Progresses of Chinese herbal medicine in treatment of osteoporosis

VernacularTitle:中药治疗骨质疏松症研究进展
Author: Ya-Qi SUN ¹ ; Yan-Fang BIAN ; Chun-Na ZHOU ; Le-Yun MA ; Su-Xian WANG ; Zhen CAI
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1. 海军军医大学附属长海医院药材科
Keywords: osteoporosis; traditional Chinesmedicine; therapy
From: Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine 2018;25(2):307-313
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Osteoporosis is a bone disease caused by a variety of reasons,being characterized by loss of bone mass, bone density reduction and being prone to fracture.In recent years,the researches of traditional Chinese medicine in treating osteoporosis are increasing.It is shown that some traditional Chinese medicines have effects on promoting bone formation and inhibiting bone resorption,which can be applied in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.In this paper,the efficacies of some Chinese herbal medicines on osteoporosis as well as their related mechanisms were briefly summarized.