Dominance of integrative medicine in treating diabetes mellitus.
- Author:
Sai-shan GUO
1
;
Ling QU
Author Information
1. Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing. guoss18@yahoo.com.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Diabetes Complications;
drug therapy;
Diabetes Mellitus;
drug therapy;
Drug Therapy, Combination;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
therapeutic use;
Humans;
Hypoglycemic Agents;
therapeutic use;
Insulin Resistance;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Phytotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2005;25(6):565-569
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Literature regarding clinical researches on treatment of diabetes mellitus and its complications by integrative medicine published in recent decade were reviewed in this paper. Integrative medicine is dominant in treating Diabetes mellitus in multiple aspects, the elementary and major issue is to enhance the therapeutic effect. Clinical researches carried out at the integral, cellular, sub-cellular and molecular levels by many scholars illustrated that integrative medicine is superior to simple western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine in controlling hyperglycemia, improving symptom, improving insulin resistance, curing impaired glucose tolerance, recovering beta cell function and treating hyperlipemia and diabetic complications.
