Chinese Herbal Medicines and Active Metabolites: Potential Antioxidant Treatments for Atherosclerosis
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Chinese herbal medicines.
HISTORY Since the emperor Shen Nong tasted 100 herbs and taught the Chinese people how to use them in diet and therapy, herbal medicine has been an integral part of Chinese culture and medical practice. Descriptions of herbal therapy occur in the earliest texts that discuss Chinese medical practice. The traditional Chinese materia medica includes minerals and animal parts as well as herbs. Late...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Pharmacology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1663-9812
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.675999