| Effects and mechanisms of actions of Chinese herbal medicines for asthma. | |
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PMID: 21725872 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of airways that affects approximately 300 million adults and children worldwide. Most therapy currently uses bronchodilators and corticosteroids. Systemic side effects from chronic use of these drugs are concern. Chinese medicine (CM) has a long history of human use in China and other Asian countries and well received by the patients. But as one component of Western integrative medicine (WIM), it is required that CM use is supported by scientific evidence. On the other hand, there are also suggestions that Western standardized medicine should consider personalized practice. In recent years there have been an increasing studies to narrow the gap between CM, the personalized medicine and Western medicine, evidence based medicine. This communication reviews several CM studies published in the English language in details by reviewing the effects and mechanisms of actions on asthma from clinic and experimental studies.Chinese herbal medicines exhibit broad actions on multiple asthma pathologic mechanisms. These mechanisms may involve antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, inhibiting airway remodeling and normalization of hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal (HPA)-axis disturbances. However, the mechanisms of actions of Chinese herbal medicines for asthma are not fully understood. More controlled clinical studies are warranted and some anti-asthma CM may be proved to be effective when used as monotherapy or complementary asthma therapies. |
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Min-Li Hong; Ying Song; Xiu-Min Li |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-07-03 |
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Title: Chinese journal of integrative medicine Volume: 17 ISSN: 1672-0415 ISO Abbreviation: Chin J Integr Med Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-07-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101181180 Medline TA: Chin J Integr Med Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 483-91 Citation Subset: IM |
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Center for Chinese Medicine for Allergy and Asthma, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Pediatric Department, Division of Allergy and Immunology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029-6574, USA. |
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