Recent research progress in treatment of liver fibrosis by using natural drugs and natural products.
- Author:
Pengfei GAO
1
;
Fengxian LI
;
Hui LI
;
Yimin DU
;
Qingqing LIU
;
Xiumei WU
;
Yu ZHAO
;
Guangming LIU
Author Information
1. College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Biological Products;
therapeutic use;
Biomedical Research;
methods;
trends;
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
therapeutic use;
Humans;
Liver Cirrhosis;
drug therapy;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
trends;
Phytotherapy
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2012;37(2):158-164
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The recent research progress of the utilization of natural drugs for the treatment of liver fibrosis in China and other countries was reviewed. Forty reported remedies were summarized and classified into 3 categories, that is, the single herbal drugs (rhizome, leaf, fruit, bark, peel, flower, whole plants, and oil), traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions and animal drugs. The future directions of the R&D of new natural drugs against liver fibrosis were discussed and some suggestions were provided.
