Research progress of treating osteoporosis with single Chinese medicine of tonifying kidney
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2010.04.046
- VernacularTitle:单味补肾药治疗骨质疏松症的研究进展(一)
- Author:
Yixin KANG
;
Jianchuan LI
;
Guanglei LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Osteoporosis;
Single Chinese medicine of tonifying kidney;
Research progress
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2010;32(4):362-365
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In recent years, pharmacological researches of Chinese medicine found that single Chinese medicines of tonifying kidney, such as epimedium, psoralen, eucommia, dipsacus, cistanche, velvet, curculigo and cynomorium had very good effects of resisting osteoporosis, significantly improving the bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) , promoting hone formation, and preventing bone absorption. Based on the documentations from home and abroad, the overview had analyzed the current situation for providing new ideas and methods of osteoporosis prevention and treatment.
