Review
Oncology
Luchang Cao, Xinmiao Wang, Guanghui Zhu, Shixin Li, Heping Wang, Jingyuan Wu, Taicheng Lu, Jie Li
Summary: Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, and while Western medicine has been the primary treatment, the prognosis remains unsatisfactory. There is increasing evidence that traditional Chinese medicine can improve therapeutic effects in preventing and treating esophageal cancer, sparking growing interest in research on this topic.
INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Chun-Li Lu, Xun Li, Hong-Mei Zhou, Chi Zhang, Ya-Yue Yang, Ru-Li Feng, Chao-Jun Long, Fang-Yuan Deng, Jing-Chun Li, Ze-Ming Cao, Qi-Yuan Mao, Jin-Pu Zhu, Yan-Fei Hong, Shou-Yu Huang, Jia-Ying Qiu, Yi-Xiu Liu, Ying Wang, Yu-Qian Yan, Jia-Min Dong, Yu-Xin Luo, Yun-Meng Chen, Ying-Jie Guan, Lisa Susan Wieland, Nicola Robinson, Jian-Ping Liu
Summary: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is widely integrated into cancer care in China, with the majority of randomized trials showing beneficial effects when used alone or in combination with conventional treatment. Herbal medicine is the most commonly used TCM modality, focusing on symptom improvement and quality of life as primary outcomes. Further evaluation on the effects and safety of TCM modalities is needed.
INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Huilan Zheng, Gang Wang, Ming Liu, Hongbin Cheng
Summary: The PD-1/PD-L1 axis plays a role in tumor immune evasion, and traditional Chinese medicine can enhance the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy by modulating this axis.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Hui Zhao, Man He, Meng Zhang, Qiang Sun, Sha Zeng, Li Chen, Han Yang, Maolun Liu, Shan Ren, Xianli Meng, Haibo Xu
Summary: The text discusses the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer, the types and functions of gut microbiota, and the research on traditional Chinese medicine in treating colorectal cancer by regulating the gut microbiota. It emphasizes the importance of regulating the gut microbiota for disease treatment.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Biology
Qi Zhang, Jianhang Zhou, Bob Zhang
Summary: This study systematically summarizes the development of computational TCM diagnosis, focusing on digital acquisition devices, collected datasets, and computational detection methods. It provides principles, applications, and current progress in computing for computational TCM diagnosis while discussing future development directions and technological trends.
COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Weichao Xu, Bolin Li, Miaochan Xu, Tianxiao Yang, Xinyu Hao
Summary: The article discusses the treatment of gastric precancerous lesions (PLGC) stage, proving the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine in treating and preventing such diseases.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hyungsuk Kim, Taeoh Kim, Whisung Cho, Hokyung Chang, Won-Seok Chung
Summary: Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system and adrenal glands. Traditional Chinese medicine treatments, including acupuncture and herbal medicine, showed improvements in gait-related symptoms for a 46-year-old male patient with ALD.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Zhicheng Wei, Jing Chen, Fang Zuo, Julie Guo, Xiaodong Sun, Deming Liu, Conghai Liu
Summary: This review summarized the anti-lung cancer mechanisms of five types of monomeric compounds in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), aiming to provide research ideas for the identification of new prospective medication candidates for the treatment of lung cancer (LC).
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Meiping Liu, Xinhua Jia, Huaman Liu, Rong He, Xinyue Zhang, Yumeng Shao
Summary: This study summarizes the research on the relationship between TRPV1 and four types of respiratory diseases in the past five years. It also reviews the therapeutic effect of Chinese medicine by intervening TRPV1, aiming to provide evidence for future studies on medicinal property-effect relationship, mechanism of drug action, and new drug development.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Yao Xie, Lesang Li, Le Xie, Junlin Jiang, Ting Yao, Guo Mao, Shiliang Wang, Anchao Lin, Jinwen Ge, Dahua Wu
Summary: This study investigated a new potentially effective and safe therapeutic treatment to alleviate CIDP symptoms and improve the quality of life. The case and literature demonstrated that TCM treatment might be a more effective, low-cost, and safe option for treating CIDP.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Yue Gao, Shiyu Chen, Jiayi Sun, Siyu Su, Dong Yang, Li Xiang, Xianli Meng
Summary: Pancreatic cancer has a high mortality rate and the current treatments have limited effectiveness, prompting the search for more effective drugs or treatments.
PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Xia Zhang, Mingqi Wang, Wen Wang, Ling Li, Xin Sun
Summary: The study found that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was widely used among ICU patients, particularly TCM injections and oral liquids. There were differences in the use of TCM between different ICUs. The use of TCM was also closely associated with patient characteristics.
