Combination characteristics of frankincense and myrrh and progress and prospect of their combination efficacy and mechanism.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20220801.601
- Author:
Shu-Lan SU
1
;
Xiao-Dong MIAO
1
;
Jia-Shang LI
1
;
Li-Hui ZHAO
1
;
Ruo-Ying FAN
1
;
Er-Xin SHANG
1
;
Yue ZHU
1
;
Da-Wei QIAN
1
;
Jin-Ao DUAN
1
Author Information
1. Jiangsu Blood-regulating Prescription Innovative Drug Engineering Center, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae Research, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae,National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Resourcs Industrialization of Chinese Meteria Medica and Prescription-oriented Innovative Drugs, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210023, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
action mechanism;
combination;
effective components;
frankincense;
herbal pair;
medicinal nature;
myrrh
- MeSH:
Humans;
Frankincense/chemistry*;
Commiphora;
Resins, Plant/chemistry*;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2022;47(21):5789-5796
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Herbal pair is formed based on the experience summary of doctors' deep understanding and perception of the medicinal nature in long-term clinical practice. It gradually becomes the exquisite structural unit for preparing traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) prescriptions, and often plays a core bridge role in the prescription combination. Frankincense and myrrh are raw resin materials of incense abroad, which are subsequently included as Chinese medicinal herbs and endowed with rich medicinal connotation. With the functions of relaxing Zang-fu organs, activating blood and relieving pain, they have definite clinical efficacy. From the perspective of herbal description and clinical application, this study systematically analyzed the combination of frankincense and myrrh as well as their combination proportion, efficacy characterization, diseases and syndromes, effective components and action mechanism. On this basis, the focus of in-depth research of frankincense-myrrh and the application prospects were proposed, in order to further reveal the potential meditation law of this herbal pair, thus contributing to clinical practice and drug innovation of traditional Chinese medicine, and providing reference for understanding of TCM medicinal nature and research of herbal pairs.
