Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an important part of primary health care in Asian
countries that has utilized complex herbal formulations (consisting 2 or more medicinal …

Herbal medicine, especially traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine have
played and still play an important role in fighting against various diseases. Emerging clinical …

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 …

Herb-herb combinations have been used in Chinese medicine practice for thousands of
years, yet scientific evidence of their therapeutic benefits is lacking. With increasing interest …

Opinions about the therapeutic efficacy of medicinal herbs differ significantly. Some reported
herbal efficacies at low doses of active ingredients suggest a need for investigating whether …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Chinese herbs have been used in China for thousands of
years and are also becoming popular in Western medicine. Formulae of traditional Chinese …

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a holistic approach to health that attempts to bring
the body, mind and spirit into harmony. TCM is an essential part of the healthcare system in …

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 …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Over the past decades, research of traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) mainly focused on developing potential candidates from Chinese …

Synergy is a process in which some substances cooperate to reach a combined effect that is
greater than the sum of their separate effects. It can be considered a natural “straight” …