Chinese star anise and anise, magic herbs in traditional Chinese medicine and modern pharmaceutical science

Biological activities and chemical constituents of Illicium verum hook fruits (Chinese star anise)

Chinese star anise (Illicium verum Hook) is widely used as culinary and medicinal fruit and is most popular in indigenous system of medicine. The fruit is an important source of essential and volatile oil. Tradionally the fruit has been used as carminative, digestive, dyspepsia, antispasmodic, and stimulant, antirheumatic and diuretic. Preclinical studies indicate the therapeutic potential of o...

The Relationship between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Medicine

The essence of the traditional Chinese medicine has always been the most advanced and experienced therapeutic approach in the world. It has knowledge that can impact the direction of future modern medical development; still, it is easy to find simple knowledge with mark of times and special cultures. The basic structure of traditional Chinese medicine is composed of three parts: one consistent ...

Modern bioinformatics meets traditional Chinese medicine

MOTIVATION Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining increasing attention with the emergence of integrative medicine and personalized medicine, characterized by pattern differentiation on individual variance and treatments based on natural herbal synergism. Investigating the effectiveness and safety of the potential mechanisms of TCM and the combination principles of drug therapies will bri...

NEPHROPATHY CAUSED BY CHINESE HERBS IN IRAN

Bioactive polysaccharides from traditional Chinese medicine herbs as anticancer adjuvants.

PURPOSE OF STUDY To review the nature, extent, bioactivities, and clinical application of polysaccharides in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) especially as adjuvants in cancer treatment. METHODOLOGY Literature review. FINDINGS Many fungal- and plant-derived bioactive polysaccharides with a broad range of immunomodulatory activities are found in TCM. Some such polysaccharides have been dev...