From ancient wisdom to modern science: Gut microbiota sheds light on property theory of traditional Chinese medicine

Y Yang, J Zhan, Y Cao, C Wu - Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
The property theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands
of years, playing a pivotal role in the clinical application of TCM. While advancements in …

The linkage of gut microbiota and the property theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM): cold-natured and sweet-flavored TCMs as an example

Y Yang, C Wu - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The property theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
is a unique medical theory based on an extensive clinical practice for thousands of years …

Traditional Chinese medicines differentially modulate the gut microbiota based on their nature (Yao-Xing)

X Zhang, Y Yang, F Zhang, J Yu, W Sun, R Wang… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Property theory is a unique principle guiding traditional Chinese medicine
(TCM) that classifies various TCMs into four natures (hot, warm, cool, and cold) to reflect …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective on the Modern Interpretation of the Property Theory of Mild-natured and Sweet-flavored Traditional Chinese Medicine via Gut Microbiota …

L Li, Y Cao, J Zhan, Y Wu, C Wu - Integrative Medicine in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The property theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has guided its clinical application
for thousands of years. Although the TCM modernization project has made significant …

[HTML][HTML] Traditional Chinese medicine and gut microbiome: their respective and concert effects on healthcare

R Zhang, X Gao, H Bai, K Ning - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Advances in systems biology, particularly based on the omics approaches, have resulted in
a paradigm shift in both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the gut microbiome …

[HTML][HTML] The science behind TCM and Gut microbiota interaction—their combinatorial approach holds promising therapeutic applications

W Xia, B Liu, S Tang, M Yasir, I Khan - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The trend toward herbal medicine as an alternative treatment for disease medication is
increasing worldwide. However, insufficient pharmacologic information is available about …

[HTML][HTML] Modulatory effects and structural alteration of gut microbiota by traditional Chinese medicine

F Jiarun, W Xiaoqian, C Jieru, W Zirui, L Li… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Due to the multiple components of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the exact
mechanisms of their effects on the human body remain unclear. This review aimed to …

The gut microbial co-abundance gene groups (CAGs) differentially respond to the flavor (Yao-Wei) of Chinese materia medica

YN Yang, YT Deng, CC Zang, F Zhang… - The American Journal …, 2022 - World Scientific
The property theory is a unique principle instructing traditional Chinese doctors to prescribe
proper medicines against diseases. As an essential part of it, the five-flavor theory catalogs …

[HTML][HTML] Gut Microbiota: The Potential Key Target of TCM's Therapeutic Effect of Treating Different Diseases Using the Same Method—UC and T2DM as Examples

B Zhang, K Liu, H Yang, Z Jin, Q Ding… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Traditional Chinese herbal medicine often exerts the therapeutic effect of “treating different
diseases with the same method” in clinical practice; in other words, it is a kind of herbal …

Research progress on Chinese materia medica improving human health by regulating intestinal flora

YS WANG - Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs, 2018 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
More and more researches have shown that gut microbiota and human health are closely
related, the development of some diseases are often accompanied by changes in gut …