Abstract
Pharmacology of Chinese materia medica use modern scientific methods based on the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to study the interactional regulations between the body and Chinese materia medica. It aims to explain the mechanism and the scientific basis of the effects of traditional Chinese medicine. Research team has found that Yinqiao Powder has good effect on the mouse model of upper respiratory trace mucosal immunity dysfunction induced by cold stimulation with bacteria and viruses. Therefore, the function of Yinqiao Powder in the prevention and in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infection (AURI) cannot be explained only by antibacterial and antiviral properties. The effects of Yinqiao Powder on AURI may be mediated by the improvement of the function of upper respiratory mucosal immune system.
Highlights
Humans have intentionally or unintentionally understanded and mastered natural drugs used in the treatment of diseases in the process of existence, at the same time, Chinese nation recognizes the complex phenomenon of life and diseases in the thinking mode of holism, dynamic and identification, has mastered the laws of natural drugs for preventing and curing diseases [1,2]
Research team has found that Yinqiao Powder has good effect on the mouse model of upper respiratory trace mucosal immunity dysfunction induced by cold stimulation with bacteria and viruses
Considering the lower mucosal immunity of respiratory tract is an important condition of acute upper respiratory tract infection (AURI), research group imitated the basic feature of human’s AURI, taking SIgA and lysozyme as the index, successfully established the mouse model of upper respiratory trace mucosal immunity dysfunction induced by cold stimulation [38]
Summary
Humans have intentionally or unintentionally understanded and mastered natural drugs used in the treatment of diseases in the process of existence, at the same time, Chinese nation recognizes the complex phenomenon of life and diseases in the thinking mode of holism, dynamic and identification, has mastered the laws of natural drugs for preventing and curing diseases [1,2]. With the language of ancient philosophy and the method of analogy to explain the function and mechanism of Chinese materia medica, the theory of traditional Chinese medicine is a system carrier, which directs Chinese herbs to treat diseases [3]. Treatment based on syndrome differentiation is the core content of TCM, and the basic rule of clinical diagnosis and treatment to diseases [4,5,6,7,8]. In the clinical practice of TCM, the clinical information collected from inspection, listening and smelling, inquiry and palpation (four examinations) are distinguished into which pattern of syndrome [9,10,11] and the pattern of syndrome will be used as basis to determine the methods, the prescriptions and the medicines.
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