Erxian tang--introduction of a Chinese herbal formula, clinical practice, and experimental studies.
- Author:
Jie-jia LI
1
;
Jack Thomas LI
;
Jian-ping FU
Author Information
1. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for East-West Medicine, USA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Biomedical Research;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
pharmacology;
therapeutic use;
Free Radicals;
metabolism;
Humans;
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System;
drug effects;
Immunity;
drug effects;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Menopause;
drug effects
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2007;13(1):67-73
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Erxian Tang is a Chinese herbal formula developed for the treatment of menopausal syndrome in women. In the past 50 years, EXT has shown positive efficacy in the treatment of many chronic diseases in TCM, involving syndrome types of Shen yin-yang deficiency, yin-deficiency caused yang-flourishing, and disharmony of Chong-Ren meridian. Experimental studies have revealed that EXT has multiple pharmacological actions on such multiple targets as hypothalamus-pituitary-target gland axis, immune function and free radical metabolism, etc.
