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Coptidis Rhizoma- Cinnamomi Cortex is a classic couplet medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which has the function of communicating heart and kidney, and has been widely used in clinic. At present, the chemical composition of Coptidis Rhizoma- Cinnamomi Cortex before and after compatibility, in terms of nature, quality and in vivo processes to carry out research. The drug pair has sedative hypnotic, hypoglycemic, antidepressant, antiarrhythmic and other pharmacological effects, involving regulation of neurotransmitters, regulation of inflammatory cytokines, antioxidant, regulation of intestinal flora and other mechanisms. The existing research is still insufficient, such as the study on the changes of material basis after the compatibility of Coptidis Rhizoma- Cinnamomi Cortex, as well as the pharmacological effects of cardiovascular system, lipid metabolism and perimenopausal syndrome. The best compatibility ratio of Coptidis Rhizoma- Cinnamomi Cortex in sedation, hypnosis, hypoglycemic and antidepressant needs further analysis.
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Paeoniae Radix Rubra has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, dissipating blood stasis and pain relieving (in terms of Chinese medicine). Paeoniae Radix Rubra and its active ingredients have significant pharmacological effects in anti-tumor，protecting liver, nerve and heart. By reviewing the relevant literatures published in recent years, we found that the studies on Paeoniae Radix Rubra are mainly focused in the mechanism of action, drug development and clinical application. In this review, we summarize the research results of the pharmacological effects of Paeoniae Radix Rubra and its active ingredients in order to provide the reference for the future research and clinical application of Paeoniae Radix Rubra.
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Introduction@#To collate the pharmacological literature of safflower and lay a foundation for its later development. @*Methods@#Collect and sort out the literature of modern periodicals, and the study the pharmacology of Safflower in academic websites.@*Conclusion@#The pharmacological study and clinical medication of Mongolian medicine Safflower were studied in this paper. Safflower is one of the clinical medicines of Mongolian medicine, which is often used to treat liver diseases and is known as "the best of the liver". It has the functions of blocking blood vessels, irregular menstruation, clearing liver heat, nourishing, relieving pain and detumescence. Through collecting and sorting out the pharmacological studies of Safflower in modern periodicals and academic websites, we conclude that safflower can protect liver, expand blood vessels, anticoagulation, ischemic injury, lowering blood lipids, stimulating uterus, analgesic and sedative effects on nervous system, nourishing, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation, anti-cancer and anti-aging.
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This article summarized the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine treatment for lung cancer in recent years. Related literatures were from the immune regulation, inhibiting growth and metastasis of lung cancer cells and promoting apoptosis and reversing drug resistance. Review showed that traditional Chinese integrated with western medicine for lung cancer has gradually become the consensus of clinical practioners.
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Objective to evaluate the sedative-hypnotic effect of agarwood different extracts produced by whole-tree agar- wood-inducing technique (Agar-Wit agarwood) to make scientific basis for the Agar-Wit agarwood exploration and usage in clinic. Method Collaborative pentobarbital sodium hypnosis experiment was employed to assess the index of fell asleep rate, sleep latency time and sleep time. And locomotor activity assay was used to test the index of moved distance, travel time and average velocity. Then a functional comparison was made between Agar-Wit agarwood and commereial agarwood. Result The Agar-Wit agarwood ethanol extract and essential oil could significantly increase sleep rate and prolong sleep time. At the same time, essential oil could also decrease sleep latency time significantly. Additionally, both ethanol extract and oil significantly decreased the mice locomotor activity, including reduced total distance, movement, move time and average velocity. However, the water extract did not have significant effect. Conclusion The Agar-Wit agarwood ethanol extract and oil have significant effect on sedation in mice, whose function is similar to, or even better than that of the commerical agarwood.
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Objective To evaluate the sedative-hypnotic effect of agarwood different extracts produced by whole-tree agar?wood-inducing technique(Agar-Wit agarwood)to make scientific basis for the Agar-Wit agarwood exploration and usage in clinic. Method Collaborative pentobarbital sodium hypnosis experiment was employed to assess the index of fell asleep rate ,sleep latency time and sleep time. And locomotor activity assay was used to test the index of moved distance,travel time and average velocity. Then a functional comparison was made between Agar-Wit agarwood and commereial agarwood. Result The Agar-Wit agarwood ethanol ex?tract and essential oil could significantly increase sleep rate and prolong sleep time. At the same time ,essential oil could also decrease sleep latency time significantly. Additionally,both ethanol extract and oil significantly decreased the mice locomotor activity,includ?ing reduced total distance,movement,move time and average velocity. However,the water extract did not have significant effect. Conclusion The Agar-Wit agarwood ethanol extract and oil have significant effect on sedation in mice,whose function is similar to,or even better than that of the commerical agarwood.
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Objective To discuss Zedoray Rhizome on the correlation between its traditional Chinese herbal nature(Property and Flavor,Cannel Tropism,Efficacy and so on)and its pharmacologic actions.Methods By searching for and summarizing the literatures on the nature and pharmacologic actions of Zedoray Rhizome recorded in CNKI,CBM,Wanfang and Vip Database from 1989 to 2007,analyzed the correlation between its herbal nature and its modern pharmacologic actions.Results The efficacies of"Qi-promoting Blood-breaking and stagnation-removing" are related with the modern pharmacologic actions of resisting tumor,improving factors of hemorheology,resisting inflammation and virus,and preventing acute liver injury,etc;the efficacy of "Warming middle energizer to relieve pain"means the function of improving activities of spleen,stomach and uterus in modern pharmacology;and the spleen channel tropism is related with and its pharmacologic action of enhancing immune activity.Conclusion There are some correlations between Zedoray Rhizome's traditional Chinese herbal nature and its modern pharmacologic actions.The correlations between Zedoray Rhizome's traditional Chinese herbal nature and its modern pharmacologic actions are waiting for the further improvements to provide the dependable basis for the clinical application.
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We reviewed the domestic studies on Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi.Scutellaria Baiealensis Georgi has a variety of pharmacological effects,and the main effects are anti-microbial,anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor functions.Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi has good developing prospects.Up to now,Chinese researches on Scuteilaria baicalensis Georgi have gained gratifying results,but some aspects are still existing defects such as the studies on active ingredients and formula of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi have not been deeply studied.We propose that human genomics and proteomics researching results should be adopted in the study of Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi,together with the advanced technologies of bio-chip and biological chromatography being used to elucidate mechanisms at molecular level.
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The progress of investigation on medicinal values of hipocampus, indluding its chemical components, pharrnacologic action, clinical application and so on were summarized in this paper.
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Tripterygium Hypoglaucum Hutch and Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook.f are all Evonymus alata family Tripterygium Wilfordii genus plants.They are generally used in the clinical treatment in department of dermatology.They resemble each other not only in some chemical constitutions,but also in some pharmacologic actions(such as anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor,immune suppression,antifertility and so on),but they are all poisonous plants.When they are used for therapy,they can induce some toxic reactions,even the death of patients.In order to facilitate the adoption of the two drugs,we review their pharmacologic actions.