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COVID-19 Pandemic and Traditional Chinese Medicines
Published in Hanadi Talal Ahmedah, Muhammad Riaz, Sagheer Ahmed, Marius Alexandru Moga, The Covid-19 Pandemic, 2023
Roheena Abdullah, Ayesha Toor, Hina Qaiser, Afshan Kaleem, Mehwish Iqtedar, Tehreema Iftikhar, Muhammad Riaz, Dou Deqiang
The first non-philosophical scripture, written by Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor), contained the usage of herbs. Huang Di’s “Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classics” consisted of two parts; The Spiritual Pivot and The Book of Plain Questions. The book contained usage of TCM involved in various cases. The anatomy and physiology of body was also included [9].
The canonicity of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic
Published in Vivienne Lo, Michael Stanley-Baker, Dolly Yang, Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine, 2022
Chinese medicine today is frequently said to rest on the foundation of a group of texts known as the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic (Huangdi neijing 黃帝內經, hereafter the Inner Classic, Neijing 內經). This point of view is found in medical texts as far back as the Song (960–1279) and is even cited in modern scholarly discussions of Chinese medicine as well. But is it accurate?
The Tree of Nosology in Tibetan medicine
Published in Ulrike Steinert, Systems of Classification in Premodern Medical Cultures, 2020
Yang Ga’s summary of the historical discussion on the foreign physicians in the classical Tibetan sources sheds light on the way the information was acquired: ‘The Indian physician Bhwa ra Dhwa dza (Bharadvāja), the Chinese physician Hen wen hang de (Xuanyuan huangdi), and the Stag gzig or Khrom Physician Ga le nos were invited into Tibet’ (Yang Ga 2010: 38). It is still under discussion where to exactly locate Stag-gzig or Khrom. Generally speaking, Stag-gzig is associated with Persian areas and Khrom with areas formerly belonging to the eastern Roman empire (Yoeli-Tlalim 2010: 195–7). It should be noted that Xuanyuan huangdi is the same figure as the most prominent role in the Huangdi neijing, namely the Yellow Emperor. Bharadvāja is one of the Vedic sages mentioned in the Ṛgveda and famous for his medical knowledge. Although there might have been physicians at court representing these medical traditions, the names must have been chosen symbolically to represent major medical traditions.
PI3K/AKT/SERBP-1 pathway regulates Alisma orientalis beverage treatment of atherosclerosis in APOE−/− high-fat diet mice
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2023
Ruiyi Liu, Yan Sun, Dong Di, Xiyuan Zhang, Boran Zhu, Haoxin Wu
Hypercholesterolemia is recognized as the main factor leading to AS; reducing blood cholesterol levels is an important way to prevent the development of AS (Francis 2010). Various studies suggested that lipid metabolism mechanisms play a key role in the pathophysiology of AS and that elevated LDL cholesterol leads to AS independent of inflammation, whereas residual cholesterol can drive the inflammatory component of AS (Geovanini and Libby 2018). However, this evidence was not capable of solving the root cause of treating AS. Alisma orientalis beverage (AOB) was first recorded in ‘Huangdi Neijing’, an ancient Chinese medical book, consisted of three herbs including Alismatis rhizoma (Sam.) Juzep. (Alismataceae) (Zexie), Atractylodis macrocephalae rhizoma Koidz. (Asteraceae) (Baizhu), and Pyrolae calliantha H. Andres (Pyrolaceae) (Luxiancao) based on the Chinese Pharmacopeia (2020 Edition). A previous study found that AOB can effectively inhibit the progression of atherosclerosis and improvement of blood lipid levels, and its mechanism of mitigating atherosclerosis may be related to gut microbiota and its metabolite (Zhu, Zhai, et al. 2020). However, how AOB influenced blood lipid levels was not identified. Due to the complex components of this formula, it is difficult to explore multiple targets in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation. Therefore, the underlying mechanism of AOB’s therapeutic actions have not been fully elucidated.
Effect of Bushen Huoxue recipe on women with thin endometrial ovulation disorder and a rat model of thin endometrium resulted from kidney deficiency-related blood stasis
Published in Gynecological Endocrinology, 2021
Xiao-Dan Yin, Xiao-Ou Xue, Jing-Shang Wang, Wei Yang, Jun-Qin He
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an attractive resource of new therapeutic agents. Based on the theory put forth by Huangdi Neijing, kidney is an important organ that stores essence and regulates fertility [9]. Kidney promotes the circulation and nourishes different organs. Kidney deficiency can result in blood stasis, impairing the normal function of endometrium, and so affecting the fertility of women. Herbal recipe that can promote the functionality of kidney (i.e. Bushen) and enhance blood circulation (i.e. Huoxue) is therefore believed to nourish the maintenance of healthy endometrium. In this context, the present study was aimed to examine the effect of Bushen Huoxue recipe (BHR) on endometrial receptivity and pregnancy rate in women with thin endometrial ovulation disorder. The mechanism of action of BHR was also examined in a rat model of kidney deficiency-related blood stasis by evaluating the histological morphology, thickness of endometrium, and endometrial gland and blood vessel. The study would provide new insights into the management of women with low receptivity due to thin endometrium.
Erzhi pills ameliorate cognitive dysfunction and alter proteomic hippocampus profiles induced by d -galactose and Aβ1–
40 injection in ovariectomized Alzheimer’s disease model rats
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2021
Yongyan Xie, Bo Yan, Min Hou, Maofu Zhou, Chao Liu, Mengsheng Sun, Kun He, Cong Fang, Yaohui Chen, Liping Huang
According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, the occurrence of AD is believed to be closely related to kidney deficiency. In the Huang Di Nei Jing, the earliest Chinese medical text that is considered the fundamental doctrine for Chinese medicine, it is reported that the kidney is responsible for the function of the brain. If the ‘essence’ of the kidney is fully replenished, then the brain is sufficiently nourished and shows strong memory and good understanding capacity. In contrast, if there is insufficient ‘essence’ in the kidney, the brain will not be sufficiently nourished, which will lead to poor memory and low comprehension abilities. Another classic Chinese medicine book, the Yi Xue Xin Wu, written by Cheng Guopeng of the Qing Dynasty in 1732, put forward the theory that ‘the kidney is responsible for wisdom; therefore, kidney deficiency causes lack of wisdom’. Some clinical studies have indeed shown that the TCM syndrome of AD mainly manifests as kidney deficiency (Hao and Xiao 2014).