Research progress on anti-inflammatory effects of traditional Chinese medicine under the guidance of syndrome differentiation and treatment
- VernacularTitle:辨证论治指导下的中药抗炎作用研究进展
- Author:
Jianing BAO
1
;
Xiaonan ZHANG
2
;
Xufeng TAO
2
;
Hong XIANG
2
;
Deshi DONG
3
Author Information
1. Dept. of Pharmacy，The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University，Liaoning Dalian 116011，China;College of Pharmacy，Dalian Medical University，Liaoning Dalian 116044，China
2. Dept. of Pharmacy，The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University，Liaoning Dalian 116011，China;College of Integrative Medicine，Dalian Medical University，Liaoning Dalian 116044，China
3. Dept. of Pharmacy，The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University，Liaoning Dalian 116011，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
inflammation;
traditional Chinese medicine;
syndrome differentiation and treatment;
drug for heat-clearing and
- From:
China Pharmacy
2026;37(4):528-532
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Inflammation is the body’s response to damage， infection or other stimuli， but its excessive or continuous development can lead to a variety of diseases. Although modern medical anti-inflammatory therapies were widely used， it is often accompanied by limitations such as more adverse reactions. Based on the “holistic view” and “differential treatment”， traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） regards inflammation as a manifestation of the imbalance of yin and yang in the body and the conflict between good and evil. The application of anti-inflammatory TCM is not only aimed at the pathological state of “inflammation”， but also based on the overall consideration of “syndrome”. According to different types of syndrome， anti-inflammatory TCM can be divided into heat-clearing and detoxifying agents （such as Lonicera japonica and Isatis indigotica ）， heat-clearing and drying dampness agents （such as Coptidis Rhizoma）， blood-activating and stasis-dissolving agents （such as Salvia miltiorrhiza ） and vital qi-strengthening and pathogenic factor-expelling agents （such as Panax ginseng ）. Four types of anti-inflammatory TCM restore the body’s immune balance through the systematic regulation of multi-component， multi-target and multi-pathway， exhibiting a good anti-inflammatory effect. Future research should focus on integrating systematic biology， applying artificial intelligence， carrying out high-quality evidence-based research， and combining traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine， so as to reveal the overall regulatory law of anti-inf lammatory effects of TCM and promote clinical rational use.
