Advances in the understanding and treatment of liver fibrosis in traditional Chinese medicine / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Liver fibrosis is commonly seen in various chronic liver diseases. In history, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinical practice based on syndrome differentiation and treatment formed unique experience in the diagnosis and treatment of liver fibrosis; in recent years, studies based on experimental exploration and evidence-based medicine have formed effective Chinese patent drugs and experienced prescriptions for the treatment of liver fibrosis, as well as integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine regimens. With the improvement in the quality of TCM drugs and the development of related clinical studies, new TCM drugs with stable quality and marked clinical effect will be launched for the treatment of liver fibrosis, so as to meet the clinical needs of patients with chronic liver diseases and promote the modern and international development of TCM.