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Chenyang Ai, Yi Zou, Hao Liu, Zheqiong Yang, Jinlei Xi
Summary: The prevalence of allergic disorders has increased, leading to a lower quality of life for patients and a higher demand for drugs to treat these diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine offers distinct benefits in treating allergic illnesses, such as long-term treatment maintenance, prevention of disease recurrence, and fewer adverse reactions. Recent developments in Chinese herbal formula, Chinese patent medicine, and active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine have been analyzed, discussing their components, efficacy, and mechanisms of action. The importance of improving traditional Chinese herbal formulas and developing safe and effective Chinese patent medicines is emphasized in the field of traditional Chinese medicine research.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Bao-Hong Li, Zhong-Yuan Li, Miao-Miao Liu, Jing-Zhen Tian, Qing-Hua Cui
Summary: Traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in the treatment of respiratory virus diseases by using the strategies of dispelling evil and fu zheng.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Longyan Wang, Huiming Huang, Xingxing Li, Lishan Ouyang, Xuejiao Wei, Jinxin Xie, Dongxiao Liu, Peng Tan, Zhongdong Hu
Summary: Ferroptosis is a non-apoptotic form of cell death that can be triggered by various mechanisms and disrupts the redox balance, making it fatal to cancer cells. Traditional Chinese medicine can induce ferroptosis through different pathways, promoting anti-tumor activities.
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Wen Bin Hou, Wei Jia Sun, Xiao Wen Zhang, Yuan Xi Li, You You Zheng, Yu Xin Sun, Jian Ping Liu, Zhao Lan Liu
Summary: This review assessed the effectiveness and safety of Five-flavor Sophora falvescens enteric-coated capsule (FSEC) for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). The results showed that FSEC may be effective in UC treatment compared to conventional medicine, and its use does not increase the risk of adverse events. However, due to the limited number of clinical trials and low methodological quality, the findings should be interpreted with caution.
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Bao-Yong Lai, Ai-Jing Chu, Bo-Wen Yu, Li-Yan Jia, Ying-Yi Fan, Jian-Ping Liu, Xiao-Hua Pei
Summary: This study systematically evaluated the effect and safety of compound Kushen injection (CKI) as an add-on treatment for breast cancer. The results showed that CKI plus chemotherapy had significant effects in improving treatment response rate, disease control rate, and quality of life, with a lower risk of adverse drug reactions compared to chemotherapy alone.
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Ming Yang, Chen Shen, Si-jia Zhu, Yao Zhang, Hong-lin Jiang, Yu-dong Bao, Guo-yan Yang, Jian-ping Liu
Summary: Aidi injection has been shown to have adjuvant benefits in specific cancer treatments, primarily in improving survival rates, enhancing quality of life, and reducing the side effects of chemotherapy/radiotherapy. However, the evaluation of its effectiveness currently faces challenges in terms of methodological and reporting quality.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Chen Shen, Xiang-Chang Yin, Bo-Yang Jiao, Jing Li, Peng Jia, Xiao-Wen Zhang, Xue-Hao Cheng, Jian-Xin Ren, Hui-Di Lan, Wen-Bin Hou, Min Fang, Xun Li, Yu-Tong Fei, Nicola Robinson, Jian-Ping Liu
Summary: A systematic review on the safety of genetically modified (GM) food consumption found serious adverse events in some animal studies, and only minor illnesses in a human trial. There were no significant differences in adverse event reporting rates between different funding sources, suggesting the need for more human clinical trials and long-term cohort studies in this area.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE
(2022)
Article
Respiratory System
Ying-Ying Zhang, Wen-Tao Tang, Hong Zhang, Jing Wang, Xiao-Xu Bai, Yan-Hui Liao, Nicola Robinson, Jian-Ping Liu
Summary: This study explored the barriers and facilitators for smoking cessation among smokers with COPD in China. The study found that motivation, capability, and opportunity were key factors for successful smoking cessation. COPD-related symptoms served as a strong motivation for quitting, while physical benefits and strong willpower facilitated maintenance of quitting. Exposure to smoking environment and nicotine addiction were common barriers for relapse. Few participants had experienced professional smoking cessation interventions and preferred alternative methods like auricular acupressure.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ning Dai, Qingyun He, Xuehan Liu, Min Fang, Min Xiong, Xun Li, Duoduo Li, Jianping Liu
Summary: This systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that therapeutic massage/Tuina has significant beneficial effects on functional dyspepsia (FD) patients. Tuina alone or in combination with conventional therapy improved overall symptoms and quality of life in FD patients.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Fangfang Ma, Hewei Zhang, Bingxue Li, Duanhong Yang, Peiyu Cheng, Mingwei Yu, Dechun Dai, Xun Li, Xiaomin Wang
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for postviral olfactory dysfunction (PVOD). Six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 467 patients were selected. TCM plus olfactory training and/or drug therapy (OTDT) decreased QOD-P and appeared to increase the treatment success rate compared to no treatment. TCM plus drug therapy appeared to increase the effective rate compared to drug therapy alone. However, further high-quality RCTs are still needed due to the lack of sufficient evidence.
EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Jingli Xing, Jianping Liu, Mei Han, Yue Jiang, Jiali Jiang, He Huang
Summary: There has been an upward trend in the number of academic publications on TCM therapy for smoking cessation from 2005 to 2021. China is the most productive country in this field, with Beijing University being the top institution. Wang Y is the dominant author contributing to TCM therapy for smoking cessation, with the highest H-Index. The most frequently cited journals are Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicines and the Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation. The keywords 'acupuncture', 'traditional Chinese medicine', 'colitis', 'hypertension', 'chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', 'risk factors', and 'alternative medicine' ranked highest in frequency. The diseases of concern for healthy people mainly include cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and pregnancy, while the diseases of concern for patients mainly include cancer, diabetes, hematopathy, stroke, cardiovascular, diabetes, lung disease, and hypertension. The treatment methods mainly involve traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, and the research methods mainly include multi-center randomized controlled trials that are double-blind.
TOBACCO INDUCED DISEASES
(2022)
Review
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Xiao-wen Zhang, Jing Li, Wen-bin Hou, Yue Jiang, Ruo-xiang Zheng, De-hao Xu, Chen Shen, Nicola Robinson, Jian-ping Liu
Summary: A systematic review of ten randomized controlled trials involving 732 HIV/AIDS patients found that Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) may improve liver function indices and effective rate for drug-induced liver injury (DILI). However, larger and high-quality trials are needed for further validation.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Xiao-Yang Hu, Ru-Yu Xia, Michael Moore, Beth Stuart, Ling-Zi Wen, Bertrand Graz, Lily Lai, Jian-Ping Liu, Yu -Tong Fei, Merlin Willcox
Summary: This study aimed to identify the use of various treatments and their association with the use of antibiotics and patient reported clinical recovery in Chinese adults with acute cough. An online survey was conducted to collect data on sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, treatments received, and perceived changes in symptoms among adults with recent acute cough. The study found a high proportion of inappropriate use of antibiotics for the treatment of simple acute cough.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Ruyu Xia, Xiaoyang Hu, Michael Moore, Beth Stuart, Lingzi Wen, Bertrand Graz, Jianping Liu, Merlin Willcox, Yutong Fei
Summary: Anti-microbial resistance is a global public health threat, and promoting effective alternative treatments such as Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) can help reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. This study in China found that nearly 40% of participants with acute cough used CHMs, and the proportion of those who subsequently needed antibiotics was lower compared to other treatments.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Chun-li Lu, Liu-qing Yang, Xue-han Liu, Xin-yan Jin, Fu-xiang Wang, Thomas Friedemann, Nicola Robinson, Sven Schroeder, Hong-zhou Lu, Jian-ping Liu
Summary: This study aims to verify the efficacy and safety of the Chinese herbal medicine Shufeng Jiedu Capsule (SFJD) in patients with mild and moderate COVID-19 infection. The study design is a randomized, blind, placebo control trial, and multiple outcome measures will be assessed including time to symptom alleviation, changes in inflammatory parameters, and lung inflammation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Xinyan Jin, Leqin Xu, Chunli Lu, Xue Xue, Xuehan Liu, Yuzhen Zhou, Xiaoyang Hu, Jianping Liu, Xiaohua Pei
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers faced a heightened risk of infection. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been recommended as a preventative measure. This survey investigated the use of infection control behaviors, preventative measures, and outcomes among healthcare workers during the surge of Omicron variant infections.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nibras Jasim, Darsiha Balakirishnan, Han Zhang, Genevieve Z. Steiner-Lim, Diana Karamacoska, Guo-Yan Yang
Summary: Tai Chi may have some benefits for people with early-stage dementia, but the effects on neurocognitive outcomes are still inconclusive. Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms of Tai Chi and how it can be applied as an intervention to delay the progression of dementia.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2023)