| Literature DB >> 29747718 |
Jigang Wang1, Yin-Kwan Wong2, Fulong Liao1.
Abstract
The field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) represents a vast and largely untapped resource for modern medicine. Exemplified by the success of the antimalarial artemisinin, the recent years have seen a rapid increase in the understanding and application of TCM-derived herbs and formulations for evidence-based therapy. In this review, we summarise and discuss the developmental history, clinical background and molecular basis of an action for several representative TCM-derived medicines, including artemisinin, arsenic trioxide, berberine and Salvia miltiorrhiza or Danshen. Through this, we highlight important examples of how TCM-derived medicines have already contributed to modern medicine, and discuss potential avenues for further research.Entities:
Keywords: Arsenic trioxide; Artemisinin; Danshen; berberine; mechanism of action; modern medicine; traditional Chinese medicine
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29747718 DOI: 10.1017/erm.2018.3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Rev Mol Med ISSN: 1462-3994 Impact factor: 5.600