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Study on the cold and hot properties of medicinal herbs by thermotropism in mice behavior.
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PMID:  20883763     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It is a common sense that chewing a mint leaf causes a cold feeling, while masticating a piece of ginger root is associated with a hot sensation. The Traditional Chinese Medicine has termed this phenomenon as cold and hot properties of herbs and applied them in treating certain human diseases successfully for thousands of years. Here, we have developed an Animal Thermotropism Behavior Surveillance System, and by using this device and other approaches, we not only verified the existence of, but also characterized and quantitated the cold and hot properties of medicinal herbs in animal behavioral experiments. The results suggested that the hot and cold properties of herbal drugs indeed correlated with the alteration of animal behavior in search for residence temperature.
Authors:
Yan-Ling Zhao; Jia-Bo Wang; Xiao-He Xiao; Hai-Ping Zhao; Can-Ping Zhou; Xue-Ru Zhang; Yong-Shen Ren; Lei Jia
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of ethnopharmacology     Volume:  133     ISSN:  1872-7573     ISO Abbreviation:  J Ethnopharmacol     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-01     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7903310     Medline TA:  J Ethnopharmacol     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  980-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Affiliation:
China Military Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, 302 Military Hospital, 100# the 4th Ring Road, Beijing 100039, PR China.
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