sharp tastes). In addition, medicinal herbs do not have side effects.

scholarly journals Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbal Products for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Yang Xin Zi Xu ◽  
Shengyan Xi ◽  
Xiaoyan Qian
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Symptom Relief ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Health Maintenance

Gestational diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder during pregnancy with health consequences for both lives during and after pregnancy. Studies found that many pregnant women turn to complementary and alternative medicine for health maintenance or symptom relief, such as herbal medicine and acupuncture from traditional Chinese medicine. With the growing popularity of traditional Chinese medicine, we conducted a systemic search in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases on research studies that investigated traditional Chinese medicine during pregnancy. The resultant hits were further searched in relation to all diabetes mellitus. In total, we found three major herbal medicine/herbal products that were associated with glycemic control in gestational diabetes, including Zuo Gui Wan, red raspberry leaves, and Orthosiphon stamineus. We further reviewed them and their relatives in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus and found more evidence of metabolic benefits. None of the herbal medicine and products examined reported toxicity in the experimental models. Overall, treatments of gestational diabetes by western or alternative interventions are grossly understudied. It is critical to have a standardized protocol when evaluating efficacy of herbal medicine and produce quality results for women and their health-care providers to make informed treatment decisions.

Acupuncture plus Herbal Medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (07) ◽  
pp. 1327-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simin Zhou ◽  
Lanlan Dong ◽  
Yuan He ◽  
Hong Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Chinese Herbal Medicine ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
World Population ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Significant Difference

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with the unprecedented aging tendency in our world population and has become a significant health issue. The use of Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat AD has been increasing in recent years. The objective of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of combining acupuncture with herbal medicine to treat AD. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture plus herbals versus treatment with western drugs for AD were retrieved from 11 databases. The data were extracted by two authors; dichotomous data were expressed as odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), while continuous data were calculated by mean differences (MDs) with 95% CIs. Although the combined analysis of the score of Activity of Daily Life (ADL) scale MD was [Formula: see text]3.59 (95% CI [Formula: see text]7.18–0.01, [Formula: see text]), which indicates there was no statistically significant difference between the two treatments at reducing the ADL scale score, the pooled results of 12 trials indicated that acupuncture plus Chinese herbal medicine was better than western drugs at improving the effectiveness rate (OR 2.24, 95% CI 1.40–3.56), the combined evidence of 11 articles showed that acupuncture plus Chinese herbal medicine was more effective than western drugs at improving the scores for the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scale (2.10, 95% CI 0.69–3.51, [Formula: see text]) and the traditional Chinese medicine symptom (MD 5.07, 95% CI 3.90–6.25, [Formula: see text]). From the current research results, acupuncture plus herbal medicine may have advantages over western drugs for treating AD. Nevertheless, well-designed RCTs with a larger sample size are required in the future.

scholarly journals Traditional Chinese Medicine for Refractory Nephrotic Syndrome: Strategies and Promising Treatments

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Qin Wang ◽  
Lan Wang ◽  
Yuan-Chao Tu ◽  
Yuan Clare Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Nephrotic Syndrome ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Immunosuppressive Agents ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Serious Adverse Events ◽  
Refractory Nephrotic Syndrome

Refractory nephrotic syndrome (RNS) is an immune-related kidney disease with poor clinical outcomes. Standard treatments include corticosteroids as the initial therapy and other immunosuppressants as second-line options. A substantial proportion of patients with RNS are resistant to or dependent on immunosuppressive drugs and often experience unremitting edema and proteinuria, cycles of remission and relapse, and/or serious adverse events due to long-term immunosuppression. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of treating complicated kidney diseases and holds great potential for providing effective treatments for RNS. This review describes the Chinese medical theories relating to the pathogenesis of RNS and discusses the strategies and treatment options using Chinese herbal medicine. Available preclinical and clinical evidence strongly supports the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine for improving the outcome of RNS. Herbal medicine such as Astragalus membranaceus, Stephania tetrandra S. Moore, and Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F can serve as the alternative therapy when patients fail to respond to immunosuppression or as the complementary therapy to improve therapeutic efficacy and reduce side effects of immunosuppressive agents. Wuzhi capsules (Schisandra sphenanthera extract) with tacrolimus and tetrandrine with corticosteroids are two herb-drug combinations that have shown great promise and warrant further studies.

scholarly journals Nature as a Treasure Trove for Anti-COVID-19: Luteolin and Naringenin from Indonesian Traditional Herbal Medicine Reveal Potential SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors Insight from in Silico Studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyu Prasetyo ◽  
Triana Kusumaningsih ◽  
Maulidan Firdaus
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Dft Studies ◽  
Traditional Herbal Medicine ◽  
In Silico Studies ◽  
Bioactive Phytochemicals

<div>Since the worldwide is currently facing the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no drugs or vaccines have been approved</div><div>for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Therefore, there is an urgent need for in-depth research on emerging</div><div>human infectious coronaviruses. As part of our endeavour in combating this COVID-19 pandemic, in this paper, we</div><div>report on the discovery of an active antiviral small-molecule from Indonesian traditional herbal medicine used in Jamu</div><div>to inhibit 3CLpro of SARS-CoV-2 using in-silico approaches. As one of the mega biodiversity countries, Indonesia has</div><div>more than 1,180 species that can be prospected for medicine plants. Jamu, the Indonesian traditional herbal medicine,</div><div>is supposed to have similar potentials as those of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, due to the lack of</div><div>scientific proof, Jamu is not recognised in the Guideline of COVID-19 Patients, particularly in Indonesia. Thus, in</div><div>this study, we performed virtual docking screening along with pharmacokinetic and DFT studies of selected 49</div><div>bioactive phytochemicals from several medicinal plants used in Jamu against the 3CLpro enzyme of SARS-CoV-2.</div><div>From the result, it was noted that from a set of 49 phytochemicals of medicinal plants used in Jamu, 2 phytochemicals,</div><div>i.e., Luteolin and Naringenin were identified as potential druggable inhibitors candidates of 3CLpro of SARS CoV-2.</div>

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