This article was aimed to study the effect of Baohe granules for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome and the effect of gastrointestinal hormone secretion. Patients with CHF were used as the object of study. A total of 80 selected patients were divided into 2 groups. The control group was treated with western medicine anti-heart failure therapy. The treatment group was treated with the combination of Baohe granules. All patients were compared in aspects of TCM efficacy, symptom score and serum gastrin, motilin secretion after two-week medication. The results showed that both treatments can significantly improve the TCM syn-drome and symptom total score of CHF patients. And the effect of the treatment group with Baohe granules was bet-ter. The TCM single symptom integral was also obviously improved in the treatment group combined with Baohe granules, which included heart palpitations, shortness of breath, abdominal distension, and loss of appetite. The GAS and MTL levels of CHF patients were significantly increased in the treatment group. It was concluded that the treat-ment combined with Baohe granules can improve CHF patients with TCM syndromes, symptoms and gastrointestinal hormone secretion. Thus, it contributed to the stability of the disease condition. It can slow the disease progression and improve prognosis. So it is worth using widely in the clinical practice.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is the key to restore the balance of Yin and Yang through gasification. So it is important to discuss the mode of gasificaiton of Qi and Chinese medicine and their relationship in the machanism of the Chinese medicine for diseases. Life is a mode of Qi and Qi movement and gasificaiton make people alive. The Chinese medicine works on the Qi gasification to balance the Yin and Yang to keep the peace inner and outsides.

Background Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), especially herbal medicine, has been widely used in China and now is also being increasingly used in other countries for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Although many studies have demonstrated that certain Chinese herbal products are effective and safe for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, most of these lack sufficient quality. Therefore, large randomized clinical trials and further scientific research to determine its safety, effectiveness are necessary.QiShen YiQi Dripping Pills (QSYQDP) is a herbal preparation clinically used in the treatment and prevention of coronary artery disease. Preliminary observations have shown its safety and effectiveness. Methods/Design This randomized, controlled trial will recruit 3600 patients with a history of myocardial infarction. Patients will be randomized into two groups by a Centr-Randomized System. One group receives QSYQDP, the other group receive aspirin. This trial protocol will describe eligibility criteria, detailed information on the treatment definition, blinding, endpoints, statistical methods, sample size determination, data management, legal aspects, and the current status of the trial. Discussion This trial is one of the first randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. The results of this study should help to define the role of TCM in modern medical care, as well as to provide the management strategy for CAD patients in China and other countries.

Zhuye Shigaotang， first recorded in ZHANG Zhongjing's Synopsis of the Golden Chamber （《金匮要略》）， is a commonly used prescription for treating heat syndrome in modern times. However， physicians of the past dynasties have different opinions on the mechanism of Zhuye Shigaotang in disease treatment. Based on HUANG Yuanyu's theory of Qi circulation， this paper holds that the root cause of the diseases treated by Zhuye Shigaotang is the deficiency of spleen and stomach in the middle energizer and the dysfunction of ascending and descending. The failure of Yin ascending leads to the failure of Yang transformation， and the failure of Yang descending causes the failure of Yin generation. As a result， heat and fire become predominant in the heart， lung， and stomach， which causes Qi counterflow and fluid consumption. Based on this pathogenesis， Zhuye Shigaotang is mainly composed of pungent， warm， sweet， and cold herbs. The combination of these herbs can protect the spleen and stomach and recover the Qi movement in the middle energizer， thereby clearing heat and fire， descending Qi， and promoting the generation of Qi and fluid. In clinical practice， this prescription can be applied to treating the syndromes of deficiency in spleen and stomach， dysfunction of middle energizer in transportation， dysfunction of ascending and descending， excessive heat and fire， and Qi counterflow and fluid consumption. The interpretation of Zhuye Shigaotang from the theory of Qi circulation can provide a new idea for differentiating syndromes， seeking causes， and developing prescriptions， which broadens the scope of clinical application of this prescription and provides a reference for interpreting ZHANG Zhongjing's method of compatibility.

