Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Spinal Cord Injury: A Promising Supplementary Treatment in Future
Joint Authors
Zhang, Qian
Yang, Hao
An, Jing
Zhang, Rui
Chen, Bo
Hao, Ding-Jun
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disorder caused by trauma.
Pathophysiological events occurring after SCI include acute, subacute, and chronic phases, while complex mechanisms are comprised.
As an abundant source of natural drugs, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) attracts much attention in SCI treatment recently.
Hence, this review provides an overview of pathophysiology of SCI and TCM application in its therapy.
Methods.
Information was collected from articles published in peer-reviewed journals via electronic search (PubMed, SciFinder, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and CNKI), as well as from master’s dissertations, doctoral dissertations, and Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
Results.
Both active ingredients and herbs could exert prevention and treatment against SCI, which is linked to antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, or antiapoptosis effects.
The detailed information of six active natural ingredients (i.e., curcumin, resveratrol, epigallocatechin gallate, ligustrazine, quercitrin, and puerarin) and five commonly used herbs (i.e., Danshen, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Notoginseng, and Astragali Radix) was elucidated and summarized.
Conclusions.
As an important supplementary treatment, TCM may provide benefits in repair of injured spinal cord.
With a general consensus that future clinical approaches will be diversified and a combination of multiple strategies, TCM is likely to attract greater attention in SCI treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Qian& Yang, Hao& An, Jing& Zhang, Rui& Chen, Bo& Hao, Ding-Jun. 2016. Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Spinal Cord Injury: A Promising Supplementary Treatment in Future. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104458
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Qian…[et al.]. Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Spinal Cord Injury: A Promising Supplementary Treatment in Future. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104458
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Qian& Yang, Hao& An, Jing& Zhang, Rui& Chen, Bo& Hao, Ding-Jun. Therapeutic Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Spinal Cord Injury: A Promising Supplementary Treatment in Future. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104458
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104458