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What has traditional Chinese medicine delivered for modern medicine?

Year: 2018

Type: review

Abstract: The field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) represents a vast and largely untapped resource for modern medicine. Exemplified by the success of the antimalarial artemisinin, the recent years have seen a rapid increase in the understanding and application of TCM-derived herbs and formulations for evidence-based therapy. In this review, we summarise and discuss the developmental history, clinical background and molecular basis of an action for several representative TCM-derived medicines, including artemisinin, arsenic trioxide, berberine and Salvia miltiorrhiza or Danshen. Through this, we highlight important examples of how TCM-derived medicines have already contributed to modern medicine, and discuss potential avenues for further research.

Source: Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine

DOI: 10.1017/erm.2018.3

Authors: Jigang Wang, Yin-Kwan Wong, Fulong Liao

Institutions: National University of Singapore, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica

Language: English

Topic: Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis

Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550