The number of herbal formulae considered to be clinically effective and recorded in the
Chinese medical literature is huge. The scientific basis for the remedial effects of these …

Shifting current drug discovery tide from 'finding new drugs' to 'screening natural products'
may be helpful for overcoming the 'more investment, fewer drugs' challenge. Traditional …

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the key to unlock treasures of Chinese civilization.
TCM and its compound play a beneficial role in medical activities to cure diseases …

6, 7-Dimethylesculetin (D), geniposide (G) and rhein (R) are the three major active
ingredients of Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang (YCHT), a famous Chinese herbal formula, which has …

As one of the major contemporary alternative medicines, traditional Chinese medicine
(TCM) continues its influence in Chinese communities and has begun to attract the …

Synthetic chemical drugs, while being efficacious in the clinical management of many
diseases, are often associated with undesirable side effects in patients. It is now clear that …

This review presents some recent discoveries of ancient Chinese herbal formulas evolved
through thousands of years of clinical practice. It appears that many of the ancient …

Abstract The success of Western Scientific approaches to medicine, over the last 150 years,
can be measured by substantial increases in life expectancy, reductions in infant mortality …

Current medical therapeutics rely on scientific knowledge to improve health. However,
certain aspects of medicine have not been practiced in a scientific manner. Chinese …

Issues concerning the past and future development of medicinal herbs from Chinese
medicine (CM) are addressed in this paper. In the Western world, medicinal herbs are …