ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2022
Role of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicines in Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders.
Review in Current gastroenterology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of preclinical studies targeted toward the management of co-existing functional gastrointestinal disorders, stress, and gut dysbiosis.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
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- Nationwide survey of Japanese Physicians on Kampo medicine use in frailty care.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Yiqi Daozhi Formula Reduces the M1 Polarization of Macrophages in Mice With Postoperative Ileus Through Mediating Glycolysis Metabolism.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2026Article
- Spinosin Suppresses RANKL-induced Osteoclastogenesis and Alleviates LPS-induced Cranial Osteolysis: A Study based on Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation.Current medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- Traditional Chinese medicine as a protective strategy against chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity: An overview of the literature.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2025Review
- Exploring the transformative impact of traditional Chinese medicine on depression: Insights from animal models.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
- Identifying Novel Subtypes of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder by Analyzing Nonlinear Structure in Integrative Biopsychosocial Questionnaire Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The Association between Functional Dyspepsia and Metabolic Syndrome-The State of the Art.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Fermented Chinese Herbs Improve the Growth and Immunity of Growing Pigs through Regulating Colon Microbiota and Metabolites.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Baicalin inhibits the replication of the hepatitis B virus by targeting TRIM25.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2023Article
- Network Pharmacological Analysis and Experimental Validation of the Effect ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Next-generation sequencing and targeted quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection ofAnnals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Zhizhu Kuanzhong, a traditional Chinese medicine, alleviates gastric hypersensitivity and motor dysfunction on a rat model of functional dyspepsia.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been in use for thousands of years in Asian countries and is rapidly gaining popularity in the Western world. Among different forms of TCM, the traditional Chinese herbal therapy and acupuncture are the most popular modalities. Here, we review the fundamentals of TCMs for clinicians practicing in the West and will also detail the evidence-based utility of Chinese herbal medicine in the management of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). RECENT
findingsIn the recent decades, the popularity and usage of traditional Chinese herbal medicine in FGIDs is increasing in the West. TCMs are commonly utilized by many patients with FGIDs as the conventional therapies do have limitations such as cost, inadequate symptom control and adverse effects. The unfamiliarity of TCM philosophy among clinicians in the West, and shortage of traditional Chinese herbalists remain. The philosophy of TCM is complex and entirely different from the Western medical concepts and is difficult to understand for a clinician trained in the West. Further traditional Chinese herbal therapies are often viewed skeptically by the clinicians in the West for various reasons such as lack of scientific rigor, inconsistencies in the constituents of herbal products, and also concerns due to adverse herb effects. Future clinical trials in FGIDs should focus on herb product quality, herb-drug interactions, and standardized criteria for diagnosis and management outcomes.
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