Advanced studies on the mechanism of Chinese herbal bathing therapy for knee osteoarthritis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2017.04.024
- VernacularTitle:中药熏洗治疗膝骨关节炎的临床与实验研究进展
- Author:
Xueqiang SHEN
;
Hong JIANG
- Keywords:
Traditional Chinese drugs;
steaming washing therapy;
Osteoarthritis;
knee;
Pharmacologic actions;
Review
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2017;39(4):380-382
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper reviewed the mechanism of Chinese herbal bathing for knee osteoarthritis. It has been found that Chinese herbal bathing worked mainly through improving bone circulation, inhibiting inflammation and promoting the progress of chondrocytes restore.In addition, the autophagy was related to the degeneration and apoptosis of chondrocytes. This paper help to provide ideas and direction for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with Chinese herb bathing therapy.
