Screening of traditional Chinese remedies for SARS treatment.
- Author:
Zhi-min WANG
1
;
Xiao-xin ZHU
;
Xiao-lan CUI
;
Ai-hua LIANG
;
Guan-hua DU
;
Jin-xiu RUAN
;
Jian-ning SUN
;
Peng-tao LI
;
Shuo-ren WANG
Author Information
1. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China. zhmw123@263.net
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
isolation & purification;
therapeutic use;
Humans;
Multiple Organ Failure;
prevention & control;
Phytotherapy;
Plants, Medicinal;
chemistry;
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome;
drug therapy
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2003;28(6):484-487
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The SARS epidemic is breaking out worldwide. To select suitable herbal drugs for clinical uses is important and urgent amongst the controversial treatment proposals. Nine pharmacological experimental models were used to evaluate the comprehensive efficacy of traditional Chinese remedies by cross validation in different institutes. Eight drugs were optimized for controlling different symptoms of SARS.