OBJECTIVE： To establish a method for the content determination of sinapine thiocyanate， quercetin and kaempferol in rat plasma， and to study pharmacokinetics of Qili qiangxin capsule in rats in vivo. METHODS： HPLC-MS/MS method was adopted. The determination was performed on ZOBRAX XDB-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.1％ formic acid solution and acetonitrile containing 0.1％ formic acid （gradient elution） at the flow rate of 0.45 mL/min. The sample size was 10 μL. Quantitative ions were sinapine thiocyanate with m/z 310.2→251.2， quercetin with m/z 301.1→150.7， kaempferol with m/z 286.2→242.0， internal standard chloramphenicol with m/z 320.9→ 151.9. 0.083， 0.167， 0.333， 0.667， 1， 1.5， 2， 3， 4， 6， 8， 12， 24 h after intragastric administration of Qili qiangxin capsule 1.3 g/kg， blood samples were collected via intraocular canthal venous plexus of 6 rats. The blood concentrations of sinapine thiocyanate， quercetin and kaempferol were determined. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated and fitted by using DAS 3.0 software. RESULTS： The linear range of sinapine thiocyanate， quercetin and kaempferol 0.05-100， 0.1-200， 0.1-200 ng/mL（r＝0.999 4， 0.999 7， 0.999 9）； RSDs of precision test and matrix effect were all less than or equal to 11.55％ （n＝6）， RE of stability test is less than or equal to 14.69％ （n＝3）. The pharmacokinetic parameter of sinapine thiocyanate， quercetin and kaempferol included that cmax were（1.35±0.62），（3.23±1.26），（5.27±1.66）      ng/mL； tmax were （1.50±0.00）， （0.67±0.00）， （0.67±0.00） h； t1/2 were （3.98±0.99），（3.33±0.41），（4.54±0.85） h； CL were （3 683.82±987.96）， （2 852.33±695.88），（1 611.85±129.59） mL/（h·kg）； AUC0-24 h were （3.98±1.21）， （10.96±3.42）， （13.59±5.35） h·ng/mL. CONCLUSIONS： Established method is highly sensitive， specific and reproducible， and suitable for the pharmacokinetic study of sinapine thiocyanate， quercetin and kaempferol in rat.

ObjectiveTo employ the effective components and antiarrhythmic mechanism of Wenxin Granules （WXKL） by cell membrane chromatography （CMC） and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry （UPLC-Q-TOF/MS）， combined with network pharmacology. MethodIn this study， the CMC/UPLC-Q-TOF/MS technique was employed to identify the components in WXKL that could specifically bind to myocardial cell membranes. By utilizing databases such as SwissTarget Prediction and GeneCards， the targets of WXKL's effective components and arrhythmia-related targets were mined. Cytoscape software was used to construct a "component-target-disease" network. Gene ontology（GO） function and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes（KEGG） pathway enrichment analyses were carried out， and molecular docking of key components and targets was performed. Finally， further verification was conducted through in vivo experiment of rats. ResultA total of 39 effective components were identified in WXKL. These included 13 components derived from Panax notoginseng， 15 components from Codonopsis pilosula， seven components from Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma， one component from Succinum， one component from Polygonatum odoratum， one component shared by both P. odoratum and C. pilosula， and one component shared by both Panax notoginseng and C. pilosula. Network pharmacology predicted that WXKL had 16 core antiarrhythmic targets and 79 related pathways， mainly involving adrenergic signaling in cardiomyocytes， cyclic guanosine monophosphate （cGMP）/protein kinase G （PKG）， calcium signal， cyclic adenosine monophosphate （cAMP）， interleukin （IL）-17， mitogen-activated protein kinase （MAPK）， and tumor necrosis factor （TNF） signaling pathways. The results of in vivo experiment of rats showed that WXKL significantly improved the expression of β₁-adrenergic receptor （β₁-AR）， cAMP， TNF-α， and calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha 1C （CACNA1C）. ConclusionWXKL can exert its antiarrhythmic effects through multiple components， multiple targets， and multiple pathways. This study provides a scientific basis for explaining the potential pharmacodynamic substance foundation and mechanism of action of traditional Chinese medicine in treating arrhythmia.