Cold-hot Nature Distinguish of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs by Discriminant Analysis of 1H-NMR Spectral Data

Antioxidant Activity of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs have been used for thousands of years to treat numerous ailments. In recent years, these herbs have been the focus of attention due to their medicinal and pharmacological benefi ts. In the present study, 25 types of herbs commonly used in Chinese medicinal culinary diets were quantitatively investigated for their various antioxidant activities. Using the 1,1-...

Spectral Analysis of Chinese Medicinal Herbs Based on Delayed Luminescence

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) plays a critical role in healthcare; however, it lacks scientific evidence to support the multidimensional therapeutic effects. These effects are based on experience, and, to date, there is no advanced tool to evaluate these experience based effects. In the current study, Chinese herbal materials classified with different cold and heat therapeutic properties, ...

Phylogenetic Tree Analysis of the Cold-Hot Nature of Traditional Chinese Marine Medicine for Possible Anticancer Activity

Traditional Chinese Marine Medicine (TCMM) represents one of the medicinal resources for research and development of novel anticancer drugs. In this study, to investigate the presence of anticancer activity (AA) displayed by cold or hot nature of TCMM, we analyzed the association relationship and the distribution regularity of TCMMs with different nature (613 TCMMs originated from 1,091 species...

Sustainability of Chinese medicinal herbs: a discussion

Demand for Chinese medicinal herbs has grown rapidly over past decades. Practitioners are starting to be concerned not only about the quality of the herbs they use, but also about their sustainability. This article discusses some of the complex relationships and divergence of interests among herb-market participants and looks at initiatives that can work towards a sustainable future for Chinese...

NEPHROPATHY CAUSED BY CHINESE HERBS IN IRAN