A system-level mechanistic investigation of traditional Chinese medicine, Yinlai Decoction, for related diseases

Traditional Chinese Medicine for cancer-related symptoms.

OBJECTIVE To familiarize oncology nurses about the theory and research related to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for management of cancer-related symptoms. DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed journal articles, TCM texts, professional experience. CONCLUSION The increasing integration of TCM into mainstream medicine mandates that oncology professionals be familiar with the benefits as well as risk...

A System-Level Investigation into the Mechanisms of Chinese Traditional Medicine: Compound Danshen Formula for Cardiovascular Disease Treatment

Compound Danshen Formula (CDF) is a widely used Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which has been extensively applied in clinical treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, the underlying mechanism of clinical administrating CDF on CVDs is not clear. In this study, the pharmacological effect of CDF on CVDs was analyzed at a systemic point of view. A systems-pharmacological model base...

General introduction Traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of liver diseases

Molecular Imaging in Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Neurological Diseases

With the speeding tendency of aging society, human neurological disorders have posed an ever increasing threat to public health care. Human neurological diseases include ischemic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury, which are induced by impairment or specific degeneration of different types of neurons in central nervous system. Currently, there are no ...

Complementary Therapy with Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Atherosclerosis-Related Diseases

Atherosclerosis-related diseases are the leading cause of morbidity or mortality in the world. They result in serious outcomes such as sudden cardiac death, unstable angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, or intermittent claudication due to vessel obliteration or plaque rupture with subsequent thrombosis. There are some limita‐ tions with standard treatments such as antiplatelet ...